Consideration begets consideration. People become less considerate of those who are not considerate.
June 2023
Sadly I’ve Been Duped By ETFs
ETFs or exchange traded funds have been marketed as a great way to access large numbers of stock holdings and average the returns. In trying to unload a rarely traded ETF to cover our mortgage down payment I’ve come to realize that marketing is not necessarily true; I’m extremely embarrassed b/c I believe I’m fairly …
Electric Cars & Intelligent People
I was in a call with a senior software dev and we ended up talking about another colleagues need to drive to Medicine Hat for a wedding. I joked about needing an autonomous vehicle which went to Tesla and “auto pilot”. Another colleague, a senior dev, went off about how he’ll only ever own a …
Testing Long Posts
Testing out how long posts will appear in the feed. The question is, how much can I write “above the fold”. Ideally WordPress would always break on the “read more” fold and allow me to control the content. But I’ve found in many cases in the past if there’s too much “above the fold” WordPress …
Rediculous TD Bank $150 Fee
I’ve just learned they charge a $150 “transfer out” fee if you wish to move your RRSP to another institution. I’m now moving everything away from TD because I’m completely unimpressed with the service, this is just more confirmation
I won’t use commercial webcams because…
This sounds very similar to the time an “Amazon employee saw a misconfigured CaptialOne instance so ransomed their data”. When you rely on third-party tech providers, you rely on their hiring process and security measures.
Testing Out Social Media Posts
Testing how a second post will display.
Crazy Idea: Recurring Lockdowns
It’s estimated that 3.4m people die annually from climate change. And it’s confirmed that global climate damage plummeted during the COVID lockdowns. So, in the name of saving lives, what about recurring lockdowns designed to slow our demise and reduce deaths. We (society/economy) could justify lockdowns to prevent COVID deaths, why couldn’t we justify the …