Simo Virtanen
@simovirtanen.com
Designer, co-founder & CEO at Sakeus, a three-person digital design company. Prefers Rails views over JS frameworks. Video game hobbyist, bass player and synth-addict, sci-fi/fantasy reader, and always looking for cool music to listen.
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Brewing potions with Ruby and linear programming with Youssef Boulkaid
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby #potions
youtu.be/CqyCn6kaKoY
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby #potions
youtu.be/CqyCn6kaKoY
Brewing potions with Ruby and linear programming by Youssef Boulkaid
Potionomics is a cozy game about running a potion shop and brewing potions. However, it can also lead down a deep rabbit hole of combinatorics, data modeling, and optimization. Join me in learning…
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Brewing potions with Ruby and linear programming with Youssef Boulkaid
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby #potions
youtu.be/CqyCn6kaKoY
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby #potions
youtu.be/CqyCn6kaKoY
Bought a Boss OC-5 pedal and I absolutely regret not getting one sooner. Pairing it with distortion is just the sound I’ve always sought, but been too cheap to invest in effects.
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Bought a Boss OC-5 pedal and I absolutely regret not getting one sooner. Pairing it with distortion is just the sound I’ve always sought, but been too cheap to invest in effects.
Reposted by Simo Virtanen
Matti Paksula: Docker – Build the Perfect Home for Ruby
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby #docker
youtu.be/FMujxof3VLI
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby #docker
youtu.be/FMujxof3VLI
Docker – Build the Perfect Home for Ruby by Matti Paksula
Rails includes a Dockerfile, but it can be optimized. Learn gem caching, layer strategies, multi-arch builds, and speeding up CI/CD. Use Docker effectively for development and production - works for…
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Matti Paksula: Docker – Build the Perfect Home for Ruby
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby #docker
youtu.be/FMujxof3VLI
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby #docker
youtu.be/FMujxof3VLI
Some nice surprises in my Spotify Release Radar today. Great start for Friday.
Mercy Girl – Closer
Mercy Girl has been perhaps the best find this year. Been listening to the handful of songs they've put out constantly for the past few months.
open.spotify.com/track/1KtWT0...
#music #musicsky
Mercy Girl – Closer
Mercy Girl has been perhaps the best find this year. Been listening to the handful of songs they've put out constantly for the past few months.
open.spotify.com/track/1KtWT0...
#music #musicsky
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Some nice surprises in my Spotify Release Radar today. Great start for Friday.
Mercy Girl – Closer
Mercy Girl has been perhaps the best find this year. Been listening to the handful of songs they've put out constantly for the past few months.
open.spotify.com/track/1KtWT0...
#music #musicsky
Mercy Girl – Closer
Mercy Girl has been perhaps the best find this year. Been listening to the handful of songs they've put out constantly for the past few months.
open.spotify.com/track/1KtWT0...
#music #musicsky
Reposted by Simo Virtanen
Unlocking the Rubetta Stones: Translating a Hoard of Ancient Tablets with Ractors and AI — a talk by Louis Antonopoulos
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby #ai #ractors #cryptography
youtu.be/gmj86xf63LE
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby #ai #ractors #cryptography
youtu.be/gmj86xf63LE
Unlocking the Rubetta Stones by Louis Antonopoulos
The Rubetta Stones were just uncovered in an archaeological dig near Helsinki. But they immediately started decaying when they were unearthed. Deciphering them seems impossible, but with the power of…
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Unlocking the Rubetta Stones: Translating a Hoard of Ancient Tablets with Ractors and AI — a talk by Louis Antonopoulos
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby #ai #ractors #cryptography
youtu.be/gmj86xf63LE
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby #ai #ractors #cryptography
youtu.be/gmj86xf63LE
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I've been touting to get everyone back on the skeuomorphism train since 2014 or so, but to no avail. I hope it cycles back as a design trend sooner or later.
www.youtube.com/shorts/2d5ts...
www.youtube.com/shorts/2d5ts...
We’ve Gone to Far With UIs
YouTube video by Kotlin by JetBrains
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I've been touting to get everyone back on the skeuomorphism train since 2014 or so, but to no avail. I hope it cycles back as a design trend sooner or later.
www.youtube.com/shorts/2d5ts...
www.youtube.com/shorts/2d5ts...
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Level Up Your Engineering Career with Hana Harencarova
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby
youtu.be/W-6iI0pA-OQ
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby
youtu.be/W-6iI0pA-OQ
Level Up Your Engineering Career with Mentorship, Pairing, and AI by Hana Harencarova
Feeling stuck in your technical growth? Don’t learn alone. Discover how to tap into mentorship, pair programming, and AI to accelerate your skills. Whether you’re early in career or going for senior…
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Level Up Your Engineering Career with Hana Harencarova
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby
youtu.be/W-6iI0pA-OQ
#ruby #conference #helsinki #tinyruby
youtu.be/W-6iI0pA-OQ
I was never expecting to be organising developer conferences, but here we are. Tiny ruby #{conf} was great fun, now we’ll recuperate before making new plans.
