The Have I Been Pwned website lets you check your email address against a large number of data breaches. If it’s in there, then your email address and probably some form of your password are out there to the public, all ready for nefarious use. And security researchers all say that you shouldn’t re-use passwords,…
After a pretty long hiatus, Bad Baby Names are back! To be honest, I got a little bored of all of the bad baby names that the Hawaii Tribune Herald kept serving up. You can only make so many jokes about too many Y’s or girls named Madison before they start getting stale. But this…
Translink, May 23 2012: With fare gates coming into operation at SkyTrain and Canada Line stations next year, TransLink has yet to smooth out potential wrinkles in the new system. One involves a particular benefit enjoyed by riders with prepaid passes. On Sundays and holidays, two adults and four children aged 13 and under can…
How long until "email" just becomes "mail" and that other kind of mail needs a special prefix? — Chris Grau (@sirhc) July 29, 2013 @sirhc mail and smail. — Brad Cavanagh (@CanSpice) July 29, 2013 Of course, seven minutes before Chris tweeted this: @Thunder_Chicken Seems like it should be shortened to "smail" or something. —…
Did you know that it’s perfectly legal to ride your bicycle on the sidewalk in New Westminster? Well, strictly speaking that’s not true, but it’s perfectly legal to ride your bicycle on most of the sidewalks in New Westminster. British Columbia’s Motor Vehicle Act Section 183(2)(a) states: A person operating a cycle must not ride…
Note to self, Baba O'Riley is best karaoke troll song. Everyone knows it and sings along, but forgets about the 2 minute instrumental outro. — Jason (@XaiaX) June 16, 2013 @XaiaX well hopefully people remember that so next time they *puts on sunglasses* won't get fooled again. YYEEAAHH! — Brad Cavanagh (@CanSpice) June 16, 2013