Andrew Ek
@ektastrophe.bsky.social
I write Elixir and Ruby and a lot of nonsense. Senior software engineer at Hummingbird. Co-Host of the BEAM Radio podcast. Former English and Math teacher. Cat dad and human dad. Pretty deaf. Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Kindness is a survival skill.
Kindness is a survival skill.
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I cannot begin to properly articulate how upsetting it is to have had people baselessly accuse trans people of being groomers and pedophiles only for it to come out that they were deliberately doing this as part of a project to provide cover to actual groomers and pedophiles in positions of power
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I cannot begin to properly articulate how upsetting it is to have had people baselessly accuse trans people of being groomers and pedophiles only for it to come out that they were deliberately doing this as part of a project to provide cover to actual groomers and pedophiles in positions of power
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DOGE fired thousands of civil servants — actual patriots who took an oath to defend the constitution and democracy — so that Palantir could illegally consolidate and consume Americans' private data. Palantir is to patriotism as a vulture is to roadkill.
November 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
DOGE fired thousands of civil servants — actual patriots who took an oath to defend the constitution and democracy — so that Palantir could illegally consolidate and consume Americans' private data. Palantir is to patriotism as a vulture is to roadkill.
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Bad behavior by random men in spheres the press doesn't consider 'serious' or of public concern tends to spread like cancer
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Bad behavior by random men in spheres the press doesn't consider 'serious' or of public concern tends to spread like cancer
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JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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This is essentially the same story told by the Panama Papers of 2016, the Paradise Papers of 2017 & the Pandora Papers of 2020.
Nearly 7TB of data on released on wealthy people, mostly men, doing terrible things at scale & facing no consequences:barely any prosecutions, miniscule # of convictions.
Nearly 7TB of data on released on wealthy people, mostly men, doing terrible things at scale & facing no consequences:barely any prosecutions, miniscule # of convictions.
The Epstein story gets a something that is tearing at the heart of the electorate: elite impunity. The idea that wealthy and powerful people can do terrible things *at scale* and face no consequences for them. Whatever political party actually stops it could rule the country for a generation.
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is essentially the same story told by the Panama Papers of 2016, the Paradise Papers of 2017 & the Pandora Papers of 2020.
Nearly 7TB of data on released on wealthy people, mostly men, doing terrible things at scale & facing no consequences:barely any prosecutions, miniscule # of convictions.
Nearly 7TB of data on released on wealthy people, mostly men, doing terrible things at scale & facing no consequences:barely any prosecutions, miniscule # of convictions.
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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A lot of people are marveling at how Epstein's powerful and wealthy friends were more careless in their comms than a basic weed dealer.
And while that's maybe shocking on one level: I can't help but see it as each group knowing full well who the legal system is *for,* and who it's *against.*
And while that's maybe shocking on one level: I can't help but see it as each group knowing full well who the legal system is *for,* and who it's *against.*
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A lot of people are marveling at how Epstein's powerful and wealthy friends were more careless in their comms than a basic weed dealer.
And while that's maybe shocking on one level: I can't help but see it as each group knowing full well who the legal system is *for,* and who it's *against.*
And while that's maybe shocking on one level: I can't help but see it as each group knowing full well who the legal system is *for,* and who it's *against.*
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Fun fact: over 20 years ago, Charles Rossotti--then IRS commissioner--estimated that the average American was paying an involuntary, undisclosed 15% surcharge on their income taxes because the ultra-rich were engaging in mass tax avoidance like this.
Imagine how much higher that surcharge is now.
Imagine how much higher that surcharge is now.
For more on IRS: The agency is run by people who personally benefit from reversing IRS positions on tax enforcement, and have fired a huge chunk of its tax enforcement staff. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
The I.R.S. Tried to Stop This Tax Dodge. Scott Bessent Used It Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Fun fact: over 20 years ago, Charles Rossotti--then IRS commissioner--estimated that the average American was paying an involuntary, undisclosed 15% surcharge on their income taxes because the ultra-rich were engaging in mass tax avoidance like this.
Imagine how much higher that surcharge is now.
Imagine how much higher that surcharge is now.
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
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"my non consensual pornography machine that runs on theft, drives kids to suicide, and requires everyone to involuntarily subsidize its monstrous energy demands--what's not to like?!"
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"my non consensual pornography machine that runs on theft, drives kids to suicide, and requires everyone to involuntarily subsidize its monstrous energy demands--what's not to like?!"
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this is a perfect 30 rock joke
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
this is a perfect 30 rock joke
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Write code to make being human easier. Rip code out if it makes being human harder. Write code to make caring for each other easier. Rip it out if it makes caring for each other harder.
Empathy driven development has literally never failed me. It’s done me better than everything else combined
Empathy driven development has literally never failed me. It’s done me better than everything else combined
October 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Write code to make being human easier. Rip code out if it makes being human harder. Write code to make caring for each other easier. Rip it out if it makes caring for each other harder.
Empathy driven development has literally never failed me. It’s done me better than everything else combined
Empathy driven development has literally never failed me. It’s done me better than everything else combined
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Twelve billion dollars would feed a lot of hungry people, shelter a lot of unhoused, and erase a lot of medical debt. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
OpenAI Made a $12 Billion Loss Last Quarter, Microsoft Results Indicate
Inside Microsoft’s earnings was a charge that caught analysts by surprise: a $4.1 billion hit on its investment in OpenAI.