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I was never expecting to be organising developer conferences, but here we are. Tiny ruby #{conf} was great fun, now we’ll recuperate before making new plans.
Reposted by Simo Virtanen
tiny ruby #{conf}
A tiny Ruby conference in Helsinki, Finland
tinyruby.fi
November 18, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Reposted by Simo Virtanen
tiny ruby #{conf}
A tiny Ruby conference in Helsinki, Finland
tinyruby.fi
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
High quality product videos are a rarity in the day and age of influencer-led marketing. Telepathic Instruments' Orchid video feat. Matt Berry and Jemaine Clement really did the job of getting me interested in the product (way too expensive for my wallet, though):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbO1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbO1...
"How to Orchid" by Telepathic Instruments
YouTube video by Telepathic Instruments
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
High quality product videos are a rarity in the day and age of influencer-led marketing. Telepathic Instruments' Orchid video feat. Matt Berry and Jemaine Clement really did the job of getting me interested in the product (way too expensive for my wallet, though):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbO1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbO1...
Oh yeah, the new Kitchie Kitchie Ki Me O album is out! Feels like yesterday when I had my hands on the previous KKKMO record (that was 10 years ago). #music #musicsky
homkkkmo.bandcamp.com/album/temple...
homkkkmo.bandcamp.com/album/temple...
Temple for the Atheist, by Kitchie Kitchie Ki Me O
8 track album
homkkkmo.bandcamp.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Oh yeah, the new Kitchie Kitchie Ki Me O album is out! Feels like yesterday when I had my hands on the previous KKKMO record (that was 10 years ago). #music #musicsky
homkkkmo.bandcamp.com/album/temple...
homkkkmo.bandcamp.com/album/temple...
Is VtM: Bloodlines 2 to the original Bloodlines what Syndicate (2012) was to the original Syndicate?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2vh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2vh...
Skrillex - Syndicate [HD]
YouTube video by ThEEliteSnipers1
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Is VtM: Bloodlines 2 to the original Bloodlines what Syndicate (2012) was to the original Syndicate?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2vh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2vh...
When you start having those "Hmm, could I afford a 10 000 € custom electric bass" thoughts, close the browser.
October 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
When you start having those "Hmm, could I afford a 10 000 € custom electric bass" thoughts, close the browser.
Product reviews that just list product features are not reviews, ffs.
October 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Product reviews that just list product features are not reviews, ffs.
The whole idea that Trump would get the Nobel peace prize is absurd. If he does get it, that would just take all the credibility from the Nobel Committee. I'd like to think the media's speculation on the matter is not done in earnest.
October 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The whole idea that Trump would get the Nobel peace prize is absurd. If he does get it, that would just take all the credibility from the Nobel Committee. I'd like to think the media's speculation on the matter is not done in earnest.
If I had to pick five all-time favourite songs, Rush's Red Sector A is definitely there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3yt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3yt...
Rush - Red Sector A (Live "Grace Under Pressure" Tour)
YouTube video by RushVEVO
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
If I had to pick five all-time favourite songs, Rush's Red Sector A is definitely there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3yt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3yt...
Don't have enough (any) musician friends to ramble about bass equipment.
October 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Don't have enough (any) musician friends to ramble about bass equipment.
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Yes yes YES THIS. The best thing a web dev can do is put the frameworks down sometime and learn how it really works. @una.im @ @nordicjs.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Yes yes YES THIS. The best thing a web dev can do is put the frameworks down sometime and learn how it really works. @una.im @ @nordicjs.com
I decided that any design discipline that doesn’t have an official or established translation to Finnish is just made up to sell books and isn’t a real thing.
October 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I decided that any design discipline that doesn’t have an official or established translation to Finnish is just made up to sell books and isn’t a real thing.
Every time I have a client who seems to micromanage the design, I try to channel my inner Paul Rand. youtu.be/vJthkRrQcfo?...
Steve Jobs on Paul Rand
YouTube video by Artzineonline
youtu.be
October 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Every time I have a client who seems to micromanage the design, I try to channel my inner Paul Rand. youtu.be/vJthkRrQcfo?...
For the past week or so I’ve been just watching videos about the Dingwall bass guitars. Decided that I’ll get myself one by the time I turn 40. The prices are ridiculous.
September 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
For the past week or so I’ve been just watching videos about the Dingwall bass guitars. Decided that I’ll get myself one by the time I turn 40. The prices are ridiculous.