It's infuriating to create a "strong password" with letters, numbers, upper and lowercase, symbols, and non-repeating text... but it has to be only 8 to 16 characters long.

That's not a "strong" password, random characters or not.

Is there a limitation that somehow prevents these sites from allowing more than 16 characters?

I'm talking government websites, not just forums. It seems crazy to me.

Inside it says that I must reply within 10 days if there are any changes to my info. Failure to do so could result in the cancellation of a medical supplies grant.

Fortunately, the info is correct, but holy hell, I can't imagine the BS that someone would have to go through if they "failed" to reply because of this delay.

Chrome is one of the first things I disable on my Android devices, and I hate the idea of signing up for any accounts just to access local files.

But Canon welcomed me with a big surprise, and a fuck you, too!

I'll gladly take the weight penalty from bringing a proper camera on my bike rides, because I'd miss too many gems with only a smartphone.

I was in a forested trail when I heard the classic osprey call, so I went looking, and found several flying around. This one was just chilling 🥰

AI generated content, which now includes incredibly convincing videos of people, will grow exponentially over the next weeks, months, and years.

At some point, the majority of the content you see will be fake, and any usefulness or connection to humans will be lost.

Even information that you might have previously been able to confirm from a trusted source can (and will) be manipulated in some way, making verification impossible.

This lack of verification, along with the speed at which fake content can now be generated, will make it impossible to defend against.

Even the world of art and communication has been tainted, serving no connection to real people through this digital hellscape.

To that end, when will the internet be so untrustworthy, “soulless”, and useless to you that it crosses the tipping point?

EDIT: Ok, holy fuck. There's actually a term for what I'm describing: "The Dead Internet Theory"

Lots of education to be had just by learning about how they caught this guy. Reused passwords, user names, etc.

"Accident".

"Accidents" of mass destruction shouldn't be downplayed because a car was involved.

And when police call it an "accident" they've already concluded that this couldn't be avoided, despite the fact that nearly every vehicle on pedestrian crash is preventable.

This was a display at a local Foodbasics. Andy brand lettuce... product of the USA, and the shelves were empty, so people were buying it.

And why not? Because they see the "shop local, support local" with a maple leaf, and assume that the store has made it easier for them to shop Canadian.

ALWAYS check labels for a country of origin. PRODUCT of the USA is by far the one you need to avoid "at all cost" with MADE in the USA second.

Even American items on sale are not worth buying, because every dollar you send to the States, is a dollar they will use to kill Canada with.

Canadian here.

I needed to get new handlebar tape for my bike. Our local shops have a lot of American brands, including stuff Made in the USA.

But a few places carry European brands, so I decided to take a look.

I settled on Grepp fabric handlebar wrap (Made in Sweden using materials sourced from Europe), and some gel pads from Fizik (Made in Italy).

Along with Wippermann chains (Made in Germany), and the fact that my bike is from Decathlon (French company), I've been more than happy to send money to my European friends.

I've been using Fossify Phone since Simple Phone went south, but it's been such an inconsistent experience.

Calls will come in, and the notification panel will disappear, so I can't actually take the call.

Then while I'm on a call, the UI that allows me to control the call will go away, so I can't hang up, mute, etc... basically has it navigating the call list again. Trying to click on the dial pad button during a call brings me to a list of contacts.

Stock dialers have always been flawless, but I really don't want to use spyware.

I don't need any fancy features, but it needs to be reliable.

Any suggestions?

This happened last week, but I'm still pretty pissed about it.

This driver went through a red light at full speed as I was already in the intersection.

When I review the video of the incident, they had a red light for FIVE SECONDS before running it. The sun was NOT in their eyes, and it would have been very clear that I was riding through (high-viz everything).

It's infuriating to read about cyclists being disproportionately punished, while this kind of behaviour by motorists is normalized.

Had I been on an ebike, I would have been smoked 100%. My cautious start off the light is the only reason why I wasn't in their path.

Unfortunately, due to their high rate of speed and the angle of the plates, I couldn't even report this to police.