Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 12/07/2026So the World Cup really is just rigged, eh? The play is amazing, but the sport deserves better than fifa. 010
Reposted by Rob RichardMatt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 03/09/2025My @thestar.com column: sure, the identity of the Parkside Drive speed camera vandal is intriguing, but here’s the real mystery: why is it taking Toronto city hall so damn long to redesign this street? On the city’s incredibly slow response to a speeding problem. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...thestar.comMatt Elliott: Toronto’s hunt for the Parkside camera vandal has come up empty-handed. But here’s the real mysteryIt's a mystery why the heck is it taking so long for Toronto city hall to deal with the real, underlying issue on Parkside Drive. 25014
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Ha, I maintain it is the only actually Good Star Wars thing. Others have been fun, and even interesting, but it kind of stands on its own. 110
Reposted by Rob RichardTroy Goodfellow @troyg.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Thing is, most Liberal voters aren’t ride-or-die for the Liberal party. They want competence above all, and with Carney already backtracking on promised spending, he wasn’t going to solidify a political base by siding with the country’s second most hated company. (Rogers probably number one?) 052
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 28/07/2025I escaped a heat wave in Toronto, went to New Brunswick, where it is like half the temp… and still got a sunburn that would embarrass a lobster. Turns out the sun is also a giant ball of fire here. 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 24/07/2025My team is hiring, if anyone in Toronto is looking! www.rockstargames.com/careers/open...rockstargames.comDesigner: World & Population / Rockstar Toronto (Game Design/Scripting) - Rockstar GamesAt Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment me... 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 25/05/2025For me it was a little like how Elden Ring clicked better than other souls games had as I never felt stuck on one obstacle. Get stuck, just look somewhere else. By the time you’re back to where you hit a wall, it’s with greater knowledge. Ideally. 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Why does the TTC use artificial voices for stop announcements? I genuinely feel like a real human recording would feel so much better. Finite number of stops… 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Canadian/American relations right now feel like a divorce, long in the making. I hope that in years to come, we can be friendly again, but I think we’re done. And we’ll be better for it. 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Just finished reading @mikeduncan.bsky.social ‘s history of the beginning of the end of the Roman republic last night. Fascinating and a fun read, though this year has the Pompey quote ‘cease quoting laws to those of us with swords’ sounding pretty loud. 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Placing VS on a monitor that requires me to always be looking slightly to my left has apparently not been great for my neck. 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 10/11/2024Wasn’t necessarily expecting the most interesting summation of the last week to come from a podcast after a discussion of the movie The Saint, but I guess that’s what I like about Unclear and Present Danger, ha. 000
Reposted by Rob Richardjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/11/2024i really thought this country would say no. instead, it shouted yes 1095651531
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 17/08/2024Ha, the older I get, the more appealing New Brunswick does start to look again…. 010
Reposted by Rob RichardBrian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 22/04/2024I’m fed up with people pointing out all the mistakes in my poetry so I’ve written them this poem; it’s called ‘Pedant’s’. 49604158
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 21/04/2024I will be so sad if my kiddo ever stops saying ‘oopsidentally’ instead of accidentally. 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 04/04/2024GO trains really need to work on their boarding. Feels like it is still built around the assumption that people are only travelling in one direction? Instead you get a flood of people trying to board while people from the second level are still coming down the stairs, and everyone gets stuck. 000
Reposted by Rob RichardDefector @defector.com · 25/03/2024Set Max Verstappen’s car on fire more often, for morale: defector.com/set-max-vers...defector.comSet Max Verstappen's Car On Fire More Often, For Morale | DefectorFor the North American fan of televised sports, the Australian Grand Prix is a big ask. It airs after midnight, in the weeest of Sunday’s wee hours. Like a lot of racing sports, most of the action is ... 33210
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 22/03/2024Tip if you’re working on a AAA game - mute its name on social media until it’s out. Avoids a lot of frustration, ha. 010
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 17/03/2024I’m always a little jealous of the Yakuza devs getting to gradually build up and refine their cities game over game. 030
Reposted by Rob RichardHelen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 05/03/2024Making sure everyone has read Kate Wagner’s absolutely terrific — like a genuinely all-time, Grantland, SBN-in-its-heyday, talk about it 10 years later-style joy to read — F1 article that was mysteriously removed from the Road & Track website shortly after publication web.archive.org/web/20240301...web.archive.orgBehind F1's Velvet CurtainIf you wanted to turn someone into a socialist you could do it in about an hour by taking them for a spin around the paddock of a Formula 1 race. The kind of money I saw will haunt me forever. 33857419
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 25/02/2024Realizing that if you aren’t hearing music, you’re going the wrong way really helped navigate Quake 2. 010
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 08/02/2024The noclip doc on Return to Monkey Island is well worth a watch. The game is also well worth playing! I feel like a bunch of people who I know would love it missed it on release? 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 31/01/2024The more interesting list to make for people would be ‘five things you can talk about until everyone around you has made excuses and wandered off at the drop of a hat’. 100
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 24/01/2024Okay, fine, choosing an espresso-based dessert wasn’t the best idea I’ve had recently. 000
Reposted by Rob Richardjam @socialistboat.dad · 21/01/2024the collapse of google search as a useful source of accurate information is a boon to screenwriters everywhere. "why didn't they just google the house to see if it was haunted" they did and the top ten entries were identical automatically generated real estate ads on different seo-scumming websites 272613719
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 13/01/2024A side benefit of deciding to wear a mask heading into Toronto today is that my nose isn’t freezing off my face. 010
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 08/01/2024I was trying to think of why I don’t walk home from work more often. Did it tonight and remembered it’s because of the whole ‘not wanting to be run over by drivers doing 80+ and die’ thing. I really hate Oakville. 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 05/01/2024Can I just blast sort of depressing but bouncy electronic music in my office? Really the biggest perk of work from home. I swear my code is better this way…. 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 05/01/2024It is going on several years of Frank Black’s discography on there also showing a recording of what seems to have been the NBC orchestra in the 1930s, conducted by a very different Frank Black… 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 05/01/2024Spotify seems incapable of distinguishing between a bunch of musicians I like and random other stuff, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that a new TR/ST track actually is the one I like… 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 31/12/2023Alternatively, I could try walking around without headphones in my ears all the time, but … that might be too far. 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 31/12/2023Time to cut back on my podcast diet again. While I do enjoy all of the ones I still subscribe to, they don’t stir creativity or thought as much as just listening to music. They fill the time - pleasantly, but I don’t think that’s what I need right now. 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 30/12/2023It’s been a long time since I really wrote much. Feeling that itch again - time to find a nice notebook to fill with random crap…. 000
Rob Richard @rlrichard.bsky.social · 29/12/2023The holidays in Quebec City are truly wonderful. My kiddo’s review: “If we lived here, it would be a lot easier to convince me to go on walks….” Which is impressive given the hills. 030