by ryanc | Jun 25, 2015 | Bidness, Rants
Don’t SaaS me, software developers. i’ve seen through your little scheme, and i want no part of it. Within the past 10 years, two horrid monetization models have emerged for software. The obvious one is much-harangued microtransaction model popular with...
by ryanc | May 27, 2015 | Rants
i think you’re failing to recognize the most appealing feature of your product, legal team. Also: ladies and gentlemen of the jury, i ask you: why should i avoid aiming at the eyes and face of something that is not a person or an animal? What is the risk of...
by ryanc | Apr 23, 2015 | Rants, Violence
I’ve been watching Marvel’s Daredevil on Netflix these past few weeks. My wife and I made the massive mistake of launching into it with our two little girls, ages 6 and 9, after i consulted with a non-parent about how violent the show was. He said,...
by ryanc | Mar 3, 2015 | Rants
i had a bit of a knee-jerk reaction to this nonsense: Rob Ford, the criminal former Mayor of Toronto (who was, mystifyingly, never charged for his crimes), has missed all that attention now that he’s been out of the limelight and under the chemotherapy heat lamp...
by ryanc | Dec 6, 2014 | Rants, Uncategorized
The Toronto Star has a new article out about the testimony of Cmdr Norn Miles, a York Regional police officer, in disciplinary hearing of Supt. David (Mark) Fenton, who allegedly employed civil rights-violating tactics against citizens during the 2010 G20 debacle in...
by ryanc | Sep 18, 2014 | Rants
One thing i don’t understand about cars is … Okay, let me be straight: there are many things i don’t understand about cars. i don’t own one, because i blessedly don’t need to. i do drive, and through renting a lot of cars over the past 15...
