Malcolm Peralty

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  • Disincentivizing Work – The “Problem” with Basic Income

    Yesterday, I did a quick blog post about the Ontario “Basic Income” pilot announcement and my issues with it. Since then, I’ve gone on to read many comments about the pilot and wanted to write a few more thoughts I have. Please know that these are my personal opinions. One of the most prevalent comments… Read more

  • “Basic Income” Trial Ontario

    So, Wynn’s government has released some details on what their “basic income” pilot is going to look like, and I’m very unhappy with how it has been set-up. I feel like they didn’t take the time to read up on what basic income is supposed to be and how it is supposed to work. It… Read more

  • Hyperspeed Job Update: Three Weeks In

    So I’ve been through three weeks at Innovate Kingston working on The Breakout Project. It has been a busy three weeks, to say the least. The first few days were brain dump meetings with board members and transferring ownership/control of many IT accounts to me. I also redeveloped the event website in WordPress, as it… Read more

  • Senior Technical Project Manager – The Breakout Project

    Annie and I needed a break from our life in Guelph, and so over the course of December, I searched high a low for a new job that would give us a new start. I hunted for a position that would either allow me to work remotely so Annie and I could travel or an… Read more

  • My Christmas Letter 2016

    Well, despite telling myself last year that I wasn’t going to move again in the winter, Annie and I moved again, but I’m getting ahead of myself… In January, I started a new job as Director of Technology at Fortrus Financial. The goal was to help modernize a quasi-financial business in terms of technology and… Read more

  • My Last Day at Sandbox Software Solutions

    I knew for three weeks when my last day was going to be and I tried my best to prepare everyone at the company for my departure. I think I did an okay job as on my last day I had less than a dozen emails. And other than helping test some software and fill… Read more

  • Unique Soda Pop Birthday Experience

    My wife gave me a six pack of glass bottle pops for my birthday. She knows that I enjoy trying out different sodas and we decided to review the half-dozen together. Here are those reviews. Anchor – Ginger Root Beer Orca Beverage Soda Works Mukilteo, WA Aroma Me: Root Beer Bottlecaps + ginger beer. Annie:… Read more

  • Leaving Our Apartment and Starting Our Adventure

    Last night was the last night we get to sleep in our apartment in Guelph. Annie was never fully a fan of Guelph, using it mostly just as a place to sleep, but Guelph has been pretty good to us. Our apartment was pretty nice, and our location, while not in any of the same… Read more

  • Homeless for the Holidays

    So this week my wife and I are moving out of our apartment. We almost lived here for two years, and that’s the longest I’ve lived somewhere for a while now. My wife and I started discussing what we would do if we couldn’t have children over two years ago when we first started trying… Read more

  • The Past Year – My Hardest Yet

    Typically, I wait until the end of the year to do retrospective posts, but as I approach my thirty-fourth birthday, I am struck again by how insane this past year has been. A little over a year ago, we lost Lily, my wife and I’s first opportunity to be parents after trying for more than… Read more

  • Higher Minimum Wage is Not the Answer

    In a world where automated technology is quickly becoming a realistic replacement to people, a higher minimum wage may only quicken job loss in a system not ready to help those affected. I know this might seem like an unpopular opinion, and I might be naive in my understanding of how the world works, but… Read more

  • Birthday and Christmas Wishlist 2016

    So with a month until my thirty-fourth birthday, two and a half months until Christmas, and some upcoming travel plans, I’ve updated my wishlist on Wishlistr to give people ideas of what I most want. Some highlights include: a new belt, preferably a nice reinforced one some books or an Amazon or Google Play gift… Read more