The figure was up 490% from a year earlier. It implies a more than $12 billio...
www.wsj.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Twelve billion dollars would feed a lot of hungry people, shelter a lot of unhoused, and erase a lot of medical debt. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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I can't believe it's been a month already! Looking forward to hanging out with 30-50 fine folks and talking about Nerves for an hour after work!!
Come hang out with us :)
Come hang out with us :)
Happy Friday!! Just a reminder that our second Nerves Meetup EU will be next week Wednesday (Nov. 12) at 7pm CET! Joining us is @alvises.bsky.social to talk about running computer vision models on Nerves.
Sign up via Luma below :)
nervesmeetup.eu/meetup/alvis...
Sign up via Luma below :)
nervesmeetup.eu/meetup/alvis...
European Nerves Community
· Nerves Meetup EU
nervesmeetup.eu
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I can't believe it's been a month already! Looking forward to hanging out with 30-50 fine folks and talking about Nerves for an hour after work!!
Come hang out with us :)
Come hang out with us :)
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Who do you know who wants to come work full time on #ElixirLang OSS tooling? (Boosts appreciated!)
jump.ai/careers?ashb...
#ElixirJobs
jump.ai/careers?ashb...
#ElixirJobs
Careers at Jump | Jump
Jump is empowering financial advisors and their clients to thrive in the age of AI. We're growing incredibly quickly with a team that comes from Google, Stripe, JP Morgan, BILL, Nitrogen, Harvard, Sta...
jump.ai
November 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Who do you know who wants to come work full time on #ElixirLang OSS tooling? (Boosts appreciated!)
jump.ai/careers?ashb...
#ElixirJobs
jump.ai/careers?ashb...
#ElixirJobs
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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In Mexico, I asked Lewis Hamilton about what pet ownership taught him about himself. A simple question... but one with a LOT of baggage in the #F1 paddock.
This is your sign to ask your questions, no matter what others think.
open.substack.com/pub/deadlypa...
This is your sign to ask your questions, no matter what others think.
open.substack.com/pub/deadlypa...
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In Mexico, I asked Lewis Hamilton about what pet ownership taught him about himself. A simple question... but one with a LOT of baggage in the #F1 paddock.
This is your sign to ask your questions, no matter what others think.
open.substack.com/pub/deadlypa...
This is your sign to ask your questions, no matter what others think.
open.substack.com/pub/deadlypa...
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Tech writer friends: Are any of you currently looking for work? If so, check this out.
Looking for an amazing tech writer to join my org and write for Cash App. 100% remote. Spread the word!
block.xyz/careers/jobs...
block.xyz/careers/jobs...
Careers - Senior/Staff Technical Writer
Made up of Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, and Proto, Block, Inc. builds technology to increase access to the global economy.
block.xyz
November 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Tech writer friends: Are any of you currently looking for work? If so, check this out.
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A companion article to the Perl article is now up:
Ruby and its Neighbors: Smalltalk.
Come for the OO stuff, stay for probably one two many asides about programming in the 90s..
noelrappin.com/blog/2025/11...
Also, you can subscribe at buttondown.com/noelrap to get this via email..
Ruby and its Neighbors: Smalltalk.
Come for the OO stuff, stay for probably one two many asides about programming in the 90s..
noelrappin.com/blog/2025/11...
Also, you can subscribe at buttondown.com/noelrap to get this via email..
Ruby And Its Neighbors: Smalltalk – Noel Rappin Writes Here
I just write here
noelrappin.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
A companion article to the Perl article is now up:
Ruby and its Neighbors: Smalltalk.
Come for the OO stuff, stay for probably one two many asides about programming in the 90s..
noelrappin.com/blog/2025/11...
Also, you can subscribe at buttondown.com/noelrap to get this via email..
Ruby and its Neighbors: Smalltalk.
Come for the OO stuff, stay for probably one two many asides about programming in the 90s..
noelrappin.com/blog/2025/11...
Also, you can subscribe at buttondown.com/noelrap to get this via email..
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It’s almost like if people tell you that to win you have to turn your back on poor people, or Muslims, or trans people, or immigrants, you can just say, “no, that’s immoral, we’re not doing that,” and keep doing good old fashioned organizing and campaigning and things will be ok
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It’s almost like if people tell you that to win you have to turn your back on poor people, or Muslims, or trans people, or immigrants, you can just say, “no, that’s immoral, we’re not doing that,” and keep doing good old fashioned organizing and campaigning and things will be ok
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Grammarly has literally always been training itself on your data. Always. It’s a keylogger in the most pure sense of the word. It’s why no self-respecting business will ever let anyone use it on their corp devices. Uninstall Grammarly but not b/c of this. B/c it’s always been this and more.
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
November 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Grammarly has literally always been training itself on your data. Always. It’s a keylogger in the most pure sense of the word. It’s why no self-respecting business will ever let anyone use it on their corp devices. Uninstall Grammarly but not b/c of this. B/c it’s always been this and more.