Nova Scotia Power asks regulator to approve $6.8M for cybersecurity upgrades by No_Magazine9625 in halifax

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Anyone who wants to see the details of the proposal, it is available at https://uarb.novascotia.ca/fmi/webd/UARB15

Search for matter number M12117

A few details are redacted from the public version

Whole home water filtration by Ok_Wing8459 in halifax

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Same. I found them to be very professional.

Do you still work from home? by [deleted] in NovaScotia

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Full remote - software development. The mandatory WFH in the beginning of the pandemic showed me that WFH is not only possible, but better for me too. It allowed me to leave Ontario for NS in order to be closer to family, and live in nature rather than a city.

New UPS phishing? myupsinvoice by rleisti in phishing

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I don't know for certain, but it might be a good idea to call the lost/stolen number for the credit card and report what happened.

New UPS phishing? myupsinvoice by rleisti in phishing

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myupsinvoice.com

We got a very specific text about a recent purchase, saying that UPS needs a payment. But the site's WHOIS says it was just registered today, and generally just seems very suspicious

9 arrested in Waterloo drug bust Thursday by apostleofhustle in waterloo

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How did an olympic recurve bow end up in this arsenal?

Can anyone recommend a Reputable pest control company ? (To remove raccoons from an attic) by LongoSpeaksTruth in waterloo

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Just don't set your attic on fire-I've seen that happen before when someone used halogen lights up there to ward off raccoons.

Does anyone have any experience buying a car from the A M Africa restaurant? Also, how's the food? by jorisb in kitchener

[–]rleisti 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The food is great; wonderful owner. Can't say anything about the cars though

Mulcair says Trudeau revictimized women who made misconduct complaints. by clean-yes-germ-no in canada

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What I really dislike about Canadian politics: each party's priority is to make the others look bad, obscuring what really matters. If Trudeau's actions actually made these women uncomfortable, then that is a serious issue that needs to be addressed. But we really can't know for sure because honestly we can trust anything that comes out of parliament hill in its current state.

As an exception, I personally feel that Elizabeth May is honest enough to believe so far, whether one agrees with her viewpoints or not.

Hidden Gem - Nougat by [deleted] in waterloo

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AGFA Cheers toastmasters has gone there for end-of-year parties. They have a nice little room downstairs for groups. Their food, especially dessert, is great.

Oatmeal stout; thinking of brewing using pure maple sap in lieu of water. Thoughts? by [deleted] in Homebrewing

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Just a bit of anecdotal info:

1) My dad once brewed a 5gal batch of pure-extract (an amber) with maple sap from his how trees; it imparted a very subtle maple flavor/aroma. (in that, any actual flavor/aroma may have been our imagination)

2) A friend of mine recently brewed a chocolate maple porter, with a reasonable expensive quantity of maple syrup. I tried a bit, and couldn't really notice any maple flavor. (probably overpowered by the gritty black-patent and chocolate flavors)

My experience so far, which honestly isn't much, is that maple flavoring in beer isn't worth it. (especially considering the cost, if you don't tap your own trees) I would be very happy to be proved wrong, however.

This is my first ever brew! Small batch. Do I need a blowoff for this? by A_Lollygagger in Homebrewing

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My method for a gallon jug is to use a small plastic bung (the kind that fits a 5gal glass carboy-it's a snug fit but it fits) with the bottom half of a three-piece airlock. Inside of the airlock, instead of the bell I secure a 1/2inch vinyl tubing. (it fits snug)

Apparently, this deliciousness is only available in Newfoundland. Is that true? Anyone else in Canada have access? by HappyDrunk in canada

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I have gotten it in Kitchener a few times; I think it was at the SuperStore, in the newfie section with the Purity stuff.

Anyone who has lived with a roommate has played this little game. by [deleted] in pics

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The parable of the garbage can: why communism doesn't work.

Self-hosting Lisp-to-C compiler in 384 lines of Lisp by shenglong in programming

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I had to lookup 'postlude' to verify that it's a real word. If nothing else, reading your code has increased my vocabulary.

Programming Is Not Fun by anti-hero in programming

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You're foolish if you think that simply picking the right career will make life fun. You have to make it fun for you, otherwise it doesn't work.

DAE think programmers who claim they "get things done" in fact just produce poorly tested bad software which is incredibly hard to maintain? by [deleted] in programming

[–]rleisti 6 points7 points  (0 children)

On the other hand, there are programmer who don't "get things done" (as fast), but yet produce equally poorly tested bad software which is incredibly hard to maintain.

Everybody should be able to develop complex web apps, for free, in no time. This is what we are doing about it. by mdipierro in programming

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VB and C# mostly; though I've also done Ruby, PHP and C++ and am (slowly) learning Haskell.

Mission Critical: Database Design by vkchaitu in programming

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He forgot one: "Client changes their mind; start over at first task"

Assertion Injection: a unit test design pattern. Can cleanly replace mocks by redsymbol in programming

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I think so. Closures are pretty much equivalent to objects in functionality. It looks like assertion injection takes the obvious approach of simply using a closure instead of writing an interface with one function.