Ayush

"The most wildly successful project I’ve ever released is no longer mine. In all my years of building things and sharing them online, I have never felt so violated."

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Have you got your tickets for Haggis Ruby yet? This time round we’ve more than doubled the fun with two full two days of learning and collaboration and an evening event to boot! April 23rd and 24th, this time in fair Glasgow. We’d love to see you. Tickets and lots of lovely details: haggisruby.co.uk

Anyone can perform on a stage that already exists, that’s easy. They’re literally building you a new stage … that effort makes it more prestigious I reckon 🤷‍♂️

There should be an Earth for people who don't hate all living things

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed

‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies

when people talk about AI used in moderation of social media posts, you must remember there is always the human-in-the-loop, often a woman, often in the Global South, always dehumanised and forgotten

1/n

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Reposting for time zones ...

All other (valid and invalid) arguments aside—the worst thing about "AI for coding" is that no one ever even mentions how this is better for the people who end up using the software produced.

(Spoiler: It isn't.)

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Radioactive Toy A boutique Rails and Ruby development studio

Just gave my business website a much needed facelift! I'm still looking for a new client ... I can help with anything #Ruby / #Rails / #Hotwire / Web development.

Get in touch if you'd like to work with me or have any leads!

No other word has done more damage to the craft of writing in recent years than “content”. Even if you’re using the word “content” ironically, or as a cute little joke, don’t. When someone calls writing “content” they’re pissing on someone’s hard work & passion. “Content” is Technosatan’s henchword.

Also A++ hat 👍👏

Ahh I’d love you but I’m Solstice stalking in Carlisle tomorrow. Currently in Kendal also for said stalking.

Yep I’ve got a PRS acoustic you can borrow… just depends on when though. I’m away a fair bit over the next couple of weeks.

Stop generating, start thinking - localghost Instead of wanting to learn and improve as humans, and build better software, we’ve outsourced our mistakes to an unthinking algorithm.

Nail on the head

localghost.dev/blog/stop-ge...

@sohotheatre.bsky.social @watsoncomedian.bsky.social are there any plans to release Mark Watson’s “This can’t be it” special on YouTube (or any other platform since it’s no longer on prime)?

announcing the 2026 Gem Fellowship Last month I announced my latest venture to support the Ruby open source community: the Gem Fellowship. I want this grant program to support and fund existing Ruby-related open source project maintain...

Announcing the winners of the 2026 Gem Fellowship! gem.coop/updates/2026...

Just had a call about some potential work … turns out to be some guy attempting to recruit experienced developers to do proxy interviews. Fun ….

The sheer state of the tech industry <sigh>

2006: Less is more, don’t repeat yourself
2016: Beautiful code prevents technical debt

2026: trillions of lines of generated spaghetti code that generate other spaghetti code will save us

I can help with anything #Rails, #Ruby, #Hotwire, or vanilla JS/CSS/HTML.

I'm available for a maximum of 20h per week. I'm based in the UK but I've frequently worked with US clients in the past.

Please repost, and I'd appreciate any leads! 🙏

Right, time to stop sitting on the sofa watching telly and actually get back to work. #Ruby folks, I'm looking for my next client.

* I wrote 👉 railsandhotwirecodex.com
* I built 👉 scattergun.email
* I'm on the core team of bridgetownrb.com.
* More info 👉 radioactivetoy.tech

Literally all I think of while watching this video is this:

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🙈

hey folks, i’m a rails / ruby dev with a bit over 10 years of experience professionally and i was just hit with my second layoff. looking for a new role would love to chat! #rails #ruby.

Minto’s got the big wicket!!

It’s time I crank up the search for new work to 11, because wow I really need it.

Bottom line: you bring me aboard your web publishing or software team because there are many fires vying for your attention and I figure out which ones to put out first.

My CV: https://jaredwhite.com/cv/
My biz […]

It’s that time of year again to look at your calendar like Marie Kondo and ask:

“Does (this (meeting) spark joy?”

If not: try to cancel or shorten it.

“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”

Love this from Guillermo del Toro

Ah fair enough. Harriet and I are just walking over now for the evening show. Would’ve been nice to say hi.
Another time!

Are you there tonight?

YouTube video by No More Jockeys 🎄 Christmas Special 2025 – No More Jockeys with Alex Horne, Tim Key + Mark Watson

Thanks lads & Happy Christmas!!!
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