Things You’ve Never Seen a Computer Do

Being such a target comes from a variety of things, detailed here.

Have a good collection of screenshots like this. Here’s a few, amassed over a couple months.

When you’re done scrolling,
go change your email & bank password,
so this is not all for not.

My phone resets itself regularly, and neither Apple nor my carrier has seen anything like it.

It turns into a brick, won’t turn on, won’t connect to any network… so I replaced the entire phone, enjoyed a few days of reprieve then, it started up again.

Below, it’s frozen on the home screen, yet still providing a HotSpot connection?

Happens often, too.

Then the logs wipe themselves. Uh-huh.

The area code 200 is non-existent.

You should hear the voicemail that came with this phone call.

An attack on my blog looks like this.

Impossible.

In 2010, a massive chunk of my calendar was deleted. That hurt, I’ve maintained a digital calendar since I was 12.

Sometimes my phone thinks its in England.

And far too frequently, Montreal… you eh, no surprise.

I don’t have the list that you think I do.

WiFi has been disabled on my phone. Phft, I never use WiFi anyway.

And this is why my tweets sometimes don’t make sense to you.

At the very least, work up the courage to ask me to coffee.

You know I’ll say yes. Don’t you want to know?

 

 

The 2014 Ford Transit Connect Van

2014 Ford Transit Connect XL

A 2.5L 4-cylinder, 6-speed automatic. No CVT!
169 hp & 171 lb-ft

Starting at $25,754
This one $30,729

That white, boxy panel van has been discontinued, and all automakers are simultaneously rolling out their new cargo van offerings, all with this European styling.

Chevy and Dodge have revealed their pre-production models, Nissan’s NV is for sale, and this is Ford’s entry, the Transit Connect.

Suits me, huh.

What’s missing….

No rearview mirror!

My tester didn’t have a rear view camera, or rear windows, so all backing up was done while holding my breath. If you order one, choose one of the two, but not neither.

Ford’s really pushing the customizing aspect of their van, because it’s geared towards the small business owner.

A flower shop or plumber could set up in here, or bet you could even run a food truck out of one.

Here’s my full review for the newspaper. There’s some good customizing example photos in the gallery there.

And confirmed, it will fit into a deep underground parking space, like mine here, which is a kilometre below the earth.

 

 

Fuel Economy Hasn’t Changed in 80+ Years

See the 3rd line down on the left.

Meaning, this 1931 Ford Model A achieved 20 MPG or 11.7 L/100km.

11 L/100km… the same as many cars today.

Come ON. Eyes are rolling out of my head.

Yes, today’s cars have way more features, both safety and comfort ones, are much heavier, and probably burn that fuel more efficiently, but for all the fuss made about the efficiency of today’s engines, shouldn’t this number be much lower?

(not picking on Ford, they make efficient engines, including their all-new 1.0L which I quite liked, review here.)

(Note – the fuel economy ratings are changing this year; here’s a column about that.)

 

 

Why All Bumpers are Starting to Look the Same

It’s not that our tastes are changing.

It’s because safety regulations now say a car’s front end must better protect a pedestrian in case of an accident, thereby limiting design and styling possibilities.

Read it online at Autonet.ca

Favourite line:

Put the phone down while crossing the street. Or use my trick and make eye contact with the driver. Because regardless of how the bumper is styled, it wins the showdown every time.

Cars hurt guys.

This all-new 2015 Chrysler 200, is a good example of such bumpers.

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