@arclight ** thank you **

and i need to re(re)watch @romeu ’s talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb1TE25u8H8

@glyph

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“Genuinely good new tools don’t tend to need coercion to fuel their adoption only a few years into their existence, right? What the fuck is going on here?”

https://eev.ee/blog/2025/07/03/the-rise-of-whatever/

A good example for how to strengthen the #Ruby ecosystem by creating framework agnostic gems (and maybe slim adapter gems for the different frameworks like #Hanami or #Roda) rather than just a #Rails engine gem: Thanks a bunch, @achacon !! https://a-chacon.com/en/just%20ruby/on%20rails/2025/07/01/from-engine-to-framework-agnostic-solution.html

Most people with influence in tech seem to have been "podded" already, those without influence seem to accept it as a given, and those still voicing criticism are explicitly on the outside, no longer a part of their prior field

Remember, the facts haven't changed

LLMs are still:

- dangerously biased
- electricity hogs that threaten the energy transition
- engines of non-deterministic volatility
- prone to catastrophic errors
- points of centralised control over speech and work

and more

"The future can't be predicted, but it can be envisioned and brought lovingly into being."
–Donella Meadows

Back in the day, Twitter used to be really good if I set up a thread to connect freelancers with clients. Let's see if Mastodon can do it.

Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments

Freelancers/contractors: get in the comments

Everyone else: boosts appreciated.

The market is *dead* for freelancers and a big part of that (in my opinion) is fragmentation. Let's get that network effect *back*.

#FediHire

It’s week 4 of our sponsorship drive! Time to meet the people you’re supporting: Tim and Sean.

https://hanamirb.org/blog/2025/06/26/meet-tim-and-sean/

People don’t change their minds from new evidence.

They change when they feel safe enough to lose status in their old tribe.

"In many ways, Bender and Hanna successfully demonstrate that AI is a con. It fails at productivity and intelligence, while the hype launders a series of transformations that harm workers, exacerbate inequality and damage the environment."

Nice write-up of The AI Con by Luke Munn in The Conversation.

https://theconversation.com/is-ai-a-con-a-new-book-punctures-the-hype-and-proposes-some-ways-to-resist-257015

@emilymbender

Got an early version of the Herb Formatter wired up to the Herb Language Server to support the built-in format-on-save.

In case you want to read the FT Emily Bender article. In the name of free information, here's an unlocked version.

#ai #GenAI #chatbots #academia #academicchatter #education

https://archive.ph/m9Xyw

As a next step for Herb, I'm happy to announce the release of the Herb Language Server and VS Code extension.

Built on top of Herb's HTML-aware ERB parser to bring diagnostics, instant feedback, and structural awareness to HTML+ERB files.

Still early, but a solid first step towards better HTML+ERB tooling. Feedback is very welcome!

It’s week 3 of our sponsorship drive! This week we have a field report from Riga and the rooftop! Podcasts, conferences, OSS expos, a new talk, and the beginnings of JRuby support: it’s been a busy time!

https://hanamirb.org/blog/2025/06/20/field-report-from-riga-and-the-rooftop/

Imagine saving your ERB file and instantly seeing every missing tag, typo, or broken Stimulus attribute.

That’s the future Marco Roth is building.

If you’re still guessing what went wrong in your Rails views, stop and listen to this.

@ferrisoxide I find it both rewarding and worthwhile. Sure, Hanami doesn't come with all the bells and whistles, it's more like a really nice Christmas tree with all the right branches in the right places for you to decorate. And the community is super welcoming, much like the ole Ruby days. Also, Hanami 2 is both mature and young – mature in terms of code architecture and quality, young as there's plenty of space for you to make it better by contributing code or documentation.

@clairikine

I don't even know what an interpunct is, but I'm prepared to die with you on this hill. 🧐

Long live the em dash, fuck this "em dashes are ChatGPT-coded" bullshit. You'll have to pry this, the Oxford comma, and the interpunct from my cold dead hands

Conference is a gamble. You never know how it will turn out, and it takes a bit of luck for everything to come together.
And we were lucky! With the speakers, the sponsors, the participants, and everyone who helped.
I want to say thank you for that. It’s all you!
See you in 2026!