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Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · Oct 20

Hey new followers! 👋

This is my personal account. I sometimes post about:

- photography, books, movies
- (ex)religion, misinformation/info literacy, political extremism
- business, software, community

My day job is running a SaaS company in the devtools space.

Welcome to Bluesky. 🦋

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Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 4h

"When we were at war with fascists in Europe, everyday people, everyone would have been an anti-fascist. Being an anti-fascist should not be a controversial thing. It should be controversial to be a fascist."

Wrote this five years ago. It shouldn't hold up this well.

www.hcn.org/articles/nor...

What really is antifa? - High Country News

Effie Baum, an ‘everyday anti-fascist,’ talks about President Trump’s threat to designate the movement as a terrorist organization, and corrects the record.

www.hcn.org

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 13h

Good morning. We are shipping zines today and the first five people to DM me their mailing address get a free one. www.mulebooks.com/store/dont-b...

Don't Build the Torment Nexus! zine — MULE BOOKS

It’s a wee 3×5 zine with an essay inside and some fun collages. You want it. You want more than one.

www.mulebooks.com

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Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 13h

It’s still around, too!

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland ICE protest camp literally has a rack full of inflatable costumes for demonstrators who want to try one on...

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Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 1d

I really love how low tech my car is, although I think my kids and I are the only ones who enjoy riding in it, lol

Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 1d

Maybe I’ll just drive my 2004 Wrangler for the rest of my life (was pretty much already planning on it)

“I was still able to steer and brake with power steering and brakes for maybe 30 seconds before those went out too”

www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/thread...

2024 4xe Loss of Motive Power after 10/10/25 OTA update

Did anyone else have a loss of drive power after today's OTA Uconnect update? On my drive home I abruptly had absolutely no acceleration, the gear indicator on the dash started flashing, the power m...

www.jlwranglerforums.com

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Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 1d

An excellent thread about Portland.

C. E. Aubin @ceaubin.bsky.social · 1d

What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:

I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.

So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.

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Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 1d

I've been using Zen Browser today, and it's very nice so far. It seems to have most of the features I was missing from Arc, without the junk that I don't miss (AI features mostly).

zen-browser.app

Zen Browser

Beautifully designed, privacy-focused, and packed with features.

zen-browser.app

Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 1d

Great photos 💯

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Aaron Patterson @tenderlove.dev · 1d

Went to @xoruby.com in Portland, and it was a blast! If you get a chance to go when it's near you, I highly recommend it!

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Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 1d

@benjaminwood.bsky.social I think Jim needs a soundtrack…

youtu.be/rMqfD2vInLo

Rockapella: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" (1993) - RARE!

YouTube video by Nostalmania

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Jim Remsik @jremsikjr.bsky.social · 1d

Hire designers they said. It will be fun they said.

XO Ruby @xoruby.com · 1d

Where in the world is... CarJim Sandiego? Try to catch him at XO Ruby on Saturday in La Jolla.

Still time to get a ticket: www.xoruby.com/event/san-di...

#xoruby #rubysandiego

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Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 2d

And the singularity etc., always has been

tef @tef.bsky.social · 2d

agi is just the rapture rebranded for techies huh

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Justin Moore @justinm.one · 2d

@kagi.com URL rewriting rules are wildly undersold.
This is perhaps the most useful feature from this search engine for privacy-conscious folks.
I can cut out centralized social media simply by rewriting search result URLs.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 2d

🎯

Grady Booch @booch.com · 2d

I’m not anti-AI.

I am, however, anti the rapacious tech bros who selfishly hype AI for the purpose of increasing their wealth and power at the expense of our humanity.

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Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 2d

I appreciate the nuance in Robby’s take and if Ruby Central was acting in good faith, I want to see them work to make it right with the maintainers. Actions speak louder than words.

Robby Russell @robbyonrails.com · 5d

Ruby Central’s made some tough… and yeah, rough… calls lately.
I still think they deserve a second act.

robbyonrails.com/articles/202...

Organizations, Like Code, Deserve Refactoring | Robby on Rails

I’ve been thinking about what happens when open source organizations hit their breaking point… when funding dries up, relationships fracture, and everyone’s ...

robbyonrails.com

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Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 2d

This was a good read from @byroot.bsky.social, I agree that more companies should contribute to open source directly.

Jean Boussier @byroot.bsky.social · 5d

I tried to explain why I don't believe the recent accusations toward my former teammates, as well as how the Ruby and Rails Infra team at Shopify operates and why it can be trusted.

byroot.github.io/opensource/r...

Dear Rubyists: Shopify Isn’t Your Enemy

I’ve been meaning to write a post about my perspective on Open Source and corporate entities. I already got the rough outline of it; however, I’m suffering from writer’s block, but more importantly, t...

byroot.github.io

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 8d

~20 years of Ruby/Rails experience
~5 years of engineering management
~15 years public speaking at confs
…a lifetime as an artist and designer

I'd be great as:
-StaffEng
-Senior EM / Director
-VPE (at small/medium size company)

shanebecker.dev

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 8d

I have to find (and start!) a new job this month…
Today alone, I've applied to dozens of jobs

In Portland, Oregon / remote
#Ruby #Rails #RubyOnRails #RubyFriends #FediHire

If I don't find work this month, I'll have to start making some hard decisions that I don't wanna make :/

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 2d

Yeah absolutely

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Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 3d

Basically the frogs stand between America and the insurrection act

Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 3d

Just hear me out

Jim Remsik @jremsikjr.bsky.social · 4d

“So, that’s why the frogs are important”

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

Portland 🔥

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 3d

EXCLUSIVE: A cell-site simulator, commonly referred to as an IMSI-catcher or "Stingray," may have been used at the ICE facility in Portland.

Analysis of cellular signals in the area showed phones receiving abnormal spikes in requests for their unique identifiers. san.com/cc/exclusive...

Exclusive: Fake cellphone tower likely surveilled protesters at Portland ICE facility

Law enforcement officials may have deployed a secretive cellphone surveillance technology last weekend at Portland’s ICE facility.

san.com

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Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 3d

Great seeing you guys