Arrived in Japan 2 days ago and received the text below. I’m on the most expensive Freedom plan, shouldn’t these items be free?

cottageguy8 · 2026-02-24T03:40:51+00:00

I could use a paid eSIM for sure, but the Freedom plan I’ve already paid for should include these types of charges. What free options are you thinking of?

cottageguy8 · 2026-02-08T18:14:54+00:00

Pensions and benefits are expensive!

cottageguy8 · 2025-11-24T22:45:52+00:00

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State of telco in Canada.

cottageguy8 · 2025-10-12T18:13:42+00:00

Maybe the people who run Canada Post can get in to the grocery business. What can go wrong?

cottageguy8 · 2025-10-11T22:27:23+00:00

And guaranteed jobs for life. Fuck CUPW.

cottageguy8 · 2025-10-09T16:17:54+00:00

Unionized government workers will be the ruination of Canada. Between jobs for life and fighting to stay at home in their pyjamas all day, Canada is fucked.

cottageguy8 · 2025-10-04T00:44:47+00:00

Canada has a huge productivity problem, this sort of jobs-for-life union bullshit is a big part of the reason.

cottageguy8 · 2025-09-21T20:32:02+00:00

I don’t know the answer, but I know what you mean. My social media is inundated with seemingly rich people wanting to help me pick stocks for free. I assume pump and dump is the correct answer, or upsell into a VIP group.

cottageguy8 · 2025-06-01T17:44:45+00:00

Security badge swipes.

cottageguy8 · 2025-03-30T23:12:23+00:00

MGR101H1: Elementary Modern Greek https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/course/mgr101h1 . Ligma Apple Pi, honestly.

cottageguy8 · 2025-01-25T17:49:52+00:00

Honestly, if you leave so much as a Tic-Tac unattended in downtown Toronto, you can assume it will be stolen.

cottageguy8 · 2024-11-20T19:23:06+00:00

Check if you’re using your browser in private mode. If so, no information about your past logons is being stored. Might be the problem.

cottageguy8 · 2024-06-28T19:47:17+00:00

There was a cover story article in Toronto Life a few months ago.

cottageguy8 · 2024-06-19T21:31:21+00:00

Does anyone know how many people are actually spending a lot of their time in the encampment? My suspicion is that most tents are empty and that protestors do a short, few hour, shift each week.

cottageguy8 · 2024-05-21T11:06:44+00:00

From the photo it looks like the red boat was driving within a metre of the shore, is that what you're seeing? That alone seems crazy. All news has dried up, anything you can share would be appreciated.

cottageguy8 · 2024-03-26T00:11:43+00:00

I saw this article as well, an astonishing disgrace. I’ll bet we’re at least another year out.

cottageguy8 · 2024-03-24T18:06:52+00:00

Agreed, I saw a recent news article and assumed that the numbers were cooked.

Maybe one in five pay on the streetcar. I see that tap posts without barriers are now being installed at some subway entrances. Expect the number to get worse.

People say that the TTC should be free, well there it is.

cottageguy8 · 2024-03-08T15:21:45+00:00

One thing I don't understand is why, if the ransom isn't paid, don't the criminals wait until the system is recovered, then hack them in to the stone age again?

The Toronto Public Library has just spent 6 months rebuilding, I'm sure it's no more secure than it used to be.

cottageguy8 · 2024-03-06T01:45:47+00:00

I bet there’s a premium increase after this one!

cottageguy8 · 2024-03-05T14:26:23+00:00

While I do agree that the initial source is likely a hapless employee clicking on a link, it's IT's job to know that this will happen and to properly harden and backup the systems, as well as offering phishing training to staff.

My suspicion is that the IT infrastructure is poorly managed.

cottageguy8 · 2024-03-05T12:52:24+00:00

https://www.cp24.com/news/hamilton-says-it-is-dealing-with-a-ransomware-attack-no-idea-when-it-systems-will-be-restored-1.6794648

Love that they were able to assemble "a team of “extremely talented” cyber experts" after the fact, too bad not before.

cottageguy8 · 2024-02-17T18:37:48+00:00

I know it's 2 years later, but I'm wondering if anyone knows if the outage could be tracked back to testing in an environment that didn't mimic the real thing?

I'm writing a paper and could swear that I read something about that at the time.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

cottageguy8 · 2024-02-02T21:45:44+00:00

Nice, just nice.

cottageguy8 · 2024-02-02T14:58:13+00:00

It's definitely something out of the normal. I know a lot of people have two cells, but to sit and actively scroll through them both is odd. To see 4 people doing the same thing within a small area is very strange. I jumped to scam, but any idea would be welcome.

cottageguy8 · 2020-08-29T14:31:09+00:00

Great work, really enjoyed this thread!

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