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New comment by giltron in "Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection"

giltron — Thu, 28 May 2026 22:46:43 +0000

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New comment by giltron in "Canada loses its measles-free status, with US on track to follow"

giltron — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:02:50 +0000

Alberta now accounts for 38% of the cases

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-measles-statu...

New comment by giltron in "Alberta separatism push roils Canada"

giltron — Fri, 23 May 2025 22:08:52 +0000

And the numbers the UCP used from the consulting report were disputed by multiple groups including CPP.

However it appears to not be moving forward anymore.

https://www.benefitsandpensionsmonitor.com/news/industry-new...

New comment by giltron in "CrowdStrike representatives issue trademark infringement notice to ClownStrike"

giltron — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 01:50:32 +0000

I doubt it. They are protecting against variations of "crowdstrike"...Not every variation of domains with the word "strike" in it. That would go beyond reasonable.

New comment by giltron in "Don't send your Google phone in for warranty repair/replacement"

giltron — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:25:06 +0000

I believe tweets like this gets put on Twitter for several reasons:

1) Victim receives unsatisfactory response from Google (or no meaningful response from Google which I have personally experienced). They seek public attention to get Google to acknowledge the issue.

ie. The victim followed the official steps for remotely wiping the phone (as it would not turn on) but appears that didn't work. https://mobile.twitter.com/avantgame/status/1467242719273631...

2) They are seeking public attention/support. They may be looking for others with similar experiences that might help.

Helpful responses include steps they can take to protect themselves right now.

3) Smear Google - We can wait and see but I do not see an indication of this at this time.

New comment by giltron in "Don't send your Google phone in for warranty repair/replacement"

giltron — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 21:46:22 +0000

The exact comment was "Or maybe reset your phone before giving it to others (for any purpose)?"

If my phone was account was hacked and someone said this to me directly, I would take it as a personal shot.

Not sure why you are trying to detract of the alleged incident by trying to claim the victim is being "toxic".

New comment by giltron in "Don't send your Google phone in for warranty repair/replacement"

giltron — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 21:35:28 +0000

The parent never said "criminal" charges against Google.

Thats not just bad service. If the third party is an official agent of Google, then Google can be liable (monetary penalties). Now, proving that in practice is a question for the civil courts.

Now, if I was looking for a new Android device and I saw all these reports, I would definitely think twice before purchasing a Google Pixel.

New comment by giltron in "Ending our Medium integration"

giltron — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 17:33:16 +0000

I had a similar experience during school. One real life troll told a substitute teacher I was accessing porn sites. Teaching sub only looked at the website url before kicking me off the computer. Unfortunately there was no follow-up for me to call them out on being lazy/ignorant. Funny thing was the "troll" did get banned later for accessing porn sites on the school network.

New comment by giltron in "Canadian meat giant Maple Leaf debuts new plant-based burger"

giltron — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 02:01:39 +0000

Exactly this. Now they recommend “protein foods”. Not related to this story but even the glass of juice is recommended to be replaced with a glass of water (and eating whole fruits and vegetables). Maple Leaf is doing the right thing to prepare to adapt quickly.

New comment by giltron in "Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in global study"

giltron — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:10:15 +0000

All the more reason to push for our governments to properly regulate a safe supply of drinking water (infrastructure level).