Jamie Schembri
@jamie.schembri.me
🏴/🇲🇹 Software guy (mostly Ruby). 🇳🇱 Immigrant. 👾 he/him. I try to be good.
I got roughly a bazillion (there's a "b" and a "z" in that) responses to my logo designer request post. Thanks for sharing and responding! As I'm chaotic, I've not been able to get back to everyone. If so: sorry! But I'm not sure I could handle managing that many conversations anyway!
Friends, @pixeline.be has created the latest best way to show off how versatile Atmosphere accounts are. See your whole repo in a grand perspective view. ITS AWESOME. pixeline.be/pds-grandper...
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I've been building a SaaS in my spare time. I won't get into details, but I need a logo. I don't have a big budget, but I do want to pay a human to design it. Any logo designers out there?
hey bluesky, i've been unemployed since i graduated. i'm proficient in typescript and python, and can learn new stuff fairly quick. also familiar with using LLMs in various ways. Please hire me.
This game is delightful! I found @dyslexic-goegrapher.be in just 12 seconds during today's Daily Hunt! 🎯 Can you beat my time? 🔎 rpg.actor/spot
Spot 'Em! — rpg.actor
Spot the right character in the crowd using trait clues. How long is your streak?
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- hyperlink - unibrow - mosh pit - JPEG - f-bomb ...But I guess I'm also old enough to not quite know what my "vibe" is.
Find the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
The best part of WNB.rb? We help each other. That's why we have dedicated forums in our Discord. Come ask a question, share what you know, and grow alongside an amazing community. Join us at wnb-rb.dev #Ruby #Rails #RubyOnRails #RubyCommunity #WomenInTech #NonBinaryInTech #DevCommunity #CodeNewbie
Indonesian #blackgaze find of the day. This genre is so beautiful. asbrightasthestars.bandcamp.com/album/celest...
Celestial Ascension, by As Bright As The Stars
7 track album
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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…
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Dogs are the best. They’re still there for me even if I feel like a shitty human having a shitty day.
I’m so happy you’re speaking out. I signed up to go to this conference with friends before discovering that this person is one of the organisers. I do still intend to go but I feel dirty.
Just emailed the orgs, I can't MC a conference that condones this behaviour. I'm devastated. 💔
Upgrade Rails immediately, kids, this is a big one. github.com/rails/rails/...
Possible arbitrary file read and remote code execution in Active Storage variant processing
### Impact In its default configuration, a Rails application that displays image variants may allow an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from the server, including the process envi...
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@eurosky.social should the login page really use the US flag for English?
I've set up a Matrix space for anyone up for forking #Rails away from #DHH's influence. Let's start actively working on this. https://matrix.to/#/#forking-rails:matrix.org (If there's already a space for this, do let me know, I'll go there instead)
Just in case you still use any Basecamp products, DHH is crashing out about his AI product gently pointing out that it’s bad for him to have extermination fantasies about the Roma people.
I’ve discovered I can buy vintage tools on Vinted and I’ve unlocked a new addiction.
Hey #UK friends. Do you get annoyed by fireworks? Do your pets find them distressing? Do you think anyone should be able to buy them? The UK Government is running a consultation and want your views. www.gov.uk/government/c...
Fireworks and pyrotechnics in the UK
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Had last week off. I've put in a reasonably powerful irrigation system, installed outdoor lighting, trimmed more bushes than I can count (fuck brambles btw), started attacking the absolute state that is my garage / tool collection, and uh... yeah so I'm having a relaxing holiday I guess.
Rails' embarrassing racist daddy is now calling for the ethnic cleansing of Europe over on his blog, but it's fine because he's nice to people at conferences.
Beetle Moses really is proof that you can just do shit Like just do the thing, draw your silly little comics, make your funny little games and your wonky music, it's fine, you can do it, we love you please keep going, it's worth it
I just released Insta, a new snapshot testing library for Ruby, live at RubyConf in Las Vegas! Extracted from Herb's test suite and inspired by @mitsuhiko.at's fantastic insta library for Rust. `gem "insta"`
Getting compliments on a PR I put up to fix some deep and difficult to debug issue, but I just pointed Claude at the problem and told it where to dig. It's a weird feeling. I don't want to take credit and feel ashamed, but also this is development now. Experiencing this a lot lately.
Bummed that Dominic Banner's latest novel, Fire Crisis, is already sold out. firecrisisthebook.com @realinfowars.bsky.social
FIRE CRISIS | Dominick Banner
As terror reaches its boiling point, one man's burning rage is ignited.
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Seeing a troubling work trend in which people communicate via generating slide decks rather than talking. For real.
RubyEvents Guides is now live. Over the last few months, I talked to Rubyists who want to help the community keep going. Some want to restart a local meetup. Some are organizing their first small conference. Some already run events and want to make the next one better.