Monthly Archives: May 2011
Dun & Bradstreet’s time capsule
How to solve Facebook’s error 1366027
Sometimes, Facebook silently fails when you upload a new profile picture. After clicking Upload Picture, message indicating “your changes have been saved” is displayed. However, the new picture does not appear on your profile. Further, the string success=0&errornum=1366027 is appended to the URL. This error means the image you uploaded is too small. You need …
Globe and Mail + Nanos = Infographic fail
A month ago, The Globe and Mail ran an article entitled Most Canadians want Elizabeth May at leaders’ debate, poll shows. It presented the results of a poll showing most Canadians supported Elizabeth May’s inclusion in the leaders’ debate. The article was unremarkable. The chart that accompanied it, however, was remarkably bad: First, the graph …
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Your hiring process is broken
Job ads are usually terrible. Both boring and bland, they’re typically written by some HR functionary who is totally disconnected from the actual work being done. Requirements are ridiculous, and often impossible to meet (hint: in 1997, no one had 10 years of Java experience!). The emails I get from recruiters are generally poorly written, …
How not to get iPhone users to switch to BlackBerry
7198299 Canada Limited
7198299 Canada Limited is Red Chili Thai, 1266 Danforth Avenue in Toronto. [for Google]