Things I think about or just find and want to share. https://craigmcn.ca/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:18:41 +0000 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:18:41 +0000 Jekyll v3.10.0 Nobody answers the phone anymore, and it's not because we've gotten rude. It's because the phone still expects a live response in a world built entirely around asynchronous ones. Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/why-nobody-answers-the-phone-anymore.html https://craigmcn.ca/why-nobody-answers-the-phone-anymore.html technology productivity social media Opinion Thoughtful Thursday This week's instalment of Music Monday is Hallelujah. The 1984 Leonard Cohen original and a 1994 cover by Jeff Buckley. Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/hallelujah.html https://craigmcn.ca/hallelujah.html covers music video Leonard Cohen Jeff Buckley People Music Monday BMW, Ring and every streaming service have converged on the same trick, charging you monthly for something you already own outright. Here's where the line actually is. Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/you-already-paid-for-that.html https://craigmcn.ca/you-already-paid-for-that.html technology Opinion Thoughtful Thursday This week's instalment of Music Monday is Zombie. The 1994 The Cranberries original and a 2020 cover by Miley Cyrus. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/zombie.html https://craigmcn.ca/zombie.html covers music video The Cranberries Miley Cyrus People Music Monday Nobody at Fitbit decided to make their product annoying. They just built a system where annoying you made the numbers go up. That's enshittification, and it's coming for every app you pay for. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/apps-forgot-who-they-work-for.html https://craigmcn.ca/apps-forgot-who-they-work-for.html technology Opinion This week's instalment of Music Monday is Jolene. The 1974 Dolly Parton original and a 2021 cover by Lil Nas X. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/jolene.html https://craigmcn.ca/jolene.html covers music video Dolly Parton Lil Nas X People Music Monday Shrinkflation works because we check price tags, not net weights. And when our inflation measures don't track quantity, the squeeze on household budgets goes officially unrecorded. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/shrinkflation-is-a-lie-youre-paying-for.html https://craigmcn.ca/shrinkflation-is-a-lie-youre-paying-for.html government Canada economy Opinion This week's instalment of Music Monday is Nothing Compares 2 U. The 1985 The Family original and a 1990 cover by Sinéad O'Connor. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/nothing-compares-2-u-2.html https://craigmcn.ca/nothing-compares-2-u-2.html covers music video The Family Sinéad O'Connor People Music Monday The headline numbers say Canadians are doing fine. Employment is solid, inflation is down, most people are housed and not in default. The problem is that "fine" used to include something left over after the essentials, and that part has quietly disappeared. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/doing-fine.html https://craigmcn.ca/doing-fine.html Canada government affordability housing economy Opinion Thoughtful Thursday This week's instalment of Music Monday is The Man Who Sold the World. The 1970 David Bowie original and a 1994 cover by Nirvana. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/the-man-who-sold-the-world.html https://craigmcn.ca/the-man-who-sold-the-world.html covers music video David Bowie Nirvana People Music Monday