Oh boy, has Bluesky blewskied?

Beautiful Obsession Killer, by Dark Chisme from the album Dark Chisme

Latest track that I have on loop. Can't resist a simple and catchy darkwave pop song. darkchisme.bandcamp.com/track/beauti...

tiny ruby #{conf} A tiny Ruby conference in Helsinki, Finland. Now in its second year.

tiny ruby #​{conf} is happening in Helsinki in October! helsinkiruby.fi/tinyruby/

Been refreshing UPS parcel tracking like a maniac throughout the week in anticipation of getting an Arturia KeyLab mk3. Really excited to start taking advantage of the V Collection synths I bought recently.

Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail

Wasn’t the goal to do the exact opposite?! www.cnbc.com/2026/04/12/t...

Speakers at #tinyruby get two complimentary tickets: one for yourself plus one for a friend, partner, stranger, or anyone you want.

The #cfp is awaiting your talk proposals.

#ruby #conference #helsinki #finland

cfp.helsinkiruby.fi

tiny ruby #{conf} A tiny Ruby conference in Helsinki, Finland. Now in its second year.

tiny ruby #​{conf} tickets are available now! For a mere €75 you get to hang out with some cool fellow Rubyists.

#ruby #conference #helsinki #finland #tinyruby

tinyruby.fi

Had a similar experience when I went to see The Banshees of Inisherin. Definitely one of the best films of the past decade, and not having any prior knowledge of the premise elevated it.

Project Hail Mary was a delightful film. Not watching any trailers or other coverage or read anything about the book was a good choice. Made the film feel fresh in a way it wouldn't if you'd know the plot beforehand.

GosT - "Maleficarum" [Music Video - "Non Paradisi" - 2016] YouTube video by BlooodMusic

RIP Gost. Non Paradisi is definitely one of the most profilic synthwave albums of 2010’s. He put on a great live show as well. youtu.be/PWzYY4PQcpc

Kinda sad to hear Final Fantasy IX remake being in development hell. It’s the only PS era Final Fantasy that would really benefit from a battle system overhaul.

But who am I kidding? They wouldn’t make a good turn-based battle system at this day and age anyways…

It's weird to listen to the Terry Brown Mix of Rush's Grace Under Pressure. It sounds like a completely different album. I like that on some songs, but not on others. Red Sector A loses something in the new mix.

Super excited to see Geddy and Alex next year in Helsinki performing this stuff.

Why AI is exposing design’s craft crisis AI didn’t create the craft crisis in design — it exposed the technical literacy gap that’s been eroding strategic influence for over a decade.

Good weekend read www.doc.cc/articles/cra...

Image recognition has a long way to go, though. Finnish cuisine may not just be compatible with the dataset used to train the models. Also, I'm using an app that uses the phone's LiDAR scanner to try and determine the amounts of food but many times it's way off...

Have to admit AI tools have made it easier and less cumbersome to track what and how much I'm eating. Filling in MyFitnessPal has always been a pain, so just filling in a prompt is quite handy.

tiny ruby #{conf} for Ruby User Groups Do you run a Ruby meet-up, user group, or similar? We'd love to send you some stickers and perhaps some Finnish treats for your next event! Who is this for? Ruby meet-ups and user groups…

Do you run a Ruby meet-up, user group, or similar? We'd love to send some stickers and, perhaps, some Finnish treats for your next event!

#ruby #event #meetup #conference #rails

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We Are The Art | Brandon Sanderson’s Keynote Speech YouTube video by Brandon Sanderson

Depends? Are you programming out of the joy of programming, out of the joy of doing it yourself? Highly likely that in that case it’s art. You may find Brandon Sanderson’s recent talk relevant to your interests m.youtube.com/watch?v=mb3u...

More like sampling full sections of songs and calling them original compositions. Radio is full of that stuff nowadays.

Electricity prices in Finland are currently at their highest since Feb–Mar 2022. That was because of, including the harsh winter, we had 1 fewer nuclear power plants and suddenly stopped importing energy from Russia (guess why). It's insane some are thinking of building data centers here.

This album was a nice discovery for Friday morning. Power metal that doesn't annoy me. Quite a bit of Queensrÿche vibes in the vocals.

productionstso.bandcamp.com/album/sealed...

Donald Trump is unhinged and dangerous. He needs to be removed from office NOW.

"Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"

xcancel.com/nickschifrin...

I’ve been stalwart backer of transatlantic alliance all my life. I understand why Europeans have so far trod softly/tried to keep Trump onside. But, there comes a time when you have to face reality. The US is no longer our ally. Its defense guarantee is worthless. Time to kick ass back🧵

I guess "presidential diplomacy" in the National Securityy Strategy actually means "threatening our centuries-old allies with what amounts to economic sanctions until they give us the land we want"

To be clear: this is what Putin would try to do if the Russian economy were worth anything

Time to stop pandering the orange stain. The bullying and demands never stop. Time for Europe to fight back.

Venue: −€4000 Speaker travel subsidies: −€550 Merchandise: −€525 Marketing: −€300 Helsinki on Rails tour: −€325 Net ticket sales: +€3750 Sponsorships: +€3500 Total: +€1550

In the sake of transparency, here are the rough financial results from tiny ruby #​{conf} 2025

Amounts exclude VAT. Stripe & Tito fees have been deducted from ticket sales.

Travel costs were lower than expected, which increased the total, but organising tiny conferences isn’t a path to riches. 😅

Wait, it hasn't always been? I vaguely remember this being the case back when I had iPhone 4.

I don’t see how this country survives until 2029 unless Trump is impeached and removed. This level of lawless malice is not sustainable. What fresh horrors await us this week?

It's crazy (and sad) how well the theme's of Kurt Vonnegut novels still hold up.

Mother Night needs to be required reading for anyone working in the media. Especially in the US.

#booksky

To be fair, though, most Metallica albums (even the classic ones) sound pretty bad and stuffy.