Playing CBC on #HomePod Using Siri: September 2023 Update. Tested with HomePod Software 16.6. One or two regressions, but also some fixes! Keep it up. CBC CBC Music @CBCRadio CBC News chrisryan.me/cbc-homepod-an…

#watchOS 10 a major downgrade for me: changing faces is one of my most frequent operations.

What’s a good book to read on the current state of the #DTES Downtown Eastside? A few years back I read “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction” by Dr. Gabor Maté, “A Thousand Dreams” by Campbell, Boyd, & Culbert, and maybe something else. Current books?

Playing CBC on #HomePod Using Siri: October 2023 Update. Tested with HomePod Software 17.0. Some new as well as longstanding issues. CBC CBC Music @CBCRadio CBC News chrisryan.me/cbc-homepod-an…

Beware of very aggressive — and false — sales tactics from @rogers representatives trying to force equipment upgrades, and overselling plans, by scaring customers into thinking their setup is obsolete.

Every time I receive a package via @dhlexpress @dhlamericas @dhlglobal I get an email saying they “missed” me even though I’ve been home all day. Just maddening.

A few of my favourite albums from 2023. ryuichi sakamoto hania rani Tim Hecker chrisryan.me/three-albums-2…

A few of my favourite tunes from 2023. Indigo De Souza Venjent adrianne lenker chrisryan.me/three-tracks-2…

Fourteen years after divorce, a day in the life of a Canadian spousal support payor. #spousalsupport #canada chrisryan.me/fourteen-years…

Playing CBC on #HomePod Using Siri: February 2024 Update. Tested with HomePod Software 17.3. Some new as well as longstanding issues. CBC CBC Music @CBCRadio CBC News chrisryan.me/cbc-homepod-an…

Playing CBC on #HomePod Using Siri: March 2024 Update. Tested with HomePod Software 17.3. Some new as well as longstanding issues. CBC CBC Music @CBCRadio CBC News chrisryan.me/cbc-homepod-an…

Beware UWCB bait-and-switch. You may find yourself buying tickets to see your friends participate in an event, then your friends are removed and they refuse a refund.

Playing CBC on #HomePod Using Siri: April 2024 Update. Tested with HomePod Software 17.4. Worst month of regressions in some time. CBC CBC Music @CBCRadio CBC News chrisryan.me/cbc-homepod-an…

What happened to Vancouver’s “Four Pillars” drug strategy? @cityofvancouver chrisryan.me/what-happened-…

Maple Tree Square closed for 3-4 months for brick repair. Good job City of Vancouver #gastown

Playing CBC on #HomePod Using Siri: July 2024 Update. Tested with HomePod Software 17.4. Still fails on many requests; a couple of additional problems this month. CBC CBC Music @CBCRadio CBC News chrisryan.me/cbc-homepod-an…

Who are the geniuses who put the Gastown sign backwards when they moved it? #gastown City of Vancouver

Attended fall Vancouver Home Shows and found that it is very much oriented to single-family homes. Many/most vendors responded with puzzlement when I indicated I live in a condo. (And the neighbourhood where the show was held is ALL condos!)

Playing CBC on #HomePod Using Siri: April 2025 Update. Tested with HomePod Software 18.4. Seems whoever was working on these issues stopped a few months back and left this mostly broken. CBC CBC Music @CBCRadio CBC News @TuneIn Apple Music chrisryan.me/cbc-homepod-an…