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Tekin Süleyman @tekin.co.uk · 5h

Interesting webinar happening next month for all you tech folks.

tech.unions.org.uk

Tech unions against enshittification, with Cory Doctorow - Tech unions at the TUC

Online event – 18 Nov 2025 Tech unions against enshittification, with Cory Doctorow The internet is getting worse by the day, for users and tech workers alike. It’s part of the big tech playbook to de...

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North West Ruby User Group @nwrug.org · 11h

Last call for our meet-up happening tonight in Manchester!
Come and hear @twnsnd.com share his story about how he started, scaled and eventually liquidated a Rails-based startup that reached a peak annual recurring revenue of £5 million.
Register here to attend:
nwrug.org/events/milli...

NWRUG Event: Millions on Rails: A Two-Decade Retrospective on Scaling With Rails, Thursday 16th October

This month, Ryan Townsend will be sharing stories about how he started, scaled, and liquidated a Rails-based startup that at its peak reached £5M ARR: Ryan h...

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North West Ruby User Group @nwrug.org · 7d

Just one week to go until our next event! Come hear @twnsnd.com share his story – Millions on Rails: A Two-Decade Retrospective on Scaling With Rails
nwrug.org/events/milli...

NWRUG Event: Millions on Rails: A Two-Decade Retrospective on Scaling With Rails, Thursday 16th October

This month, Ryan Townsend will be sharing stories about how he started, scaled, and liquidated a Rails-based startup that at its peak reached £5M ARR: Ryan h...

nwrug.org

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Jake Lazaroff @jakelazaroff.com · 14d

show this to anyone else you know who also assumed DHH was just a normal conservative dude rather than a raging white supremacist lunatic

DHH Is Way Worse Than I Thought | jakelazaroff.com

DHH's politics are not normal. Maybe they used to be, I don't know, but as of right now the dude is_way outside of what most people would consider moral or acceptable.

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Tekin Süleyman @tekin.co.uk · 15d

Shout out to Michael Lovitt, creator of rubular.com, easily one of my most used Ruby-related websites 🙏🏽

Rubular

Ruby-based regular expression editor/tester

rubular.com

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Tekin Süleyman @tekin.co.uk · 15d

I've heard the argument that because his behaviour is fine in Ruby spaces/events, then it's all good, but that to me is disingenuous to say the least when it's very clear from his posting just how he feels about large sections of the community.

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Tekin Süleyman @tekin.co.uk · 15d

So I guess DHH gets a pass on the Ruby Central Code of Conduct?

drive.google.com/file/d/1OBF1...

Code of Conduct.pdf

drive.google.com

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Tekin Süleyman @tekin.co.uk · 21d

I have a growing number of unpurchasabels on my shopping list because Siri doesn’t understand me saying “puy lentils”. Alongside “toilet sauce” we now also have “foil lettuce”.

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Brandon Weaver @baweaver.bsky.social · 22d

@rhiannon.io 's entire thread here, honestly. Ruby Central lost the plot here and has made a lot of bad calls, but hopefully this can serve as a catalyst to restoring it to what it should be.

Rhiannon Payne 🌙💎🌊 @rhiannon.io · 22d

The bar tbh 🥃

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Tekin Süleyman @tekin.co.uk · 23d

Brandon is right. Ruby Central needs broader funding to avoid even more consolidation of power in the Ruby ecosystem. I for one am committing to do my part.

Brandon Weaver @baweaver.bsky.social · 25d

RE: Ruby Central funding, and a consolidation of power with companies like Shopify.

For years now the lead funder of Ruby and Rails initiatives has been Shopify, full stop. They've contributed heavily in both time and money, and through that have left a substantial impact on Ruby and Rails.

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