It’s time for late night links again! Did you know that so far I haven’t forgotten to post this even once in 2016? We’re on a roll here. Let’s keep it going.

• Flixed Searches Every Country’s Netflix Library at Once
  In other news, Netflix Says it Will Crack Down on Customers Using VPNs to Access Its Global Catalog. That doesn’t appear to have affected me yet (touch wood), so Flixed is pretty handy. Also somewhat related: JustWatch Finds the Best Place to Buy or Rent Movies and TV Shows Online.
• Threats to Google Fiber
  Bet you can’t guess what the biggest threat to the internet is, at least according to this article.
• Ford Launches New Programs to Make Driving and Car Ownership Less of a Hassle
  I don’t quite know what to make of this, but it’s interesting.
• Here’s What Push Notifications Look Liuke When You Have 8m Followers on Instagram
• Snitches Don’t Get 5-Star Passenger Ratings
• What If You Bought All 292 Million of the Possible Powerball Combinations?
  This is interesting. Spoiler alert: You’re unlikely to see a profit.
• Different Names for Brands Around the World
  This is interesting to me mostly because I’ve learned that I can get some of the brands I like from home (UK) here (Canada). They just don’t have the same name.
• How to Keep Your Car Clean so it can “See” in Winter

…and we’re done! Until next week then, internet friends!

It’s that time again!

• Fords with Sync 3 Are Getting Android Auto and CarPlay
  We have Sync 2. Time for a new car then, I guess.
• The Kano Screen Kit Is a Fun to Build, Compact Display for the Raspberry Pi
  I have two raspberry pis that I kind of have half a plan for, but I need a display for each.
• Man Drowns Himself in Lake Using Concrete Weight Containing Wife’s Head
  I really only read the headline, but WTF?
• Google Announces New Chromecast Audio and Android TV Hardware Partners
  I am all about the Chromecast Audio these days (now that they can do synchronized whole home audio we have four of them), so it’s definitely cool that there’s going to be hardware with the functionality baked in in future.
• A Few Interesting Film Firsts
• See If You’re Saving Enough for the Future with Fidelity’s Retirement Score
  I actually am! Which is kind of surprising considering I spent almost all my savings on buying a house a few months ago.
• Defog Your Windshield Faster with Science!
• These Secret Netflix Codes Can Reveal Tons of Hidden Categories
• Tesla’s Model S Now Drives Up to Meet You
  Oh, and can open your garage door to do it (and close it again once it’s got itself out).
• Six Basic Personal Finance Facts People Should Know (But Constantly Get Wrong)
  I did know all this, but I got into a huge argument once with an acquaintance that was trying not to get a small raise because it would push him into a different tax bracket.

And we’re done for another week! Have a good one, and I’ll catch you next week – same time, same place.

It’s the first late night links of 2016!! Are you excited for all the improvements I’m making? You shouldn’t be. Nothing is changing.

• Nine Times The Simpsons Predicted the Future
• London Adopts E-Paper Signs for Real-Time Bus Schedules
  Smart.
• “Sweary Colouring Book” Makes Expletives (and Colouring) Way More Fun
  Flo needs this.
• Search “Bubble Level” On Google On Your Phone to Get a Working Level
  And to think I’ve been using a real level all this time like some kind of a schmuck.
• Family Seeks Fertility Treatment Funding
  We need this in Alberta.
• Worst WiFi Password Ever
• Watch Two Guys Stick a GoPro Into a Homemade Pneumatic Cannon and Shoot It Really High
  Because why not?
• 3D Printed Digital Sundial is Brilliant and Insane
  This is brilliant. I can’t begin to conceive of how this works.
• Round-Up of Codrops Resources
  All the goodness that came out of codrops last year.
• XKCD #1624: 2016

And we’re all done for another week! Until next time then, folks!

Welcome back! For two weeks in a row I have remembered to write a late night links post! You should make the most of it, because it’s likely to be the last of 2015.

• Check Out Your 2015 “Best Of” Moments on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with ThinkUp
  This seems interesting, and definitely better than the Facebook “year in review” videos that we’ll soon be seeing all over the place. It’s a paid service but there’s a 14 day free trial. I have signed up and I’m sure I’ll be tweeting insights soon.
• Google Debuts Designer Watch Faces for Android Wear
  I do like me a good android wear watch face these days.
• “House of Cards” Season Four is Coming March 4th
• XKCD #1617: Time Capsule
• Follow These “Unfussy” Rules of Wine and Have Fun at the Bottle Shop
• Your Mouse Knows When You’re Mad
  I have no idea how I’d use this in any kind of practical way, but it’s interesting.
• Backblaze B2 Offers Dirt-Cheap Cloud Storage for Half a Penny Per GB a Month
  I’ve signed up for the beta, but at this point their linux upload tools aren’t what I need them to be to move my backups over. Still though. If you have a lot of data to store in the cloud, I’m not aware of any cheaper way.
• Shaw Announces Plans to Purchase WIND Mobile in $1.6B Deal
  I’m actually pretty excited about this. WIND is already amazing value, and if I get discount for bundling…
• Use a Raspberry Pi Zero to Make Your Own Miniature Information Display
  I don’t know why I want to do this, I just do.
• Get Rich or Die Vlogging: The Sad Economics of Internet Fame
  A long read, but kind of interesting nonetheless.
• Life Hack: Find Your Luggage Faster Than Ever

And just like that, we’re done. Until next week (or year?), then.

