Guy in fun suit waving
People holding cellphones recording the ceremony
Long exposure of people crossing the street in front of the station
Dicks burger truck
Did get some fun pics though
Someone holding a phone with the camera on pointing at the ceremony
I went to the Link Light Rail opening over the weekend. I wanted to see the ribbon cutting, but this was the best view I could get 😂
I'm not sure why people are so concerned about test anti-patterns. Do anti-patterns even require tests in the first place?
I did the coding font game and ended up selecting the font I already use (Inconsolata) 😂 www.codingfont.com
Bought Absolum. I was like "I'll just play this for like 20min" and then 5 hours later "oops"
Me, makes a mistake translating, realizing it two seconds later: "Guess I'll never forget that word now" 🫣
Not every sponsorship looks the same, and it shouldn’t.
Ruby Central offers options from headline visibility to wifi, social events, or the Scholars and Guides program.
Align your sponsorship with what matters to your company.
Let’s talk:
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So excited for Dorohedoro season 2! Really didn't think Netflix would renew it
I heard that in the south they don't call it k-pop, they call it k-soda
Street with star filter
Bought a star filter. It's over the top but I think it's fun!!
It's wild we're still measuring process RSS when I feel like Atom has way better features
RuboCop 1.85.0 features a built-in MCP server for direct access by Claude Code or OpenCode, emphasizing structured JSON.
RuboCop 1.85.0 ships with a built-in MCP server.
You can now give Claude Code or OpenCode direct access to RuboCop as a structured tool. Here is how to set it up.
We’re thrilled to announce our first RubyConf 2026 keynote: Dave Thomas (@pragdave).
Author of the PickAxe book, creator of rdoc and ri, and one of Ruby’s earliest champions.
Expect insight, honesty, and a little entertainment.
More updates:
rubyconf.org
Since token prices are so subsidized by VC right now, I was thinking of starting a company to hoard them and sell them at a later date. Thinking of calling the company "Enron"? Or "Aaronron"?
Another RubyConf theme: Beautiful Ruby.
Ruby was designed to feel natural—simple on the surface, powerful underneath. Explore abstraction, modularity, and elegant design that makes code joyful to maintain.
CFP open: rubyconf.org
Raccoon looking like a thought leader
Thought leader raccoon
I love hanging out at the Pub.... lic Library!
Raccoon sitting on grass
Raccoon
Had a visitor in the back yard today!
Screenshot of Rails using an HTTP3 server and it works
Serving Rails over QUIC/HTTP3 is Kantan?
Clicked "show fewer shorts" and now YouTube is just showing me shorts about pants. jfc
I guess I'm late to the party but I didn't know Shorsey played curling
I've been flailing my arms around a lot lately because I'm trying to be gesturemaxxing
You can improve your core strength by ractormaxxing!
Heard on NPR this morning: "do you need to be fibermaxxing?"
At The Container Store?
Not sure why people dislike big box stores so much. Where else you can buy big boxes?
Yep, my inbox was full of these
What's up with all of these "complete your signup" emails?
Wild that Capitol Hill to Bellevue will be faster than Capitol Hill to Ballard 😭😭😭
My inner voice always pronounces "git init" with a British accent: "git, innit?"