Canada's immigration website crashes during US vote - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37921376
@matigo I'll be glad to see the back of it. There wiuld have been digital downloads issues & problems with getting certain medications approved for subsidised use. For example, I pay $38 every quarter for an essential drug that costs $143 otherwise. While this one wouldn't be affected, others would take 7 years longer to get to generic stage. Just too many US-favourable regulations had to change to take up the TTP.
TPP dead, buried, cremated amid Trump presidency http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-09/tpp:-trade-pact-dead,-buried,-cremated-amid-trump-presidency/8010736
My reading glasses aren't so good for computer use, today I learned of the existence of extended focus reading glasses.
Re-salvaged a battery-powered floor sweeper. Originally, 1999, it had a Ni-Cd battery pack (4 x sub-C cells) which eventually failed to hold enough charge. This was about 9 years ago, so I replaced the batteries with 1.8 mAh sub-C NiMh cells. These lasted OK until recently, 12 hours ago I rebuilt the battery pack with four 2.3 mAh NiMh cells. The original Ni-Cd charger still works as it's only a trickle-charger.
Briefly visited Twitter, then panicked & ran away, but not before observing this from a friend who is a sensible & sober type: "People need to calm down. The corporations that tell the politicians what to do are still in control. Nothing much will change."
A fellow at the Men's Shed brought in a device his son in England had sent to him. He wanted to see if we could work out what it was. In jest I said it was for pressing hard-bolied eggs so they'd become cubes & easier to slice. Turns out I was right, he even had a cubed egg with him.
