Ryan Humphrey
@ryanhumphrey.bsky.social
Politics, video & Geekery
Who’d lead the divorce? Not sure I could name a single remaining CPC organizer who is recognizably Progressive Conservative
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Who’d lead the divorce? Not sure I could name a single remaining CPC organizer who is recognizably Progressive Conservative
Why shouldn’t they? It’s proven very, very politically effective. Given that we’re approaching thirty years since the federal government has seriously challenged that tactic it’s basically baked into our political discourse at this point
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Why shouldn’t they? It’s proven very, very politically effective. Given that we’re approaching thirty years since the federal government has seriously challenged that tactic it’s basically baked into our political discourse at this point
… or build care facilities at historic rates, or stabilize the education and employment market for the masses of care workers we‘re going to need
He’s great at identifying problems, but has zero leadership for any solution that would require investment or change
He’s great at identifying problems, but has zero leadership for any solution that would require investment or change
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
… or build care facilities at historic rates, or stabilize the education and employment market for the masses of care workers we‘re going to need
He’s great at identifying problems, but has zero leadership for any solution that would require investment or change
He’s great at identifying problems, but has zero leadership for any solution that would require investment or change
That’s the sticking point for me. Recontextualizing art can be fascinating but it’s explicitly in dialogue with the original work. If you deny that dialogue you’re denying your own art
Compare to recontextualizing heavyweights like Duchamp or Warhol that were hungry for that dialog
Compare to recontextualizing heavyweights like Duchamp or Warhol that were hungry for that dialog
November 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
That’s the sticking point for me. Recontextualizing art can be fascinating but it’s explicitly in dialogue with the original work. If you deny that dialogue you’re denying your own art
Compare to recontextualizing heavyweights like Duchamp or Warhol that were hungry for that dialog
Compare to recontextualizing heavyweights like Duchamp or Warhol that were hungry for that dialog
I’d love to see one example of the federal minister of health calling out the provinces that’s half as strong as the blame the provinces routinely place on the federal government
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I’d love to see one example of the federal minister of health calling out the provinces that’s half as strong as the blame the provinces routinely place on the federal government
The federal government is going to continue to take the blame as long as they refuse to push back. Why wouldn’t the provinces blame them for everything? They seem happy to accept it
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The federal government is going to continue to take the blame as long as they refuse to push back. Why wouldn’t the provinces blame them for everything? They seem happy to accept it
The inescapable empirical evidence that, based on results, the degenerates economically lapping everyone doing it “right” are obviously on to something. Combined with the existential certainty that if you tried to emulate them you’d face immediate consequences
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The inescapable empirical evidence that, based on results, the degenerates economically lapping everyone doing it “right” are obviously on to something. Combined with the existential certainty that if you tried to emulate them you’d face immediate consequences
I’d feel more comfortable mocking them if they had faced more obvious consequences. Instead it feels like the joke’s on everyone else
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I’d feel more comfortable mocking them if they had faced more obvious consequences. Instead it feels like the joke’s on everyone else
I don’t think it’s the acting community who should be worried about suffering a grave injury from a Booths relation
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I don’t think it’s the acting community who should be worried about suffering a grave injury from a Booths relation
They’re not Tories in any sense of historical continuity. They’re reform conservatives, and they’re not defined by policies or ideology so much as objects of uncompromising hate. And, for all his other sins, Ford doesn’t loathe the people he’d need to loathe in order to be one of them.
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
They’re not Tories in any sense of historical continuity. They’re reform conservatives, and they’re not defined by policies or ideology so much as objects of uncompromising hate. And, for all his other sins, Ford doesn’t loathe the people he’d need to loathe in order to be one of them.
Makes sense when you figure in what’s effectively regulatory capture of the “establishment” of both parties.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Makes sense when you figure in what’s effectively regulatory capture of the “establishment” of both parties.
That’s the thing that finally convinced me to pay for cloud storage. It lets me offload enough that the $3/month will probably buy me another 2-3 years of this phone
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
That’s the thing that finally convinced me to pay for cloud storage. It lets me offload enough that the $3/month will probably buy me another 2-3 years of this phone
I’d settle for longstanding software features not being replaced with worse versions, or even removed completely to make room for more advertising
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I’d settle for longstanding software features not being replaced with worse versions, or even removed completely to make room for more advertising
95% of my wants are now software features, not hardware features, and those software features are actually going backwards! The newest, most powerful, device is often a worse experience than it’s predecessor was five years ago!
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
95% of my wants are now software features, not hardware features, and those software features are actually going backwards! The newest, most powerful, device is often a worse experience than it’s predecessor was five years ago!
Everyone always complains about taxes, but no one really *cares* as long as they’re feeling prosperous. It’s like complaining about having to do your laundry. A necessary chore that you only really resent when you’re drowning in other demands
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Everyone always complains about taxes, but no one really *cares* as long as they’re feeling prosperous. It’s like complaining about having to do your laundry. A necessary chore that you only really resent when you’re drowning in other demands
Most of the academics I know would want a serious conversation about how the ratio of professors, adjuncts, and sessionals has gone down compared to administration positions over the last 20-30 years before they’d entertain a cut to their own pay
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Most of the academics I know would want a serious conversation about how the ratio of professors, adjuncts, and sessionals has gone down compared to administration positions over the last 20-30 years before they’d entertain a cut to their own pay
There’s a few on that list that I’m not sure I’d even classify as comedies. Having a couple funny scenes or jokes to break the tension doesn’t make a whole film a “comedy”
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
There’s a few on that list that I’m not sure I’d even classify as comedies. Having a couple funny scenes or jokes to break the tension doesn’t make a whole film a “comedy”
Not just that. Abrams has always seemed personally offended by the concept that there’s any obligation to deliver a resolution to his setups. I actually think he felt personally attacked by how aggressively Johnson unpacked his mystery box.
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Not just that. Abrams has always seemed personally offended by the concept that there’s any obligation to deliver a resolution to his setups. I actually think he felt personally attacked by how aggressively Johnson unpacked his mystery box.
As always, JJ Abrams’ mystery boxes become retroactively worse once it’s established that there’s no answers inside.
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
As always, JJ Abrams’ mystery boxes become retroactively worse once it’s established that there’s no answers inside.
Big issues, but it's the only one of the three that even rises to the level of having something to say. The other two are such undifferentiated Star Wars pablum that it's hard to even care about them as specific movies, outside of the damage they did to the franchise
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Big issues, but it's the only one of the three that even rises to the level of having something to say. The other two are such undifferentiated Star Wars pablum that it's hard to even care about them as specific movies, outside of the damage they did to the franchise
At least Samsung is two dozen companies in a trench coat. NVIDIA only really has one product, and they don’t even do most of the manufacturing themselves!
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
At least Samsung is two dozen companies in a trench coat. NVIDIA only really has one product, and they don’t even do most of the manufacturing themselves!
I honestly think the wave of “all industrial activity is inherently exploitive“ commentators is a disinformation campaign. It’s a deliberate plan to conflate cleaner technologies with dirtier ones, and eliminate the moral argument and public support for investing in better options
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I honestly think the wave of “all industrial activity is inherently exploitive“ commentators is a disinformation campaign. It’s a deliberate plan to conflate cleaner technologies with dirtier ones, and eliminate the moral argument and public support for investing in better options
A whole bunch of political safeguards turned out to be “X would be so obviously irresponsible that voters would consider it disqualifying“. Turns out there is no floor on what a plurality of voters will accept!
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A whole bunch of political safeguards turned out to be “X would be so obviously irresponsible that voters would consider it disqualifying“. Turns out there is no floor on what a plurality of voters will accept!