Ross Turk 👋
@rossturk.com
Member of amazing teams, lover of open technologies, husband, maker of things.
OH: “yeah if you want people not to read it, just write more of it”
October 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
OH: “yeah if you want people not to read it, just write more of it”
You can pay a lot or you can pay a little for the same ingredients at a Taco Bell and honestly it’s up to you.
October 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You can pay a lot or you can pay a little for the same ingredients at a Taco Bell and honestly it’s up to you.
Reposted by Ross Turk 👋
Weirdly fun to block the White House
October 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Weirdly fun to block the White House
Hey, the CFP for the 23rd Southern California Linux Expo is open! This is a great spot to give a talk - crowd is sharp, vibe is welcoming.
socallinuxexpo.org/scale23x/cfp
socallinuxexpo.org/scale23x/cfp
Call for Presentations | SCALE
socallinuxexpo.org
October 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Hey, the CFP for the 23rd Southern California Linux Expo is open! This is a great spot to give a talk - crowd is sharp, vibe is welcoming.
socallinuxexpo.org/scale23x/cfp
socallinuxexpo.org/scale23x/cfp
Reposted by Ross Turk 👋
Friday news!
@telliott.me took Flox for a spin and shared his thoughts in The Friday Deploy 🎉
“I’m sure I’ll be using it for some more serious projects soon.”
We love seeing Flox in the wild 💜
Full writeup 👉 buff.ly/KL75tNF
@telliott.me took Flox for a spin and shared his thoughts in The Friday Deploy 🎉
“I’m sure I’ll be using it for some more serious projects soon.”
We love seeing Flox in the wild 💜
Full writeup 👉 buff.ly/KL75tNF
July 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Friday news!
@telliott.me took Flox for a spin and shared his thoughts in The Friday Deploy 🎉
“I’m sure I’ll be using it for some more serious projects soon.”
We love seeing Flox in the wild 💜
Full writeup 👉 buff.ly/KL75tNF
@telliott.me took Flox for a spin and shared his thoughts in The Friday Deploy 🎉
“I’m sure I’ll be using it for some more serious projects soon.”
We love seeing Flox in the wild 💜
Full writeup 👉 buff.ly/KL75tNF
Bon Jovi is what happens when Bruce Springsteen tries to sound like Mötley Crüe and it’s fascinating
July 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Bon Jovi is what happens when Bruce Springsteen tries to sound like Mötley Crüe and it’s fascinating
Reposted by Ross Turk 👋
We're bringing ACTIVATE to NYC on July 15!
It's all about modern dev workflows, scalable infra, and how AI is changing everything.
Demos from Flox, Profound, AWS, and more.
📍 Ramp HQ: 19 W 22nd St
👥 Engineers, platform, DevOps — hang out and learn!
Space is limited. Register → buff.ly/lafSK8M
It's all about modern dev workflows, scalable infra, and how AI is changing everything.
Demos from Flox, Profound, AWS, and more.
📍 Ramp HQ: 19 W 22nd St
👥 Engineers, platform, DevOps — hang out and learn!
Space is limited. Register → buff.ly/lafSK8M
ACTIVATE: Meetup @ Ramp HQ · Luma
Join us for a fun ACTIVATE meetup at the amazing Ramp HQ! It's all about modern dev workflows, scalable infra, and how AI is changing the way we build…
lu.ma
June 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We're bringing ACTIVATE to NYC on July 15!
It's all about modern dev workflows, scalable infra, and how AI is changing everything.
Demos from Flox, Profound, AWS, and more.
📍 Ramp HQ: 19 W 22nd St
👥 Engineers, platform, DevOps — hang out and learn!
Space is limited. Register → buff.ly/lafSK8M
It's all about modern dev workflows, scalable infra, and how AI is changing everything.
Demos from Flox, Profound, AWS, and more.
📍 Ramp HQ: 19 W 22nd St
👥 Engineers, platform, DevOps — hang out and learn!
Space is limited. Register → buff.ly/lafSK8M
This all accelerates us.
But if you didn't know how to communicate before, ChatGPT isn't going to help you get your point across -any better-.
If you didn't know how to code before, Claude isn't going to be enough to help you write -shippable code-.
(keep hiring PEOPLE)
But if you didn't know how to communicate before, ChatGPT isn't going to help you get your point across -any better-.
If you didn't know how to code before, Claude isn't going to be enough to help you write -shippable code-.
(keep hiring PEOPLE)
June 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This all accelerates us.
But if you didn't know how to communicate before, ChatGPT isn't going to help you get your point across -any better-.
If you didn't know how to code before, Claude isn't going to be enough to help you write -shippable code-.
(keep hiring PEOPLE)
But if you didn't know how to communicate before, ChatGPT isn't going to help you get your point across -any better-.
If you didn't know how to code before, Claude isn't going to be enough to help you write -shippable code-.
(keep hiring PEOPLE)
I simply do not have time for uneven tines. I am trying to capture food, not shove it around.
Who else straightens tines at restaurants? Just me?
Who else straightens tines at restaurants? Just me?
June 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I simply do not have time for uneven tines. I am trying to capture food, not shove it around.
Who else straightens tines at restaurants? Just me?
Who else straightens tines at restaurants? Just me?
After much experimentation and consideration I confidently conclude that claude-code will allow me to pay MUCH CLOSER ATTENTION to the television I watch while I code.
Game changer.
Game changer.
