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Dakota Dux
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Doing dad stuff in CO. Staff Engineer at GitLab. Opinions my own.
Super excited for this movie.

youtu.be/D9g_6zVnGm0?...
PROJECT HAIL MARY Trailer 2 (2026) Ryan Gosling
YouTube video by ONE Media
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Our youngest child has informed us multiple times over the past few days that he wants to dress up as a subscribe button next year for Halloween. The year after he wants to be a pumpkin head.
October 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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said it forever and i’ll say it again for you guys in the cheap seats, it’s cool to be nice. being a huge dork is punk rock in its own way. be the full sized candy bars house at halloween. return the shopping carts. pick up that little piece of trash on the sidewalk. it’s cool to be mister rogers.
Vibe shift in the culture towards earnestness
October 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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We have about 50 tickets left for Rocky Mountain Ruby in October... and you'll need to reserve one by Sept 10 to be guaranteed one of our cool shirts! (Remember this fun little friend from last year...?)

rockymtnruby.dev/tickets/
September 4, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Addressing the @opentelemetry.io API’s design might make instrumentation more ergonomic, but just improving isn't enough.

By @hazelweakly.me, thanks to @embrace.io
How to Make OpenTelemetry Better in the Browser
Addressing the OpenTelemetry API’s design might make instrumentation more ergonomic, but just improving isn't enough.
bit.ly
September 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Rocky Mountain Ruby early bird tickets are up at rockymtnruby.dev. Join us in October for a great local conference!
Rocky Mountain Ruby 2025: October 6 and 7
Rocky Mountain Ruby is a single track conference devoted to the Ruby programming language which features technical presentations, community events and outdoor experiences, in beautiful Boulder, Colora...
rockymtnruby.dev
July 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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You have two cakes inside you. One is angel food, one is devil food. You probably shouldn’t have eaten two whole cakes.
July 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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A fun announcement, @davidhill.dev and I are hosting a new podcast from @rubycentral.org. We dropped the first episode at #railsconf. @chadfowler.com joined us for the first episode on how this all got started.
The Ruby Gems Podcast
A Ruby Central podcast that takes an inside look at the people, projects, and progress shaping the Ruby community.  Discover the gems in Ruby and connect to this vibrant group of amazing people.
rubygemspodcast.com
July 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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There are just a few weeks left to tap federal programs that make purchasing an EV, heat pump, or solar panels more affordable. www.wired.com/story/congre...
How to Use Clean Energy Tax Credits Before They Disappear
There are just a few weeks left to tap federal programs that make purchasing an EV, heat pump, or solar panels more affordable.
www.wired.com
July 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.

The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.

This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
July 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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First poster for Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling and Sandra Hüller 🚀

Trailer drops Monday.
June 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Is a corndog a popsicle?
June 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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✨ I’ve got a couple of extra General Admission tickets to @renderatl.com and I’d love to give them to folks who might not otherwise get a chance to go.

If you’re from an underrepresented group in tech and want to be in the room or know someone who should be DM me!
June 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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You might have heard of vector databases, but I'll bet you haven't encountered this explanation before.

This shit is COOL AF
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQql...
What are vector databases?
YouTube video by Annie Sexton
www.youtube.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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This week’s main story is about the budget and staffing cuts being made to public health agencies in the U.S. under RFK Jr.’s leadership, how those cuts will impact all of us, and some foolproof ideas for what scientists can do in the absence of totally superfluous stuff like, y’know, centrifuges.
April 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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I'm urgently looking for work 🚨
Engineering manager or staff programmer

20 years ruby/rails
30 years of web dev/design
5+ years of eng mgmt

I'm based in Portland, Oregon
Open to local or remote work

https://linkedin.com/in/veganstraightedge
April 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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There it is. The clam before the storm.
April 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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🚀 GitLab 17.11 is here with powerful new features!

🏷️ Custom Fields for Issues & Epics
⚙️ CI/CD Pipeline Inputs
👤 Service Accounts UI
🔄 Docker Hub Authentication UI

Upgrade: about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/04/17/gitlab-17-11-released/ @gitlab.com

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GitLab 17.11 released with Custom Compliance Frameworks
GitLab 17.11 released with custom compliance frameworks, more AI features on GitLab Duo Self-Hosted, custom epic, issue, and task fields, CI/CD pipeline inputs, service accounts UI, and much more!
about.gitlab.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Current status
a cartoon of three dogs standing in a muddy yard
Alt: a cartoon of three dogs standing in a muddy yard
media.tenor.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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April 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The rattlecam is back

www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8C4...
Colorado Rattlecam Livestream
YouTube video by Project RattleCam
www.youtube.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM