http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog Welcome to the personal mind dump of Ryan Price. I'm a fourth year software engineering student at the University of Western Ontario. Enjoy your stay. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:09:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Damn blue shells... From: http://xkcd.com/290/ http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/summing-up-1st-and-2nd-year-university/ In addition to taking care of classes and work I've been really busy with interviews lately. In the past this usually wouldn't be a problem as there was little prep required for most interviews I've done. However I'm now hunting for a career job, and getting into the ... http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/interviews-keeping-me-busy/ Time is flying, and I have been very busy. We're in the middle of midterms and all the assignments are starting to pick up as well. I've been interviewing for a bunch of jobs lately at places like Microsoft, Telus, and IBM. They've been more work then your typical ... http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/busy-times/ I usually like to play proline every once in a while during the NHL and NFL seasons. Only problem there is the odds Pro-line offers are atrocious. So I'm going with an online company called PartyBets (same company that owns PartyPoker). They allow you to bet on ... http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/my-100-nhlnfl-challenge/ Without knowing much about the costs (both monthly and initial), this seems very cool to me. Chrysler will be offering wireless internet in their cars. This article, myself, and many others quickly wonder about the safety ramifications. Obviously driving and surfing is not a good plan. I can't ... http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/wireless-internet-in-cars-coming-2009/ In the second part of what I can only assume is my much-anticipated plan for the Leafs I will examine what the Leafs need to do moving forward. Now hold on, I know what you're thinking "But Ryan, you're insight is so coveted, why give it away for free?!". ... http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/ryan-price%e2%80%99s-off-season-game-plan-for-the-toronto-maple-leafs-pt-ii/ Alright it looks like Fletcher is starting to move fast. He seems to be making some hasty decisions as of late, which I think is his subtle way of asking me for help. First, lets see what Fletcher has done so far. Fletcher Hires Ron Wilson as Head Coach Solid ... http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/ryan-prices-off-season-game-plan-for-the-toronto-maple-leafs-pt-i/ George Carlin has died of heart failure. He was a hilariously bitter person and many of his stand-up routines involved the correct usage of words and phrases, including the famous 7 words you can never say on TV. Well, there is at least one other person that shares Mr. Carlin’s sentiments. I’m ... http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/an-impressive-rant/ Golf is fun. Driving ranges are fun. Long-tossing empty kegs on a driving range surrounded by Maxim Caddies is even more fun. Jeremy got his hands on a couple passes to the regional Coors Light/Maxim Golf Experience here in London. We weren't quite sure what to expect. ... http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/coors-lightmaxim-golf-experience/ This company has developed software that allows to use virtually anything you want as a "controller" for your PC. Looks like there could be some fun games there to play with a buddy. Can't see the video? Make sure you're reading this from my blog rather then from a ... http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/a-wii-for-everyone-with-a-webcam/ The Toronto Maple Leafs will have a new face behind the bench next year: Ron Wilson. Whoop. Dee. Doo. I personally liked Maurice and although I understand that with a losing season comes a coaching change I don't think it was the right decision. Maurice has proven that he ... http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/ron-wilson-takes-over-the-mighty-blue-and-white/ This year, just like the last few years, I was part of a playoff hockey pool run by Sportsnet. Naturally I dominated those in my "mini-pool" throughout the entire playoffs - especially Jeremy who's picks were more useless than tits on a nun. Sportsnet offers a grand prize ... http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/kronwall-owes-me-75-to-boston-pizza/ This weekend was a fairly relaxing one. Friday night I stayed in and got done some web development work I needed to. I also ordered a new book that was recommended to help me learn more about programming for windows. Has a lot of stuff I don't ... http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/weekend-of-golf/ I know this is long overdue, but I was waiting for the photos from everyone to come together. We finally got most of them gathered up together. We flew out Saturday morning. Our plane was delayed about an hour and the movie was terrible (some chick flick, I can't ... http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/reading-week-in-punta-cana/ This weekend I was home for my Grandma's 75th birthday. Went to a nice Italian place for dinner and that was a good time. My Mom and sister flew in from Calgary for it, so it was nice to see them as well. I'm even more excited for ... http://www.ryanprice.ca/blog/excited-for-the-dominican/