June 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
After much experimentation and consideration I confidently conclude that claude-code will allow me to pay MUCH CLOSER ATTENTION to the television I watch while I code.
Game changer.
Game changer.
I just learned that :q! works in claude-code and it's delightful af.
June 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I just learned that :q! works in claude-code and it's delightful af.
Gonna guess when they say “international students” they don’t mean kids from Sweden 🇸🇪
May 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Gonna guess when they say “international students” they don’t mean kids from Sweden 🇸🇪
To the guy who always seems to be walking around my neighborhood in the Florida heat:
Good job! You keep getting fitter! I notice you picking up trash! Keep it up, whoever you are!
Good job! You keep getting fitter! I notice you picking up trash! Keep it up, whoever you are!
May 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
To the guy who always seems to be walking around my neighborhood in the Florida heat:
Good job! You keep getting fitter! I notice you picking up trash! Keep it up, whoever you are!
Good job! You keep getting fitter! I notice you picking up trash! Keep it up, whoever you are!
Don’t forget, AI doesn’t know what human words mean
I asked Siri using my voice how to spell a word. It spelled the word. Then it asked if it needed to phone a friend 🤦♂️
I asked Siri using my voice how to spell a word. It spelled the word. Then it asked if it needed to phone a friend 🤦♂️
May 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Don’t forget, AI doesn’t know what human words mean
I asked Siri using my voice how to spell a word. It spelled the word. Then it asked if it needed to phone a friend 🤦♂️
I asked Siri using my voice how to spell a word. It spelled the word. Then it asked if it needed to phone a friend 🤦♂️
meet users where they are 👍
but then take them somewhere better 🪐
but then take them somewhere better 🪐
May 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
meet users where they are 👍
but then take them somewhere better 🪐
but then take them somewhere better 🪐
The FAA has been underfunded for at least three presidential terms now. This isn’t new.
Nobody thinks air travel should be less safe. Nobody thinks the FAA is a waste of time. The system they administer creates a ton of economic value.
It really makes no sense.
Nobody thinks air travel should be less safe. Nobody thinks the FAA is a waste of time. The system they administer creates a ton of economic value.
It really makes no sense.
May 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The FAA has been underfunded for at least three presidential terms now. This isn’t new.
Nobody thinks air travel should be less safe. Nobody thinks the FAA is a waste of time. The system they administer creates a ton of economic value.
It really makes no sense.
Nobody thinks air travel should be less safe. Nobody thinks the FAA is a waste of time. The system they administer creates a ton of economic value.
It really makes no sense.
The one thing I miss here is drafts.
What am I supposed to do with my shitty ideas now? Where can they go to never be seen?
What am I supposed to do with my shitty ideas now? Where can they go to never be seen?
May 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The one thing I miss here is drafts.
What am I supposed to do with my shitty ideas now? Where can they go to never be seen?
What am I supposed to do with my shitty ideas now? Where can they go to never be seen?
Amazon pursuing a higher margin business
April 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon pursuing a higher margin business
We may be very surprised to learn that the best uses of an LLM have almost nothing to do with language
April 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We may be very surprised to learn that the best uses of an LLM have almost nothing to do with language
Ugh this email could have been a meeting 🙃
April 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Ugh this email could have been a meeting 🙃
I’d say: don’t use a browser that is designed to spy on you and sell you things.
As a marketer I don’t even want this.
As a marketer I don’t even want this.
April 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I’d say: don’t use a browser that is designed to spy on you and sell you things.
As a marketer I don’t even want this.
As a marketer I don’t even want this.
Go to any soccer or hockey game and you will hear someone in the crowd shouting “shoot it” at entirely the wrong moment.
April 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Go to any soccer or hockey game and you will hear someone in the crowd shouting “shoot it” at entirely the wrong moment.
Reposted by Ross Turk 👋
Our new guide shows how to:
✅ Stand up PostgreSQL + Metabase dashboards locally: no containers or system-wide installs
✅ Build and test ETL against real production-grade retail data
✅ Define, debug, and iterate in your dev environment using Flox
Full guide here: buff.ly/JN5wGjT
✅ Stand up PostgreSQL + Metabase dashboards locally: no containers or system-wide installs
✅ Build and test ETL against real production-grade retail data
✅ Define, debug, and iterate in your dev environment using Flox
Full guide here: buff.ly/JN5wGjT
Flox | Creating a Reproducible BI and Analytics Stack That Just Works Anywhere with Flox
Flox makes it simple to build and ship a runtime environment for data work. Build locally, on your own system, with direct access to local resources. When you're ready to ship, just push to GitHub or…
flox.dev
April 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Our new guide shows how to:
✅ Stand up PostgreSQL + Metabase dashboards locally: no containers or system-wide installs
✅ Build and test ETL against real production-grade retail data
✅ Define, debug, and iterate in your dev environment using Flox
Full guide here: buff.ly/JN5wGjT
✅ Stand up PostgreSQL + Metabase dashboards locally: no containers or system-wide installs
✅ Build and test ETL against real production-grade retail data
✅ Define, debug, and iterate in your dev environment using Flox
Full guide here: buff.ly/JN5wGjT
Hands up if you think working with people is worthwhile 🙌
Don’t work for companies that do not value people.
Don’t work for companies that do not value people.
April 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Hands up if you think working with people is worthwhile 🙌
Don’t work for companies that do not value people.
Don’t work for companies that do not value people.