André Arko
@indirect.io
thought misleader at cuberule.com
tired of saying actually.men
community gem server at gem.coop
ruby tools and consulting at spinel.coop
tired of saying actually.men
community gem server at gem.coop
ruby tools and consulting at spinel.coop
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if my favorite author is jane austen, does that mean i have regency bias?
January 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
if my favorite author is jane austen, does that mean i have regency bias?
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"wifi" is short for wireless fireless
January 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"wifi" is short for wireless fireless
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Hyped to see rv reach v0.4 - spinel.coop/blog/rv-clea... - I've been enjoying working on it with @indirect.io, @adamchalmers.com, and the @spinel.coop folks!
Announcing rv clean-install
spinel.coop
January 7, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Hyped to see rv reach v0.4 - spinel.coop/blog/rv-clea... - I've been enjoying working on it with @indirect.io, @adamchalmers.com, and the @spinel.coop folks!
rv 0.4 can install your project gems now. Locked gems only so far, but that's still super exciting. Try it out, and tell us what you want next! spinel.coop/blog/rv-clea...
January 7, 2026 at 7:25 AM
rv 0.4 can install your project gems now. Locked gems only so far, but that's still super exciting. Try it out, and tell us what you want next! spinel.coop/blog/rv-clea...
last night on this boat the 7yo was trying to give a clue for "YouTube" and screamed "the opposite of Netflix!!!". I am still trying to recover today
January 1, 2026 at 1:07 AM
last night on this boat the 7yo was trying to give a clue for "YouTube" and screamed "the opposite of Netflix!!!". I am still trying to recover today
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Alongside the Ruby 4.0 release last week, I published charm-ruby over Christmas, bringing @charm.land's excellent terminal UI libraries to Ruby.
A full TUI framework, reusable components, styled output, forms, markdown rendering, spinners, charts, and a lot more!
Demos below ⬇️
A full TUI framework, reusable components, styled output, forms, markdown rendering, spinners, charts, and a lot more!
Demos below ⬇️
December 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Alongside the Ruby 4.0 release last week, I published charm-ruby over Christmas, bringing @charm.land's excellent terminal UI libraries to Ruby.
A full TUI framework, reusable components, styled output, forms, markdown rendering, spinners, charts, and a lot more!
Demos below ⬇️
A full TUI framework, reusable components, styled output, forms, markdown rendering, spinners, charts, and a lot more!
Demos below ⬇️
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i dove into a soft soap dispenser from 2003 🐟🐠🪸
(jk this is raja ampat 2025)
(jk this is raja ampat 2025)
December 30, 2025 at 5:09 AM
i dove into a soft soap dispenser from 2003 🐟🐠🪸
(jk this is raja ampat 2025)
(jk this is raja ampat 2025)
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Why is it called a bug log when you log in the bug of out hot eat the bug
December 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Why is it called a bug log when you log in the bug of out hot eat the bug
rv 0.3 is out, adding code signatures, automatic install during run, and ruby 4.0.0-preview2 (as well as ruby 0.49, why not). check it out! github.com/spinel-coop/...
Release v0.3.0 · spinel-coop/rv
Highlights include support for Ruby versions 3.2.x, 3.5.0-preview1, 4.0.0-preview2, automatic Ruby installation during the rv ruby run command, and support for .tool-versions files, which are also ...
github.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
rv 0.3 is out, adding code signatures, automatic install during run, and ruby 4.0.0-preview2 (as well as ruby 0.49, why not). check it out! github.com/spinel-coop/...
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@indirect.io: san francisco’s getting upzoned
me: what’s upzoned?
indirect: not much, what’s up with you?
me: what’s upzoned?
indirect: not much, what’s up with you?
December 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
@indirect.io: san francisco’s getting upzoned
me: what’s upzoned?
indirect: not much, what’s up with you?
me: what’s upzoned?
indirect: not much, what’s up with you?
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if you’re looking for the perfect holiday card to send your favorite software engineer, look no further: my letter-pressed binary christmas tree card 🎄
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shop.bubblesort.io/products/bin...
November 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
if you’re looking for the perfect holiday card to send your favorite software engineer, look no further: my letter-pressed binary christmas tree card 🎄
shop.bubblesort.io/products/bin...
shop.bubblesort.io/products/bin...
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Reminder, this Friday all my open source code is available at a 50% discount!
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Reminder, this Friday all my open source code is available at a 50% discount!
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i never realized that i had an aspiration to be a cto until today when i learned that bandai has a chief tamagotchi officer
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
i never realized that i had an aspiration to be a cto until today when i learned that bandai has a chief tamagotchi officer
very frustrating that GitHub has set an official runner policy that macOS open source projects can’t build for users once their OS is 13 months old
November 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
very frustrating that GitHub has set an official runner policy that macOS open source projects can’t build for users once their OS is 13 months old
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browsers should be allowed to display the <li> in a <ul> in whatever order they like
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
browsers should be allowed to display the <li> in a <ul> in whatever order they like
time to pay for a subscription to defector based on one article
Let’s check in with people who threatened to leave Zohran Mamdani’s NYC: defector.com/lets-check-i...
Let's Check In With People Who Threatened To Leave Zohran Mamdani's NYC | Defector
When Zohran Mamdani upset Andrew Cuomo to win the New York City Democratic mayoral primary in June, it led to a lot of histrionics. The usual fear tactics against a young Muslim democratic socialist…
defector.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
time to pay for a subscription to defector based on one article
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Took this moment with my iMac being down to instead use `rv` by @indirect.io and team. Holy wow that thing _flies_.
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Took this moment with my iMac being down to instead use `rv` by @indirect.io and team. Holy wow that thing _flies_.
"By doing things voters wanted, he set unrealistic expectations. Soon, voters will expect ALL politicians to represent their interests. Then where will we be?” www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/yea...
Yeah, He Won, but He Was Up Against a Deeply Flawed Candidate
“I’m skeptical. The odds are that Mamdani’s victory is actually less significant than you think.” — Ross Douthat, New York Times
- - -I was as surp...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"By doing things voters wanted, he set unrealistic expectations. Soon, voters will expect ALL politicians to represent their interests. Then where will we be?” www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/yea...
well fuck
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
well fuck
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Holy shit what a banger
Now available for free: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/dros...
November 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Holy shit what a banger
sudden intrusive thought: stack overflow is just the oral tradition, kept alive by programmers who only know how to speak in posts
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
sudden intrusive thought: stack overflow is just the oral tradition, kept alive by programmers who only know how to speak in posts
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Karl Marx failed to anticipate build systems
October 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Karl Marx failed to anticipate build systems
the former maintainers of Bundler and RubyGems have a proposal: we want to move Ruby forward andre.arko.net/2025/10/26/w...
We want to move Ruby forward
On September 9, without warning, Ruby Central kicked out the maintainers who have cared for Bundler and RubyGems for over a decade. Ruby Central made these changes against the established project poli...
andre.arko.net
October 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
the former maintainers of Bundler and RubyGems have a proposal: we want to move Ruby forward andre.arko.net/2025/10/26/w...
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What comes through loud and clear from Shan is the lack of respect for open source authors. She actually says it’s none of my business why I was removed from rubygems. I don’t know where you got the audacity but you should put it back. youtu.be/nKpo68g9dEk?...
Technology for Humans: Shan Cureton
YouTube video by reinteractive
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
What comes through loud and clear from Shan is the lack of respect for open source authors. She actually says it’s none of my business why I was removed from rubygems. I don’t know where you got the audacity but you should put it back. youtu.be/nKpo68g9dEk?...