The Quebec government has passed laws which forbid French speakers and immigrants to send their children to English-language schools; compel businesses with more than fifty employees to be run in French; and ban English commercial signs. So, if your ancestors were French you, too, must by government fiat speak French whatever your personal wishes may [...]
Bank of America’s Retarded Password Policy
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Bank of America requires that your password be only alphanumeric.
Wait. Let me get this straight. You want me to supply a password that consists of only letters and numbers, thereby increasing the likelihood of simple dictionary attacks? And this is “to make sure [my] passcode is sufficiently secure”? Apparently there are “invalid symbols” that I [...]
Will MySpace Change the Future of The Web?
Saturday, May 26, 2007
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You know it when you see it. It used to be called “AOL speak” or “chat lingo” and now it’s recognized mostly from “the MySpace crowd” [...]
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
Thursday, March 29, 2007
One of the most frustrating aspects of driving in the US is the utter lack of understanding and attention paid to the simple rule: “Slower traffic keep right.”
It’s not a difficult rule to follow and many drivers in many other countries seem to live quite successfully by this rule. The left lane is not your [...]
It’s Not OK to Be Incompetent!
Friday, April 21, 2006
People assured me that it was only “the MySpace crowd” or the teenage girls spouting off nonsense like “omg ur teh bst frd in wrdl!!11″. I believed them, telling myself that it’s just a phase that people will go through and grow out of. It’s just a series of shortcuts, right? They still know how [...]
Street Signs!
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
If there’s one thing that is completely stupid and driving me absolutely insane here, it’s the horrible street signs (or the lack thereof). Coming from Southern California where street signs are in abundance and are sufficiently large in most cases, I am completely baffled by the street sign practices up here.
First off, on 90% of [...]
