Comment No data limit but throttling (Score 1) 204
After 5 gigs the speed on my accounts is throttled, for $10/month/line I can upgrade to 10 gigs full speed.
Comment Better business idea for Uber? (Score 1) 139
Would Uber have not been better off if they designed the app/tool/backend and then licensed it to be used by the Taxi companies directly?
This would avoid having to take on the issues around engaging drivers, provide the tools to do the job better than trying to do the job better.
Comment They will support Canadian content worthwhile... (Score 1) 324
Trailer Park Boys for example now only available on Netflix due to Netflix financing seasons 8 and 9 (plus however many more).
What other Canadian shows would be worth brining back as Netflix exclusives?
Comment Similar service available in Canada (Score 1) 338
Run by canada post its called e-post. Only available for certain senders but once you sign up you'll receive an email each time you receive something and then log in to view it. Of course for some of the senders you can just sign up to receive your communications by email and avoid the extra step.
Comment What about when it backfires on the government? (Score 1) 173
What will the reaction be when someone has their phone seized by the police and then wipe it remotely?
Comment Re:Witch Hunt; Unlicensed Currency Used All The Ti (Score 1) 330
Canadian Tire "Money" is technically classed as a coupon
Comment Re:It's a shame homophobephobes won't see it (Score 1) 732
Agreed, I just did not understand why it is so highly rated as a sci-fi book. I found it an enjoyable read, but far from the best thing I've read in either sci-fi or military fiction.
Comment I actually had to read the article... (Score 1) 435
Since the summary was kinda useless.
I'm not quite sure that this sentence below works to provide the perspective he wanted to convey
To put its age into perspective: Gmail is older today than Hotmail was when Gmail made its debut a decade ago.
So, Hotmail was less than 10 years old, 10 years ago...?
Comment Re:Why one Toronto subway driver doesn't like them (Score 1) 237
My biggest complaint about the new trains is that when I take my 3-year old daughter on a train ride she can't look out the front window like she does on the older models. The double sets of windows at the front of the train don't let enough light through to look through the door.
Comment Re:Loss of Money (Score 1) 597
replying to undo an incorrect moderation
The Geek Art Movement 89
An anonymous reader writes "Is your work space drab? Do you want art to reflect your geekiness? Then you might like an art movement that has been gaining popularity over the past few decades. This is movement is 'Geek Art' where artists take inspiration from all things tech and geek. The art works range from 'Hello, world!' in 23 programming languages to collages of Old Atari games to more contemporary pieces like modern apps as Famicon software. It's sites like Redbubble and Society 6 which have enabled the independent artist to get their work out there while sites such as 20x200 take a more curated approach. 8bit retro is the new Mona Lisa!"
Comment Re:Being able to feel the buttons (Score 2) 280
agreed, I find it much harder to play FPS on my tablet versus PC or Xbox
Comment Re:Parallel story - reddit 'troll' outed by gawker (Score 1) 550
Now, at least in the /r/todayilearned sub-reddit, they have banned any links to any gawker network sites
University of Pittsburgh Deluged With Internet Bomb Threats 238
An anonymous reader writes "The University of Pittsburgh has been plagued with 78 bomb threats (and counting) since February 14. It started low-tech, with handwritten notes, but has progressed to anonymous emails. Nearly every campus building has been a target. The program suspected is anonymous mailer Mixmaster. The university has been evacuating each building when threats come in (day or night), and police departments from around Allegheny County have offered assistance with clearing each building floor by floor with bomb sniffing dogs. There is a popular tracking blog set up by a student as well as a growing Reddit community. Is there any foreseeable defense (forensic or socially engineered) to a situation like this?"
Comment aren't they.... (Score 1) 205
the ones who claim to protect you from scams and such online?
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