Well, it’s certainly been a long time since my last late night links post, but between moving house and everything else I’ve had going on it fell by the wayside a little bit. Good news, though: it’s back!

• This Entire Instagram Account is Just a Woman Smashing Her Face Into Bread
• Fossil’s Android Wear Watch Goes on Sale for $279
  I have no immediate plans to replace it, but I’m starting to think about what the successor to my Moto360 is going to be.
• Google Begins Rolling Out Google Play Music Family Plan, $14.99 for up to 6 People
  Flo and I both have Google Play Music accounts now, although we each got six months free with the purchase of some new phones recently. We both like it though, and I think we’re going to keep it when the free trial comes to an end. So this is good.
• Pushbullet Can Now Retrieve Files Remotely From Your Other Devices
  This is cool, not to mention potentially very useful.
• Google Fires at Sonos, Adds Multi-Room Support to Chromecast Audio
  Yes.
• This Guy Tries to Break a World Record for Jumping Through Panes of Glass and Shatters Only His Pride

…and we’re done! Until next week then, Internet.

Even though it’s a holiday weekend (happy thanksgiving!) and we’re in the midst of packing in preparation for moving in a few weeks, I still remembered to write late night links! I’m amazing.

• Chromecast Audio Review: Give Your Old Speakers a New Brain
• LinkedIn Probably Owes You Money for Being Annoying
  Well, it certainly is that.
• Inside Android’s Easter Egg Tradition
• Netflix’s Most Popular Streaming Plan Now Costs $10 a Month for New Customers
  What am I? Made of money?
• Moto 360 Review (2015): More Than Just Good Looks This Time Around
  It’s not a big enough difference for me to upgrade, but I do approve of the iterative improvements.
• Dilbert Oct 10, 2015: Not The Finest Moment
  I’ve definitely had this conversation before.
• Downtown Church Goes to the Dogs for Annual Animal Blessing Service

And with that, we’re done for another week! See you all at the same time next week then, if I haven’t packed the internet connection equipment by then.

It’s Sunday night! Boo, work tomorrow, etc. But also late night links! Yay!

• Google Turns 17, Celebrates Its “Least Random Birthday”
• Netflix Actually Made a “Netflix and Chill” Button, and You Can Too
  This might be more appropriate for us than the emergency party button I featured last week.
• Google Announces Chromecast 2 and Chromecast Audio to Bring Intelligence to Your Living Room
  This is very interesting.
• Twitter Will Reportedly Nix The 140-Character Limit With a New Product
  I don’t know how I feel about this.
• Five Best Point-and-Shoot Cameras
  I think I’d like one.
• XKCD Webcomic Turns 10 Years Old Today
• Your Favourite Shower Head Just Got a Rare Discount
  What? Good shower heads are over $100? I feel like this whole “home owner” thing is going to get expensive fast. This does look good though.
• These Abandoned Subway Stations are Frozen in Time
• Police Break Open Car Window to Save One Very Realistic Doll
  In their defence, this is extremely realistic.
• How Much is an XBox 360 Worth These Days?
• Buy Products That Don’t Normally Ship to Your Country with Parcl
  This is interesting.

And we’re done! Until next time, internet.

It’s that time again! I’ve also just realized that it’s been three weeks since I last wrote one of these. I don’t know how that happened, but let’s just dive in.

• How Bruce Banner Gets Out of a Parallel Parking Space
• Space Whisky Really Does Taste Different
  And not good different, apparently.
• A Comic Predicted Apple’s iPad Pro Keyboard Three Years Ago
• XKCD #1576: I Could Care Less
• Doggy Paddle
  Every year (for the last three, anyway) this Calgary pool has a doggy swim day on the last day of the season.
• “Amazing”
• Watch This Long-Lost GoPro’s Journey to Space and Back
• Pickle Your French Fries for the Ultiumate Salt and Vinegar Snack
  I’m listening…
• Vancouver Never Plays Itself
• Every Living Room Needs this Emergency Party Button
  For the most part I think we already own all the technology we’d need to make this work, so…
• Backblaze Announces Low-Cost Cloud Storage Service to Compete with Amazon S3
  I use google cloud, but since I have well over 100GB of stuff backed up I’m always on the lookout for a good deal…
• Some of the Best Documentaries to Watch on Netflix
  The documentaries are probably my favourite thing about Netflix. That and Criminal Minds, which is the binge-watching show du jour in our house.
• The Pallet Wall Workspace for Two
  I want this.
• In Some Cities a Right Turn on Red Must Yield for Traffic Controller’s Clearance
• Word
• Mocking Seasonal Slogan Latest Addition to List of “Things to do in Okotoks”
• With Encouragement From her Dad to Keep Reeling, This Little Girl Gets a Huge Catch
• Get the Perfect Picture of Your Dog with This Handy Device
  I like this.

And as suddenly as it arrived, it was gone.