yardy_sardley

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Bit of a long read, but definitely eye opening.

The scary part is, they didn't end up finding out how people's identities are being stolen, and both CRA and H&R block were somewhat hostile to the investigation.

Tax season is coming up, stay safe out there. Be very careful about who you give your personal information to, and keep a close eye on all your accounts.

[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 days ago

Trump done pissed off the cowfolk! If Calgarians are mad about this, just think how mad the rest of us must be lol

[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Eagles sometimes hunt geese, so the eagle would probably win a direct 1 on 1. But geese are aggressively territorial and will fend off predators in groups, sometimes even alongside other species.

Canada geese have also taken down an alarming number of planes, so that's something to think about.

[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago

Great speech. I have some amount of regret for not putting more effort into learning french, because that last french section seemed especially moving.

[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Mobile-first is supposed to be a specific way of implementing responsive design, but I think a lot of people say "job done" after the first step and never get around to the whole responsive thing. I think it's easier to use a mobile layout on desktop than it is to use a desktop layout on mobile, so in that way I think mobile-first is a good principle to follow. But I agree, making a desktop layout that looks good is ignored far too much these days.

[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The one thing that really grinds my gears above everything else is how on some news sites, there's an autoplaying video at the top of the article that follows you when you try to scroll past it. An autoplaying video is bad enough, but that's just infuriating.

I find news sites tend to make the most aggressively bad UX decisions, most of them are a nightmare to visit even with an adblocker installed.

[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And 100% of the time the thing you end up clicking is an ad. It's definitely intentional.

[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Yeah, failing to call in the exterminator the instant you see evidence of this type of invasive and predatory lawmaking is itself an act of treachery. It's completely unacceptable.

I can't even conceptualize what Canada would gain out of a treaty like this. It just seems like a cyberpunk version of an east india company. I'd rather not have some gig-contracted soldier showing up at my house to violently enforce their empire's claim on my digital soul.

Our government needs to be doing the exact opposite of whatever the US is trying to compel them to do.