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 …
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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]
Thanks, Jack
I’m flattered you liked my rally signs:
Bill McKibben at Power Shift 2011
How to register to vote by mail in Canada
The Elections Canada web site is very confusing. If you wish to register to vote by mail in Canada, download one of two “Application for Registration and Special Ballot” forms: For electors residing in Canada For Canadian citizens residing outside Canada
What to do when you get a new credit card
As soon as you get that shiny new credit card, do the following: Activate the card. Call the 800 number on the sticker and answer the IVR prompts or convince the human that you’re real. Sign the card. If you haven’t already, call customer service and opt out of everything: phone, mail and email solicitations; …
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HOWTO count words in JavaScript
Here is a handy JavaScript function for counting words: String.prototype.countWords = function(value) { // remove html tags var cleanedText = this.replace(/< .[^]*?>/g, ' ') // remove numbers and punctuation .replace(/[–—.(),;:!?%#$‘’“”'"_+=\/\-]*/g, '') // remove/coalesce space chars .replace(/( | |[ ])+/gi, ' '); // don't split "" into words, as you'll get 1 ([""]) if (cleanedText === "") { …