If Tesla Nails Autonomy
If Tesla fails to deliver autonomy they just make advanced electric cars, grid storage, and solar panels. If Tesla delivers autonomy almost everyone in transportation could be decimated.
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Passwordless OpenSSH on Windows 10 and Server 2019
Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 can both install OpenSSH as a supported feature using both PowerShell or the GUI.
The Canadian Housing Market Needs Negative Price Pressure
The Liberal government's new strategy of taking equity in the private homes of first time buyers will have problematic long-term consequences.
AWS Storage Gateway and NTFS permissions for SMB sharing
AWS Storage Gateway can expose an S3 bucket as an SMB share, but permissions behaviour can be confusing. Here's an explanation.
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- May 6, 2018
Enable Password-less SSH on Synology DSM 6
Synology does not enable password-less ssh by default on their NAS devices. Here's how to do it yourself in DSM v6.0.
- Dec 5, 2016
The Memorial Link
The Memorial Link is a proposed 5 km physically protected lane for bicycles and active transportation along Memorial Ave through the heart of Thunder Bay.
- Nov 20, 2015
SkyBus #tbay - A Gondola lift for the Waterfront
We're building more parking! I've been following the development of the Waterfront Phase 2 plans with keen interest. Friends of mine know I have a chip on my shoulder about parking in Thunder Bay— specifically we...
- Dec 27, 2013
The state of bike lanes in Thunder Bay
Context is everything For all but one of my 32 years, I’ve called Thunder Bay home. But within the last decade I’ve spent at least 7 months in various countries that aren’t in North America. Prior to this my...
- Apr 5, 2013
How to choose a car (the mostly-rational way)
There comes a time when you need a car (or two, but almost certainly not three). If your car-liking muscle exceeds the power of your money-saving muscle, this isn't a post for you so stop reading. But if you think...
- Mar 30, 2013
Rainy day funds: don't save for an emergency
Almost every financial planner will tell you that you should set aside money for a rainy day. It's like a golden rule that you must have a rainy day fund. Some advisors say 3 months income, others 6 months. Some even...
- Mar 24, 2013
Pensions: a nuanced retirement tool (update)
Ahhh, pensions. They can be your ticket to financial freedom. In the best of cases, having a pension is like having a job for the rest of your life without working. In other cases employees view their pensions as...
- Mar 18, 2013
The annuity: dependability has a price
The time-value of money is the principle that money today has a different value than money tomorrow. At the centre of this concept is the annuity and its formula, which I will not derive or prove here because I'm the...
- Mar 11, 2013
Index investing: because average is better than most
I've met quite a few people who complain that their 'investors' or mutual funds lose their money all the time. Some of them use this as justification to just blow all their money on boats and going out for lunch...
- Mar 8, 2013
Investment types: a net worth and income tax example
Awhile back I introduced a simple rule of growing your net worth: pay or save towards the highest after-tax interest rate first, regardless of what you owe or own. Today I'll introduce the investment types with...
- Mar 6, 2013
Get CRA online access so you're in the loop
One of the easiest things I've done to allow me to better understand my financial situation was to get online access to the Canada Revenue Agency through their My Account website. This service allows you see pretty...
- Mar 4, 2013
TFSA: what it is and why you need one
A few days ago I gave you all a crash-course in RRSPs. You had a blast reading it but then I threw in another acronym at the end: TFSA. You were probably like "where did that come from, Dean?". Now I'm going to tell...
- Feb 28, 2013
What is an RRSP and how does it work?
Today I want to talk about something that confuses a lot of people: the registered retirement savings plan or RRSP. The RRSP is a quintessentially Canadian retirement-savings tool that was introduced by the Liberal...
- Feb 25, 2013
Net worth and income tax: a rule
After having this conversation no fewer than three times over the past few months, I figured it would be a good idea to clarify a widely-held misconception for landlords holding mortgages and really for anyone whose...
- Feb 22, 2013
Appointed democracy: eliminating self-selection bias in parliament (Updated)
Friends of mine know that I'm an ardent supporter of electoral reform in Canada— specifically I believe this country should transition from a First Past The Post electoral system to a system of proportional...
- Feb 13, 2013
A second car for the price of a smartphone
Before I started working from home, we often found ourselves having scheduling conflicts around our single car. I started using my bike much more at the end of last summer and plan to continue as the snow lets up in...
- Dec 13, 2010
Canadian banks need open data
Last week Mint.com announced availability in Canada and I signed up for an account. After using it for 6 hours, I deleted access to all my online banking accounts and changed all of my online banking passwords. The...