September Lull

By Ryan Grier in life on

I have been in a lull lately. Last month, I shipped the last major version of Beer Style Guidelines. Now I'm taking a break before diving into a new side project. This should be a much needed break. It usually would be. But we're in the midst of high school…

My First Patent

By Ryan Grier in work on

Ok. The patent isn't entirely mine. My name is on it though, along with some other really smart folks. Ten years ago, I worked at Barclaycard. While I was working there, we applied for a patent. That patent was granted last month (on August 23rd, 2022). I knew patent applications…