Paul
@phoffer.bsky.social
“MINASWANice to racists, bigots, fashies, oppressors, et al”
- every straight white guy with a notable Ruby podcast
- every straight white guy with a notable Ruby podcast
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“MINASWANice to racists, bigots, fashies, oppressors, et al”
- every straight white guy with a notable Ruby podcast
- every straight white guy with a notable Ruby podcast
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People like to say feedback is a gift and so like to remind them that the Trojan Horse was also a gift.
October 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
People like to say feedback is a gift and so like to remind them that the Trojan Horse was also a gift.
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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...
@martinemde.com I have some questions around switching to gem.coop (prep for corporate questioning me), is there a good non-public avenue to ask them? (Sorry to tag you specifically but you’re active here)
gem.coop
gem.coop
October 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
@martinemde.com I have some questions around switching to gem.coop (prep for corporate questioning me), is there a good non-public avenue to ask them? (Sorry to tag you specifically but you’re active here)
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A generational fumble by Ruby Central is now complete.
Anyway, I'm happy that the people who disagreed decided to get up and Do Something By Coding. I love to see that and can 100% get behind it 👍
Anyway, I'm happy that the people who disagreed decided to get up and Do Something By Coding. I love to see that and can 100% get behind it 👍
announcing a new community-focused gem server from the team previously behind rubygems: gem.coop. join us and start using it today!
October 6, 2025 at 5:03 AM
A generational fumble by Ruby Central is now complete.
Anyway, I'm happy that the people who disagreed decided to get up and Do Something By Coding. I love to see that and can 100% get behind it 👍
Anyway, I'm happy that the people who disagreed decided to get up and Do Something By Coding. I love to see that and can 100% get behind it 👍
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I'm excited to join my friends in announcing gem.coop, a new ruby community gem server that you can use right now.
gem.coop
gem.coop
October 6, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I'm excited to join my friends in announcing gem.coop, a new ruby community gem server that you can use right now.
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"im not a nazi! im not a nazi!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a nazi.
September 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
"im not a nazi! im not a nazi!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a nazi.
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After listening to about a dozen first-hand accounts, I’ve published what I know about the RubyGems takeover.
Shopify, pulling strings at Ruby Central, forces Bundler and RubyGems takeover
Ruby Central recently took over a collection of open source projects from their maintainers without their consent.
joel.drapper.me
September 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
After listening to about a dozen first-hand accounts, I’ve published what I know about the RubyGems takeover.
It’s hard to believe this is not nefarious, following so soon after having DHH keynote the conference he killed off, clearly without much discussion or consideration of the community.
September 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It’s hard to believe this is not nefarious, following so soon after having DHH keynote the conference he killed off, clearly without much discussion or consideration of the community.
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Open request to Ruby/Rails/tech podcasters: How about not booking DHH anymore. There are lots of new and interesting people to hear from who aren't nazis. #RubyLang #RubyOnRails #RubyFriends
September 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Open request to Ruby/Rails/tech podcasters: How about not booking DHH anymore. There are lots of new and interesting people to hear from who aren't nazis. #RubyLang #RubyOnRails #RubyFriends
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Rails World attendees:
This is the man whose ideas you are celebrating this week.
Shame on you.
Shame. On. You.
#rails #ruby #rubyonrails #railsworld #railsworld2025
This is the man whose ideas you are celebrating this week.
Shame on you.
Shame. On. You.
#rails #ruby #rubyonrails #railsworld #railsworld2025
September 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Rails World attendees:
This is the man whose ideas you are celebrating this week.
Shame on you.
Shame. On. You.
#rails #ruby #rubyonrails #railsworld #railsworld2025
This is the man whose ideas you are celebrating this week.
Shame on you.
Shame. On. You.
#rails #ruby #rubyonrails #railsworld #railsworld2025
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Winners ship. Losers debate.
September 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Winners ship. Losers debate.
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AI tools are a mirage for coding productivity. What you're actually doing is diluting your own knowledge of the codebase and making yourself irrelevant over time.
https://thomasorus.com/i-tried-coding-with-ai-i-became-lazy-and-stupid
https://thomasorus.com/i-tried-coding-with-ai-i-became-lazy-and-stupid
我尝试用人工智能进行编程，结果变得懒惰又愚蠢。
I tried coding with AI, I became lazy and stupid (thomasorus.com)
05:54 ↑ 102 HN Points
thomasorus.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
AI tools are a mirage for coding productivity. What you're actually doing is diluting your own knowledge of the codebase and making yourself irrelevant over time.
https://thomasorus.com/i-tried-coding-with-ai-i-became-lazy-and-stupid
https://thomasorus.com/i-tried-coding-with-ai-i-became-lazy-and-stupid
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Maybe I missed it but I haven't seen any of the Rails leaders condemning openly mr Rails.
Now's a really good time, unless you still wanna argue that it's fine to have opinions on the Internet and he's absolutely not a fascist.
Now's a really good time, unless you still wanna argue that it's fine to have opinions on the Internet and he's absolutely not a fascist.
March 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Maybe I missed it but I haven't seen any of the Rails leaders condemning openly mr Rails.
Now's a really good time, unless you still wanna argue that it's fine to have opinions on the Internet and he's absolutely not a fascist.
Now's a really good time, unless you still wanna argue that it's fine to have opinions on the Internet and he's absolutely not a fascist.
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Team Canada wins in overtime, and l’ve never been delighted with a hockey win before, ever.
February 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Team Canada wins in overtime, and l’ve never been delighted with a hockey win before, ever.
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