or mailduck. idk. it’s tbd james.

wait til you see duckmail

it’s the weekend Jamessssss

needs to triage 80 emalis...

I bet I can build a triaging email tool with claudio

so like real humans? 🙊

well well well. who would’ve thought all you anti-management ics would’ve ended up as engineering managers of stubborn ai agents?

email was a mistake

backstreet boys use claude code

not every app needs a wrapped

dithering and apple garamond is the new black and purple

“un”

ruby had the drama spotlight for a minute, until js said, hold my mate 🧉

v happy with how this eng leadership book is coming along

so smart

bundler belongs to the ruby community

andre.arko.net/2025/09/25/b...

founders were a mistake - ancient proverb

i'm so weak

me: ok, let's get on writing
brain: perfect time to learn about the perfect aeropress brew

the end won’t look like sci-fi promised. no wastelands, no neon ruins. just some “builder” wiring a juiced-up autocomplete into critical infrastructure or a weapon, and boom, curtain call.

dhh jumped out of a window and a bunch of nerds landed in linux

si. pero no tiene q ser ninguna de las dos

¿por que todo es reggaeton????????

The fact that Austin Allred is still able to receive copious amounts of investment capital is the best example of how it was never a "meritocracy" game. Allred has failed at this game for a decade. Not only because he's dishonest and disingenuous. But because he's also incompetent at it.

i love sleeping but i hate going to sleep

also for what broke and what needed to change. or more about that manager async artifact.

I would personally love to know about the value of some artifacts over time and any tweaks.

e.g. is swarch still going strong?
have rfcs survived across administration changes and are still useful? how many so far? is the historical record valuable?

is slack still source of community?

This shirts fuego

The Holloway Guide to Remote Work — Holloway A comprehensive guide to building, managing, and working with distributed teams.

wrote this with a few other folks before covid hit, after setting up the splice crew.

I’ve hears the distributed nature has lasted and gotten stronger over time but maybe @kstewart.bsky.social can expand on that

www.holloway.com/g/remote-wor...

mikeal, I hope you find the best possible coffee wherever you are 🖤