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CitizenVectron

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  1. It's like, if you're going to take power on a few limited promises, why don't you have a good plan on how to do it effectively? Some of these guys like Miller idolize the Nazis, but they certainly lack the discipline and efficiency.
  2. I've read that the deal will still take effect as there is a signing period that is open for a few years. Not sure if that's true. It would give time for another government to ratify it.
  3. Sounds like the GOP will introduce impeachment papers against Rowdy Roddy within the next week.
  4. Maybe Trump will push for their extradition! Lol. More likely he will try to pardon them.
  5. That's the one thing that Canada really lacks. We do have points on our cards, but the rewards are typically 1/2 or less than comparable American cards. Still 100% worth it, though. I don't bother with the travel ones though, I use for gas points and gift cards. Flights in Canada are 2 or 3x the cost of the US (little competition, and there used to be a government airline that was privatized and since then prices have shot up), so people don't travel as much here, lol.
  6. Looks like the CEB Newsroom is the number one forum here since the reboot. I always knew we were the heart of IGN Bad Cartridge D1P.
  7. Has tap taken off in the US yet? Or is the US still implementing chip-and-pin? Almost all places here have tap now, which lets you use tap your card against the machine and then walk away. Kind of like Apple Pay or whatever, but universal across all banks, credit cards, etc. I think the reason why Canada is at the forefront of this tech is because all of the banks and credit unions set up the interac consortium in the 90s to create a nationwide non-profit system to handle bank transfers, debit cards, etc. And in Canada the vast majority of credit cards are actually through your bank (in cooperation with Visa or M/C, etc) so it transferred over to CCs. Also, do you guys have eTransfers? Here, all of the banks and CUs use interac eTransfer to send funds between banks. Most banks don't charge fees for it (a few charge $1 per transfer). How it works is that you just go into your app and send money to someone's email address with a password. They enter the password and bam, the money is instantly in their bank account, no waiting. It's like the modern version of a cheque. It's become the ubiquitous payment method for paying someone else securely in Canada. The government and banks are really pushing us to be cashless as soon as possible (along with removing the penny. Nickel will be next). As a wedding photographer, it's awesome to just tell people to eTransfer me the money. They can do it right in front of me, and then I wait for it to go through and we're good to go. Basically, because of interac Canada has been able to avoid all the fragmentation that has occurred in the US. There's no point of even using Apple Pay or Paypal or anything else here since you can do all of that stuff instantly between personal bank accounts.
  8. Was it when they detected it was used to buy a box of condoms? "WARNING, UNEXPECTED SEXUAL ACTIVITY DETECTED." lol
  9. "The makeup of our cave has changed. They're taking away our cave culture. It didn't look like this 10 years ago, let me tell you."
  10. I'll be honest, I've never even checked my credit score. The only debt I've ever had is my two car loans (for $20,000 and $30,000) and then my Visa which has always been paid on time with the exception of twice or three times. But I'm also a white Canadian male from the middle-class, so I'm not too worried about it either way. If I need a loan I'll just put on a suit, shave, and walk into a bank.
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