david celis
@davidcel.is
🚒 principal engineer at firehydrant (prev: stripe, hashicorp, github, etc.) 🍕 amateur pizzaiolo 🩺 oauthologist 🌲 portland, ore. 🌐 https://davidcel.is
the fact that Slack channel names are so frequently used as identifiers and passed around means that their API desperately needs a way to look up a channel by name. having to paginate through `conversations.list` to find a channel by name is abysmal. and don't even get me started on enterprise grid
just updated VSCode and the UI changed on me. when will these people learn that software is meant to stay the same forever and ever in perpetuity?
that 1 problem is that reporting AI slop will actually PROMOTE it on LinkedIn's algorithm, right?
LinkedIn Just Added a Button to Report AI Slop. There’s Just 1 Problem
Flagging AI slop is a good idea in principle, but skeptics have concerns.
inc.com
“We are interested in building alternative social infrastructure that allows us to be no longer reliant on Big Tech." www.404media.co/luddite-even...
Being a Luddite Is Fun Again
As tech backlash hits the mainstream, the ‘Summer of Ludd’ proves we don’t need social media to hang out and have a good time.
404media.co
that smoked pork coppa steak in the back with the cherries might be some of the best bbq ive had in my life oh my god 📍HarBQ / Portland / OR
1989 was a good year * bubble butt * chat room * dungeon crawler * hypertext markup language * Margherita pizza
Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 6d agoFind the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
i tried to hold onto some optimism when most of Ruby Central’s board turned over but at this point i don’t think there’s anything about this organization that is worth saving. irreversibly reporting André to the FBI is just inhumanly shameful and beyond the pale.
André Arko@indirect.io · 6d agoI wrote an update on the dispute with Ruby Central over Bundler and RubyGems. I'm sad it's reached this point, especially since Ruby Central's conferences are a big part of what convinced me to join the Ruby community back in the day. andre.arko.net/2026/07/30/rub…
for anyone who isn’t aware of how little gig economy workers actually earn, i just got into a $32.99 Lyft to go to SFO where the driver will only get $9. and AI will only make it worse with surveillance pricing
I wrote an update on the dispute with Ruby Central over Bundler and RubyGems. I'm sad it's reached this point, especially since Ruby Central's conferences are a big part of what convinced me to join the Ruby community back in the day. andre.arko.net/2026/07/30/rub…
Ruby Central's Destructive Legacy
At conferences and meetups, and in conversations online, many Ruby developers have asked me about Ruby Central and my disagreement with them. This post is my attempt to answer the questions I’ve been getting over and over, covering: 1) what is Ruby Central doing now? 2) has the dispute over Bundler…
andre.arko.net
Uber Eats and DoorDash hid tip buttons and set default tips below 10%. As a result, tips for delivery workers fell 79%. In January, we made these corporations change their apps — and in the past six months, we've put $104 million back in delivery workers' pockets. This is only the beginning.
at some point, you have to accept that the company you keep reflects on your own character. to me, Matz and everyone who remains on the Rails core team are so obviously complicit in DHH remaining platformed and relevant and it's laughable to suggest otherwise
getting VC money for what will basically be a tmux replacement is crazy enough but that list of investors is just sooo yikesy. Guillermo Rauch? Lenny Pruss? Tobi Lütke??? Mitchell Hashimoto just continues to disappoint lmao
An announcement from Superlogical
Building the multiplexer for all work.
superlogical.com
since he's making the rounds again, it's probably a good time to re-share my post from last year that shows how DHH has been a racist shitbag (and, yes, actual fascist) for a long time now
david celis@davidcel.is · 11mo agoAges ago, when I was still a student, I taught myself Ruby on Rails for my senior thesis and fell in love. Fifteen years later, and I’ve used Rails at every job I’ve ever held in the tech industry. Fifteen years, and I still love Rails! But there’s something rotten at its core, and we share a name.
since he's making the rounds again, it's probably a good time to re-share my post from last year that shows how DHH has been a racist shitbag (and, yes, actual fascist) for a long time now
david celis@davidcel.is · 11mo agoAges ago, when I was still a student, I taught myself Ruby on Rails for my senior thesis and fell in love. Fifteen years later, and I’ve used Rails at every job I’ve ever held in the tech industry. Fifteen years, and I still love Rails! But there’s something rotten at its core, and we share a name.
i don’t usually respond to these kinds of emails, but this one made me so fucking mad that i blacked out and regained consciousness with this in my outbox
just got to my hotel and surely the view from my room will be the envy of all
it’s always hilarious when someone’s a huge fucking asshole to you and then they block you, like thanks for saving me the trouble? lol
wtf when did Carrot add a trip manager? incredible feature for a weather app
made SIX panuozzi for a “Stoney Baloney” potluck in the park today… sourdough pizza crust folded and stuffed with burrata, peaches tossed in chili crisp and red wine vinegar, mortadella, and fresh basil
i don’t usually respond to these kinds of emails, but this one made me so fucking mad that i blacked out and regained consciousness with this in my outbox
hilarious timing. i can't believe this didn't get canceled/postponed. just absolutely incredible
Get Ready for Portland Salad Week 2026 - Bridgetown Bites
Salad Week 2026, a week where we share our love of salad in the Portland area, is Monday, July 20 to Friday, July 24, 2026. Join us!
bridgetownbites.com
why does it seem like almost every “idea” around AI is just “build existing thing except it’s AI” or “build a new agentic harness”? like genuinely what is so fucking exciting about this
Introducing Buzz: where humans and agents work together
Today we're releasing Buzz, a free, open source collaboration platform where humans and AI agents work together in a shared workspace. It's available now at buzz.xyz. Buzz is a collaboration workspace built on the Nostr protocol. It has channels, threads, direct messages, voice, media sharing, code repositories, and automated workflows. The interface will feel familiar to anyone who's used a modern team communication tool.
block.xyz
whenever a game lets you choose between playing as a man or a woman i choose a woman, bc why would a man be there
