Here are some interesting facts before I give you the links you want: Only the three western provinces of Canada have a deposit / recycling fee system on their containers (BC, AB, SK) There is no unified, one-stop website for someone to stay current on these ever-changing fees Each province seems to have different fees, but even if they weren’t…
It’s Time to Hate What Google Has Made You
You have been a frog in lukewarm water and Google (and Apple, and Microsoft, and others) have turned up the heat without you noticing. Well, you kind of noticed. You kind of noticed how some conveniently relevant ads started showing up in your inbox and on all the websites you started visiting. You kind of noticed how the mail that…
Free Secure Instant Reliable Skype Alternative
Update (150922): less than 24 hours after publishing this post was published confirming that the very next release of Firefox (version 41) will have the key missing ingredient of instant messanging (IM) or text chat built into the Firefox Hello! part of the browser. This is huge news and great news. Read on! Skype Down. Good. ‘Bout time a Fire…
The Sunny Shores of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch: I never knew this place existed. I never knew it was real. And now that I know, there is nothing I can do about it because I could never say it or spell it. This guy, however, should be given some kind of award: I was also thinking about how cool it would look on a Canadian letter mailed.…
Vancouver Real Estate Roller Coaster
Just so you know, like Ecclesiastes and the Byrds said, for everything there is a season and a time. There is a time to live and a time to die. A time to sow and a time to reap. A time to buy an investment and a time to sell it. And, based on a tear-down 60 year old house…
How to Rotate Permanently All Pages in PDF Using Ubuntu
If you are too busy to read all my blog articles (say it ain’t so, mama) then you may have missed this nugget of helpfulness. How often does the realtor or lawyer or such fabulous professional need to slap a confidential stamp on a doc? However, today I was sent a confidential document that was lying on its side when…
Seriously Moving Artwork for Our Generation
It’s very rare that I’m moved by art, to be frank. I’m kind of pragmatic and busy. But this link crossed my path and stopped me in my tracks. Steve Cutts, whoever this guy is – is simply amazing. Take a look at each piece of art. Just let each one sink in and I’m convinced you might start to…
What is an Entrepreneur and Can We Turn it Off?
What exactly is an entrepreneur and is it possible to turn the switch off? I’ll answer the second question first: No. You can’t. You might drop the ball for a long time but you’ll die unsatisfied if you forever stop action towards building something. Now that we got that out of the way, what is an entrepreneur? My friend sent…
Who is Bad: Ashley Madison, the Hackers, or the Clients?
Answer: All three. Ashley Madison built their empire on the nasty foundation of encouraging the destruction of marriages, their clients took the bait like Adam and Eve, and the hackers trespassed. But Jesus died for all of them. What matters most in this story is the theme of internet security. This article covers most of the key points if you…
Building the ubuntu Brand
“I run Mac Unix.” “I run Windows Dos” “I run ubuntu Linux” “I run a Ford carburator.” “I run Android Linux” What the heck? Come again? None of these sentences should be occurring because these sentences contain significant branding and social fails. But we are all a little under-educated, so I’m going to go easy on you because many people…