Grumpy Old Nerd

The time has come to say goodbye to my Python-based blogging platform. In recent months I've found myself spending far more time debugging the actual platform than writing content, which is what this should really...

A few months ago I applied for a new job. This was the first one I'd seen in a couple of years that actually piqued my interest. I exercised one of the perks that comes...

I didn't have brothers and I'm not the youngest sibling, so this may shock you, but Super Mario Brothers?! Please, Luigi is the man. He's taller, he's slimmer and he has a cooler mustache. Also,...

The Canucks have been circling the drain this season, despite a very strong showing from rookie sensation Brock Boeser. Boeser has been the shining star in an otherwise black hole of a season which appears...

With the stroke of a pen on a Thursday morning, Ajit Pai and his republican toadies at the FCC have repealed the net neutrality rules implemented by the Obama administration in 2015. This is a...

I was watching the Canadiens play... someone... the other night and the announcer mentioned Brendan Gallagher. "Wow, he's a big douche" thought I. Which led me to thinking, "wow, I've said that a lot lately,...

Wait. Bear with me. Allow me to explain.

Let me tell you a short story. I worked in NYC for a few years, first at a hedge fund, then at a small software consulting company. On both assignments I was granted an E3...

I'm a self-confessed Fallout fanboy. In fact I'm the worst kind of fanboy - one of those bandwagon types who hasn't played the originals, but was well and truly suckered in by Fallout 3 and...

The original Doom would be in my top 5 favourite games of all time. It's one of the first games I remember as being a truly immersive experience. Specifically, I remember being on holiday with...