Thursday 9 March 2023

Bell remote control not working

I just had my Bell 9242 PVR receiver replaced because the old one was acting up. The new unit refused to recognize my existing black remote controllers. 

After half an hour with support going through the remote reset procedures, I had to give up because it was time to take the dog out.

Tonight, I tried Bell Support again and managed to get to Level 2 support. It turns out that there's a new software version in these replacement PVRs and the PVR is not compatible with the old black controllers. They can tell the compatible remotes by the colour of the Select button.

In the end Bell agreed to send me two replacement remotes. They should have included these with the replacement box in the first place. They should also tell their Level 1 support about this. That would save a lot of hassle.


Thursday 24 March 2022

Court Orders Breeder to Pay $2500 After Dog DNA Test Proves False Advertising

Richmond Hill, Ontario, March 24, 2022 - A Richmond Hill, Ontario dog breeder was today ordered to pay $2500 for falsely advertising the breed of a puppy. An Embark Dog DNA test proved that Joanie (now 19-months old) is not a MaltiPoo (Maltese/Poodle cross) as advertised. Rather, she is a mixed breed with only 14.7 per cent Maltese and 8.4 per cent Poodle.

“As soon as we brought Joanie home, people remarked that she looked more like a Shih Tzu,” said owner Ken Cox of Nipissing Township, Ontario. “The DNA test confirmed she is 43.7 per cent Shih Tzu with 20.5 per cent Lhasa Apso.”

Deputy Judge Stanley Baker of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Richmond Hill assessed damages at $2500 plus $500 costs for the $3000 purchase. (Claim # SC21000007830000)

In October 2020, breeder Jamshid Hadioonzadeh advertised “4 female and 1 male Gorgeous Maltese X Poodle (MaltiPoo) are ready to go to their forever home” on the classified advertising web site Kijiji.ca. The defendant sold the puppies out of a friend’s house in Richmond Hill.

When contacted by email regarding the DNA breed analysis, Hadioonzadeh replied, “If you don’t [want] this little baby, I would be very happy to return.” Owner Cox and his wife, Vilia, made it clear that they would never give up the sweet little mutt. Instead, they took the case to Ontario small claims court where the judge has now ruled for the plaintiff.

“We felt we had been scammed by a breeder offering a highly desirable breed and feared we were dealing with a puppy mill. We paid $3000 in cash but the seller refused to provide a receipt,” Cox said. “Also, we specifically wanted the non-shedding and hypoallergenic fur of the Maltese and the Poodle.

There was legal drama involving the defendant early in the case. In an affidavit, the process server stated that a local resident identified Jamshid Hadioonzadeh outside Hadioonzadeh’s pet store at 10225 Yonge Street in Richmond Hill but the defendant denied who he was and walked away in an attempt to evade service.

“I then approached Jamshid Hadioonzadeh again being certain that he was indeed the person and attempted to hand over the legal document while stating that I was the Process Server and these were legal papers, but he would not take them so I left it in front of his feet. He got aggitated [sic] and started to threaten so I took a picture of him and I left the area with no further incident.”

The next step will be enforcing the court judgment at an Examination Hearing into Hadioonzadeh’s financial situation, including his assets and bank accounts.

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Download documents here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ag8KXZU_KKNbgW4m7JFMkNSupsY3?e=qqVh31




Wednesday 23 June 2021

Google Whole Home Mesh Wifi Cutting Out - Possible Fix Disable IPV6

For months, my internet connection has been cutting out intermittently.  I blamed my ISP, Xplornet satellite. The Mesh box would randomly turn from bluish white to red for no apparent reason.

It turns out it may be Google Whole Home Mesh WIFI that is to blame. I saw a post which suggested disabling IPV6 support.

So far, no more cut outs!



 Google Mesh WIFI

Friday 23 April 2021

A Lawsuit Against Jamshid Hadioonzadeh Over A Puppy Scam

This is where I'm documenting my $2500 small claims court suit against Jamshid Hadioonzadeh. It's over a puppy that he advertised as a Maltipoo but a DNA test shows is basically a mutt.

The case is Claim #SC21000007830000 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

Here's a picture of the defendant taken in front of Pet Market at 10225 Yonge Street in Richmond Hill.




Wednesday 13 May 2020

Parsun Outboard - No Restart Fix - Throttle Wide Open

My old 5hp Parsun outboard starts up from cold (choke on) on the 2nd or 3rd pull.

However, once the motor is hot, it doesn't want to restart.

The fix is simple: Make sure the motor is in neutral, choke off, and twist the throttle almost wide open.

I never paid attention before, but there's an info graphic on the tiller that shows this:


As we said in technical writing... "If all else fails, read the documentation."

Keep in mind that this may affect many brands made by Parsun, including Coleman in North America.

https://kjopc.blogspot.com/2011/07/brands-made-by-parsun-outboards.html


Thursday 12 September 2019

Stripe: No Such Customer

Stripe doesn't keep test data forever. If you have Stripe customers in your system and you get the message "No such customer", it probably means you are presenting an old customer ID to Stripe.
You may have to delete and recreate the customer data in your system.

Wednesday 27 March 2019

Visual Studio and the Green Hat Cuckold Bug

Cultural differences are really tough to navigate. I had to chuckle over a "bug" report for Visual Studio 2019.


The complaints were about the following image:


Apparently a Chinese man wearing a green hat is considered a cuckold!



At any rate, the image was fixed. The Visual Studio Cuckold bug is gone!