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Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 5h

For #ScreenshotSaturday, my little #pico8 game "Dream Ghoul" is playable on bandageman.com, or find it in splore! #GameDev #RetroGame #IndieDev

Screenshot of retro-style video game "Dream Ghoul." The player is a cute little gray ghoul character who must find all the keys and hearts to meet his "dream ghoul." It's a pun, you see.

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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 22h

The largest "No Kings" rally in the St. Louis area on Saturday is expected at noon, downtown at Kiener Plaza.

Suburban events are planned in Ballwin, St. Peters, Sappington, Belleville, Edwardsville and elsewhere.
www.stlpr.org/news-briefs/...

Thousands expected at more than a dozen ‘No Kings’ protests in St. Louis region Saturday

Thousands of ‘No Kings’ protests are planned nationwide, and more than a dozen are scheduled in the St. Louis region.

www.stlpr.org

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Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 22h

Thank you!!

Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 23h

Maybe I'm not a Rubyist anymore, and maybe that's ok? (blog post forthcoming)

Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for replying, will do.

Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 1d

Most of my #pico8 tomfoolery is perpetual WIP (still learning), but I made this tiny "game" for my wife the other day. May it give you a minute of slight amusement and respite from the rest of the world. #GameDev #IndieDev

Dream Ghoul

bandageman.com

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Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 1d

Keeping it classy with the ads on @stltoday.com #stl

Ad on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s app depicting a crude drawing of a cat squatted over and urinating.

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St. Louis Magazine @stlmag.bsky.social · 2d

“We should think big,” says New + Found CEO Steve Smith.

City Foundry developers question Midtown data center plans

When Steve Smith, CEO of the development firm New + Found, thinks about the data center proposed for Midtown St. Louis, he can’t help but think of a previous plan for a different site that’s directly ...

www.stlmag.com

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Bob Mould @bobmouldmusic.bsky.social · 3d

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Bob Mould on the Reunion of Sugar: 'I Want to See If People Are Still Interested'

Bob Mould talks reuniting Sugar, his Nineties alt-rock band, for a new song and a pair of concerts.

www.rollingstone.com

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Rachel Parker @msraitchetp.bsky.social · 4d

All hail @sarahfenske.bsky.social for what can only be described as this "peak St. Louis" story. Ah, man. I love it here.

Story from St. Louis Daily Magazine: O'Connell's pub calls bullshit on foliage notice it got from the city. David beats Goliath!!!

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SLICE - St. Louis Independent Comics Expo @slicexpo.bsky.social · 7d

Just imagine, this time next week you'll be feasting your eyes on all the indie print goodness SLICE has to offer! Check out our list of 100+ amazing exhibitors and our workshop and lecture schedule on our website. See you next Satuday, October 18 at The Sheldon!

www.slicexpo.org/slice-2025/

Mr. Slice pops into frame holding a giant pencil to tell you "Only one week away!" Text above reads "SLICE 2025, October 18, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., The Sheldon, free entry!"

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Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 5d

I just learned about `ut` this morning and have already used it twice. https://github.com/ksdme/ut

GitHub - ksdme/ut: A Rust based utilty toolbox for developers. Inspired from https://it-tools.tech

A Rust based utilty toolbox for developers. Inspired from https://it-tools.tech - ksdme/ut

github.com

Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 6d

Aside, I referred to this work as part of the Space Cowboy Cinematic Universe as my in to next year's #Galaxacon. Steve Miller, have your people call my people.

Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 6d

Hey, it's been awhile since I've tinkered with my#Pico8 game. It's a #shmup, but has some constraints. Bullets aren't cheap, you know. I'll try to get this up on the Lexaloffle BBS soon, elsewhere ... someday. #GameDev #RetroGameDev #ScreenshotSaturday

Game over screen for my retro video game, "Some People Call Him the Space Cowboy." 222 alien slugs killed, but it only takes one baddie to take the base. Next time, Space Cowboy.

Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 6d

Hey, it's been awhile since I've tinkered with my#Pico8 game. It's a #shmup, but has some constraints. Bullets aren't cheap, you know. I'll try to get this up on the Lexaloffle BBS soon, elsewhere ... someday. #GameDev #RetroGameDev #ScreenshotSaturday

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Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 6d

It's happening, eventually.

Left of the Dev

A pragmatic but zero effs remaining take on software development. Code econo.

leftofthe.dev

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Joel Drapper 🇬🇧🇺🇦 @joel.drapper.me · 11d

I’d be very happy to join any podcast or video to talk about the Ruby Central security situation.

I’m not directly involved but I’ve probably spoken to more people that were involved than anyone else at this point.

I’d be especially happy if someone from Ruby Central’s board joined too.

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Martin Emde @martinemde.com · 8d

Hey folks. I'm still trying to reconcile the news today.
1. We are not selling any private info. RubyGems.org policies permit that, but gem.coop doesn't collect anything.
2. We need to have good leadership, elected transparently, with transparent finances. We're publishing our governance for that.

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Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 8d

This guy, meanwhile.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 8d

The news marked a significant escalation of the case against Montgomery, who has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face up to 61 years in prison.

St. Louis sheriff indicted on five new charges, put on house arrest

The news marked a significant escalation of the case against Montgomery, who has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face up to 61 years in prison.

www.stltoday.com

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Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 8d

Meanwhile, here's an actual nice story about laptops this week! https://www.npr.org/2025/10/09/nx-s1-5527861/tech-fairy-laptop-free

Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 8d

I'm still struggling to publicly say nice things about Rails right now. I have a handful of projects I'll still support, but long term, ? And I'm really not into "just" learning or building another framework. I'm more apt to "just" deal with, say, Python, and find other ways to use my brain. 🤷

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 10d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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FastRuby.io @fastruby.io · 14d

You too can become a Hanami, Dry & Rom patron. Help their team build a diverse future for Ruby.

#Ruby #Web #Dry #Rom #OpenSource #OSS

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O'Reilly @oreilly.bsky.social · 10d

O’Reilly's famous live course offering is now available to the public! Purchase your seat for an expert-led course to learn the latest skills. You’ll get hands-on experience—and the opportunity to ask questions along the way. Check out upcoming courses: https://bit.ly/4niCvQS

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Alexander Adam @alexanderadam.bsky.social · 11d

Open to new adventures in code — #Ruby, #Rails, or #CrystalLang! 18+ years with Ruby, so my ducks are in a row and my #gems are polished.

Let's build something great together.

#RubyOnRails #CrystalLang #DevHire #OpenToWork #FediHire #DevJobs #TechJobs #JobSearch

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Aaron Sumner @ruralocity.bsky.social · 11d

Today’s announcement of gem.coop is the most Ruby chatter I’ve seen on Bluesky to date. Did everyone go back to Twitter or something? (fwiw I find Mastodon much more active for programming-y conversations.)

gem.coop

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