by ryanc | May 1, 2018 | Rants
i’m hooked again. Five years ago, my productivity plummeted as i sat glued to my computer screen, reading the shocking daily developments regarding the mayoralty – or rather amayoralty – of a crack-smoking populist windbag named Rob Ford. i...
by ryanc | Jul 18, 2016 | Rants
I went to see the 2016 Ghostbusters, and I hated it. I hated more than I usually hate hateful movies, and I haven’t been able to shake that hatred for days. Seeing other people online talk about how funny and good the movie was just stoked my hatred even more, so I...
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...
