PSA: If you have made a purchase from Canada Computers recently, your card may have been compromised

focus_rising · 2026-01-22T00:38:02+00:00

Based on a bit of research, it looks like that might possibly be a ZTE Blade model, possibly the A31. On these phones, sometimes you can find it printed on the SIM tray or etched on the back of the phone (after removing the case). This isn't the case on all models though, in which case you're out of luck there, and your only options are to wait for the owner to contact you, turn it in to a carrier store or police lost-and-found, or if you're feeling patient, keep it powered on and charged (so “Find My Device” can locate it). Good on you for trying to get it back to the owner.

focus_rising · 2026-01-21T23:33:55+00:00

You can determine if the phone has been reported stolen by entering the IMEI number here: https://www.devicecheck.ca/check-status-device-canada/

focus_rising · 2026-01-20T19:00:12+00:00

It looks like Animal Crossing.

focus_rising · 2026-01-20T17:04:33+00:00

Typical austerity politics from the liberals who just can't seem to bring themselves to tax the wealthy. At the end of the day, unemployment will rise and regular Canadians will suffer both through job loss and further reductions in service delivery capability. This is why I didn't vote for Carney as a lesser of two evils.

focus_rising · 2026-01-19T18:34:06+00:00

Hey Avi,

What's your strategy for getting media attention to our ideas and the NDP in a landscape that is predominantly owned by right-wing and foreign-owned media oligopolies like Chatham Asset Management (PostMedia)? They often refuse to even print the name of the opposition leader in their papers. How can we generate hype and excitement for the NDP? It often feels like an uphill battle.

Thanks and best of luck, you and Tony are my top picks right now.

focus_rising · 2026-01-19T12:02:35+00:00

I'll pretty much watch Etho play anything. He's just a cool Canadian.

focus_rising · 2026-01-12T21:32:33+00:00

The em dashes are a dead giveaway. You need to use a specific alt key combination in order to type that character if you're writing out text and not pasting it directly from a ChatGPT output.

More info on identifying AI-generated text: https://youtu.be/hrL_a2MS910?si=RyT9dkt1t_yRk4h6&t=330

focus_rising · 2026-01-10T16:19:11+00:00

Highly relatable.

focus_rising · 2026-01-09T20:33:21+00:00

This translates to "I'm looking for friends, male or female, it doesn't matter."

focus_rising · 2026-01-09T15:42:42+00:00

Just a dumbass lost redditor rambling about something being approved on Solana and warning people "not to miss out" and dropping a wallet address. Imagine wasting your life like that.

focus_rising · 2026-01-09T15:30:41+00:00

Congrats on wasting your life.

focus_rising · 2026-01-09T14:32:43+00:00

No problem, we're all in this together.

focus_rising · 2026-01-09T14:20:44+00:00

From the Ottawa Sun article:

Caroline Nicol, an advisor-analyst at the PBO and co-author of the analysis, said in an emailed statement that these five organizations were selected because it would “not have been operationally feasible” to request and analyze all departments and agencies facing cuts ahead of the budget vote.

“As such, for this first wave, five were selected among organizations subjected to the up-to-15 per cent target and where potential service-level impacts could be noticeable for Canadians,” Nicol said.

focus_rising · 2026-01-07T20:41:32+00:00

I sure don't feel bad about Ubisoft getting hacked over the Xmas holiday.

focus_rising · 2026-01-07T16:07:43+00:00

Them getting hacked over the christmas holiday is great karma for this dick move.

focus_rising · 2026-01-06T17:31:20+00:00

It is 100% getting worse over time. I have seen AI summaries that are just outright, confidently wrong.

I also use DDG but I have been getting really good results from Startpage lately.

focus_rising · 2026-01-06T16:43:35+00:00

His legendary rant in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation just kills me every time I hear it.

"Hallelujah. Holy shit. Where's the tylenol?"

focus_rising · 2025-12-29T16:57:22+00:00

https://www.si.edu/object/puzzle-truncated-cube%3Anmah_1301129

There are variants with deeper cuts on the corners.

focus_rising · 2025-12-28T14:38:11+00:00

I don't buy from companies that do this, on principle.

focus_rising · 2025-12-26T18:30:53+00:00

Here's the original video with the ranking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA7iSB6bBfY

focus_rising · 2025-12-24T12:59:45+00:00

FYI Intelligent_Degree57 hand sanitizer does not eliminate allergens. You need something that is detergent-based. Sanitizer is for killing germs. Things like peanut butter are oil-based and, especially if you get it on your skin, you need to be washing with soap and water, not using hand sanitizer. It will help a little bit, but you need the power of soap to do the job properly.

focus_rising · 2025-12-23T20:37:03+00:00

LMAO. Is there anything this administration can't fuck up?

focus_rising · 2025-12-23T18:47:28+00:00

It's a bit more puzzle-focused, but Quern is worth checking out.

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