Reflections
May 6, 2026
Apparently my brain hears what it wants to hear, and I rarely ask follow-up questions.
This blog is usually pretty serious. AI taking over the world, governments regulating the internet, the...
ai
May 3, 2026
The New York Times reported this week that Maryland became the first US state to ban AI-driven price increases at grocery stores. The law takes effect in October. It prohibits grocery stores and...
ai
May 1, 2026
«"NEVER F**KING GUESS, and that's exactly what I did. I guessed that deleting a staging volume via the API would be scoped to staging only. I didn't verify. I didn't check if the volume ID was shared...
crtc
Apr 27, 2026
Back in November of 2025, I wrote a post called "Click to Cancel: Why Canada Needs to Catch Up" (https://mgamble.ca/p/click-to-cancel-why-canada-needs-to-catch-up). I griped about the 20 minutes I...
Hard Conversations
Apr 23, 2026
Earlier this week I was at the mall with my friend "Dave" (not his real name), shoe shopping. The reason we were at the mall isn't important, but it sets the scene. We left the shoe store, Dave turned...
ai
Apr 22, 2026
Over the weekend I had to call a plumbing service. Tenant had a broken toilet, bad timing, the usual Saturday night special. Like most after-hours services, I didn't get connected to a plumber. I got...
ai
Apr 18, 2026
Earlier this week I had the privilege of moderating a panel at Digital Access Day, the Canadian Internet Society's annual gathering of thoughtleaders working on the issues shaping our networks and our...
3d-printing
Apr 15, 2026
Earlier this year I wrote about "New York's attempt to mandate filtering software on 3D printers" (https://mgamble.ca/p/new-yorks-3d-printer-bill-wont-stop-ghost-guns-but-it-will-stop-you-from-fixing)...
net neutrality
Apr 12, 2026
Earlier this year, I wrote about "Bill S-209" (https://mgamble.ca/p/bill-s-209-protecting-kids-at-the-cost-of-the-internet) and its deeply flawed premise: that we can protect kids from pornography by...
code
Apr 7, 2026
I lost the remote for my Yamaha RX-V385 receiver. Not temporarily misplaced it, not left it between couch cushions. Gone. Vanished into whatever dimension claims TV remotes, single socks, and 10mm...
code
Apr 3, 2026
Wtih today being a holiday (Good Friday) and a chance to finally start to tackle my "todo" list around the house I installed a new smart light in my office, an Artika Skyshade I picked up from Costco...
Security
Mar 26, 2026
I've watched many teams score vendors on raw CVE counts. Not on response times, not on disclosure transparency, not on architectural controls. On the number of CVEs. I've seen it first-hand, in the...