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robjackel.bsky.social @robjackel.bsky.social · 23m

Everyone in Philly should come!

Noah Levine @internetwebsiteofnoah.com · 31m

I am proud to say I will be at the No Kings protest on Saturday in Philly.

I hope you will join me! If you support the event but are not planning to come, please help spread the word.

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 14h

“Why shouldn’t I?” Bilbo meme where he’s looking at the ring and decides to keep it, but the ring is “long text”

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 17h

This episode hearkens back to the early days of Over Engineered. We had a real technical problem and tried to come up with a real (over engineered) solution.

Pretty happy with where @bogdankharchenko.com, @skylerkatz.com, and I landed!

overengineered.fm @overengineered.fm · 19h

Episode 33 of Over Engineered is out!

🎙️ Storing Files in the Database w/ Bogdan Kharchenko and Skyler Katz

Check it out:

Storing Files in the Database w/ Bogdan Kharchenko and Skyler Katz

Sometimes you have files or other large chunks of data that you need to...

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 14h

You may need to track score on the entry state to validate certain actions. Maybe not. You can also change what state you track over time and re-project if you need to.

Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 14h

When a user joins a tournament, it sounds like they join it as part of an org. So that event will probably include the user ID and org ID. From there on, all events fired on that entry probably need to be validated against those IDs.

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 14h

Yeah, without knowing more about the application that sounds about right. Generally think about the state as tracking the data that's necessary to validate future events, events as "everything that happened," and models/projections as data necessary to show your UI best.

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 16h

That state can still track the user, organization and tournament IDs, too, but I would think of the entry in the tournament as its own thing.

The shorter-lived your states can be, the better (in general).

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 16h

I would think about it as a single thing. So, the user is participating in a tournament held by an organization?

In that case, I might have a UserEnteredTournament event that creates a new EntryState, and use that state ID for events related to that entry in the tournament.

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 17h

This episode hearkens back to the early days of Over Engineered. We had a real technical problem and tried to come up with a real (over engineered) solution.

Pretty happy with where @bogdankharchenko.com, @skylerkatz.com, and I landed!

overengineered.fm @overengineered.fm · 19h

Episode 33 of Over Engineered is out!

🎙️ Storing Files in the Database w/ Bogdan Kharchenko and Skyler Katz

Check it out:

Storing Files in the Database w/ Bogdan Kharchenko and Skyler Katz

Sometimes you have files or other large chunks of data that you need to...

share.transistor.fm

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 20h

I don't need to do this often, but when I do it's a huge pain to get the sequential tailwind classes right, so I put together a little "responsive text" blade component. It's pretty neat!

Code Snippet:

```blade
<x-ui.responsive-text
xs="Unsigned"
md="Not yet signed"
xl="This agreement has not yet been signed"
/>
```

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 1d

You were a great MC!

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 1d

Just created a git `commit-msg` hook that replaces "wip" with a Claude Code-generated commit message.

Feel free to use: gist.github.com/inxilpro/772...

(Also, let me know if you have any commit message prompt tips!)

commit-msg.sh

GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

gist.github.com

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 1d

There's also:

PHP Community:
bsky.app/profile/did:...

Larabelles:
bsky.app/starter-pack...

Or a huge list of starter packs:
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 1d

No, I set that up after I had already found a good group of people to follow. But I do occasionally check the "posts" tab of it and follow anyone who is posting interesting things.

When I joined bsky, @justinjackson.ca's "Laravel Friends" list was the best out there. It's def another good resource.

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 1d

This starter pack is an automated list of anyone who's contributed to a major Laravel package:

bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 1d

Maybe use some starter kits to find new people to follow? If you’re only following 50 people, one or two folks slowing down could have a noticeable impact on things for you…

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 3d

Just saw the Twenty Sided Tavern. It was fantastic! Would highly recommend.

thetwentysidedtavern.com

Dungeons & Dragons The Twenty-Sided Tavern

The Official Dungeons & Dragons Live Theatrical Experience. Previews begin April 19th in NYC. Prepare for adventure.

thetwentysidedtavern.com

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 3d

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Grady Booch @booch.com · 3d

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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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 3d

Honestly, they tasted great but aren’t very attractive and probably don’t keep very well. The apple chunks shrink inside the candy shell and moisture in the apple eventually causes the candy to soften. They were awesome to eat, but got kinda messy pretty quickly.

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 3d

It's a very different experience, I would say. Dipping slices in caramel is fantastic, though…

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 4d

Update: these are effing delicious.

“Apple cinnamon” in a crunchy, tart, sweet bite.

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 4d

You’ve got approximately 20 mins before I eat every one of these.

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 4d

Oh! I hadn’t planned on it but I don’t think I’ve got anything going on that day so I might register!

Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 4d

It’s also an opportunity to make the candy coating extra-delicious. I used cinnamon and vanilla beans to add a fall-inspired flavor to it.

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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 4d

So it’s apple season and I’ve been craving a candied/caramel apple. But I don’t want a whole one. So I’m experimenting with candied apple bites…

It’s very hard to wait for these to cool entirely!

Photo of candied apple chunks with tooth picks sticking out of them.

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