I guess we were pretty lucky, lots of rain but that's about it.
There were at least four tornadoes in Saskatchewan Monday and perhaps three more on a day that also saw golf-ball-sized hail and heavy rain in many areas, Environment Canada said.
Use Google as a Proxy Server to Bypass Paywalls and Other Blocks
Whether you work at a place that blocks a bunch of web sites, or you can’t access a page because it’s behind a paywall, tech blog Digital Inspiration shows you how to use a couple Google proxy servers to get around those restrictions.
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Electrocution death blamed on charging iPhone – Technology & Science – CBC News
Apple Inc is investigating an accident in which a Chinese woman was killed by an electric shock when answering a call on her iPhone 5 while it was charging, the U.S. technology company said on Monday.
It was Safeway and now it’s Shoppers Drug Mart.
It was Safeway and now it's Shoppers Drug Mart.
The $12.4 billion merger of Canada’s largest grocery retailer, Loblaw, and the country’s biggest pharmacy chain, Shoppers Drug Mart, will not reduce competition and customer choice as some fear, Loblaw executive chairman Galen G. Weston assured customers at a press conference in Brampton, Ont., Monday.
You never know…it could happen :P
You never know…it could happen 😛
It seems unlikely—impossible, even—that aliens would just happen to make contact today. Or tomorrow. Or the day after. But what if they did? How do you even deal with something like that?
Finally! I’ve been hoping they’d add compatibility for more devices.
Finally! I've been hoping they'd add compatibility for more devices.
We’ve all been there – your parent, friend, or significant other is having a phone issue, but you’re not nearby. The process of talking someone through tro… by Ryan Whitwam in Applications, Apps/Games, News
We’re getting closer!
We're getting closer!
At least 35 million people around the planet live with HIV, and it kills over 1.7 million people each year, so the fact that it’s currently untreatable is one of the biggest medical problems of our time. But in recent years scientific advances seem to be kicking HIV’s ass more effectively than ever—so is there hope that we neutralize the virus’s threat? The answer is more hopeful than you think.
Great tips, if you’re using Google+ and Auto Awesome
Great tips, if you're using Google+ and Auto Awesome
Google+ picked up a facelift and a big group of new features back at Google I/O 2013, and two of them — Auto Awesome and Auto Enhance — have opened up cool new photography possibilities on the network.
Wow, so sad. #glee
Wow, so sad.
#glee
Vancouver police say Canadian actor Cory Monteith, one of the stars of the hit TV show Glee, has been found dead in a city hotel room.
This is incredible!
This is incredible!
As impressed by we all were by Petman, DARPA and Boston Dynamics’ remarkably agile and nimble humanoid, it’s about to get upstaged by the company’s latest and greatest robot creation: ATLAS. Designed to compete in DARPA’s upcoming Robotics Challenge, we actually already got a glimpse of ATLAS’ impressive skills back when it was just a prototype, but as it nears completion we’re now seeing just how damn impressive it really is.
I totally want one of these!!
I totally want one of these!!
Razor can be as proud as they want for making scooters cool again, but what the company will really go down in history for is this creation: a go-kart called the Crazy Cart that turns anyone at the wheel into a master drifter.
It’s great to see that Canada is still contributing to the world space effort! #canada  #space  #canadarm…
It's great to see that Canada is still contributing to the world space effort! #canada  #space  #canadarm Â
SCommander Chris Hadfield may be the new poster boy for the Canadian Space Agency, but before the Mustachioed Ontarian hit the scene that crown was held by the supremely versatile Canadarm telerobotic system. Now a new generation of robo-arms are taking to the skies, where they’ll act as orbiting satellite mechanics.
Wow, this is just incredible! #waterspout  #weather Â
Wow, this is just incredible! #waterspout  #weather Â
SA positively massive and downright otherworldy waterspout vortex formed over Tampa Bay, Florida on Tuesday.
Dear #apple …stop screwing your customers!
Dear #apple …stop screwing your customers!
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote has found that Apple is guilty of colluding with five book publishers to fix ebook prices artificially high in the iBookstore, thereby forcing Amazon and other online booksellers to do the same. There’s no word yet on how much cash money Apple will have to fork over in injunctive relief, but beyond the punishment, hopefully it will serve as a warning to stave off other online retail conspiracies.
I thought this was a pretty useful tool but nobody I knew ever used it.
I thought this was a pretty useful tool but nobody I knew ever used it.
Closure affects Latitude on Android, iOS, the web and Latitude API
Looks great, very nice update that compliments the desktop version that’s currently in beta.
Looks great, very nice update that compliments the desktop version that's currently in beta.
Android: Google just rewarded the night owls with a huge update to Google Maps that brings a new cards-based interface as well as a slew of new features for finding places and getting information on traffic conditions.
Nice to have ya back!
Nice to have ya back!
Google just brought back its much-beloved VOIP calling feature and added it to Hangouts, allowing users to call phones for free right from their computer.
If you’ve ever loved…
If you've ever loved…
“If the love object is divine perfection, then one’s own self is elevated by joining one’s destiny t
Woah, that looked like a war zone!
Woah, that looked like a war zone!
Lac-Mégantic resident Adrien Aubert filmed the tanker train explosion in his Quebec community early Sunday morning, and posted the video online.