Rowen Willabus
@rowen.willabus.com
Tech Enthusiast 👨🏿💻 | 3.3X Engineer 🥷🚀 | Rubyist 💎 | Founder/CEO of IntellectStorm 🧠🌪️ | Founder/Chairman of Black Entrepreneurs Association 🇬🇾
I created a profile for Social Media on GrapheneOS and I now hardly come here. How have you been?
August 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I created a profile for Social Media on GrapheneOS and I now hardly come here. How have you been?
Every now and then, documentation I didn't think I made saves me.
February 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Every now and then, documentation I didn't think I made saves me.
@craiu.bsky.social @ryanaraine.bsky.social Where/when is the chat with the 30 folks during podcast recording?
December 18, 2024 at 2:09 PM
@craiu.bsky.social @ryanaraine.bsky.social Where/when is the chat with the 30 folks during podcast recording?
Every now and then, I enter nano my mistake and have trouble exiting it. Muscle memory kicks in and I see "recording macro" when I hit the almighty colon.
December 15, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Every now and then, I enter nano my mistake and have trouble exiting it. Muscle memory kicks in and I see "recording macro" when I hit the almighty colon.
Great summary to get up to speed with the cool kids.
December 9, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Great summary to get up to speed with the cool kids.
Some days, I find as much joy in writing documentation as I get from writing code.
Other days, I just paste a bunch of commands in a .md file.
Other other days I enter YOLO mode, lie to myself, and say that I'll remember this.
Other days, I just paste a bunch of commands in a .md file.
Other other days I enter YOLO mode, lie to myself, and say that I'll remember this.
December 8, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Some days, I find as much joy in writing documentation as I get from writing code.
Other days, I just paste a bunch of commands in a .md file.
Other other days I enter YOLO mode, lie to myself, and say that I'll remember this.
Other days, I just paste a bunch of commands in a .md file.
Other other days I enter YOLO mode, lie to myself, and say that I'll remember this.
Hey, besties... 🥹👋🏿👋🏿 @justingarrison.com @withenoughcoffee.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Hey, besties... 🥹👋🏿👋🏿 @justingarrison.com @withenoughcoffee.bsky.social
Honeybadger's activity here makes me want to try their platform. Oh, no. Is this what it feels like to be subtly pulled by the DevRel spells?
December 5, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Honeybadger's activity here makes me want to try their platform. Oh, no. Is this what it feels like to be subtly pulled by the DevRel spells?
Docker's Build Cache can quickly gobble available space if you aren't aware. OOTB, it doesn't limit it to n GB.
December 4, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Docker's Build Cache can quickly gobble available space if you aren't aware. OOTB, it doesn't limit it to n GB.
Nostalgia. 🥹🥹🥹
December 4, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Nostalgia. 🥹🥹🥹
The first time I had to work on a Ruby codebase, I was dreading learning yet another language.
I remember reading the code for the first time and fell in love instantly. ♥️♥️♥️ It was just beautiful, easy to comprehend and made sense right off the bat.
Thank you, @matz.bsky.social.
I remember reading the code for the first time and fell in love instantly. ♥️♥️♥️ It was just beautiful, easy to comprehend and made sense right off the bat.
Thank you, @matz.bsky.social.
December 3, 2024 at 2:18 PM
The first time I had to work on a Ruby codebase, I was dreading learning yet another language.
I remember reading the code for the first time and fell in love instantly. ♥️♥️♥️ It was just beautiful, easy to comprehend and made sense right off the bat.
Thank you, @matz.bsky.social.
I remember reading the code for the first time and fell in love instantly. ♥️♥️♥️ It was just beautiful, easy to comprehend and made sense right off the bat.
Thank you, @matz.bsky.social.
Looking forward to Spotify Wrapped 2024. When exactly does that release?
December 3, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Looking forward to Spotify Wrapped 2024. When exactly does that release?
Tough job for the product folks at Bluesky; strong varying, yet valid, opinions.
There's a whole lot of conversation still to be had about proving identity, but just want to call out that this option is available right now (and super cool to see!)
The only way Dylan could get a nytimes-dot-com handle like this is if nytimes set it up!
The only way Dylan could get a nytimes-dot-com handle like this is if nytimes set it up!
Update: I'm now @dylanfreedman.nytimes.com!
December 3, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Tough job for the product folks at Bluesky; strong varying, yet valid, opinions.
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I will never understand people who work full time and still do a ton of public speaking, writing, content creation, etc. outside of that. Y’all are a special brand of psychopath and I have an unbelievable amount of respect for you all.
December 2, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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If you post about SRE, DevOps, Ruby, Rails, security etc and I'm not following back, just give me a wave. 👋🏿
December 2, 2024 at 5:04 PM
If you post about SRE, DevOps, Ruby, Rails, security etc and I'm not following back, just give me a wave. 👋🏿
I love ClickUp as a PM tool.
December 2, 2024 at 2:16 PM
I love ClickUp as a PM tool.
Follow up after a week of use:
- confirming Claude AI > ChatGPT for suggestions.
- minor UX issues with Avante (sometimes responses are duplicated in two panes). Yet to truly investigate. Currently meh.
@seanofthedev.bsky.social
- confirming Claude AI > ChatGPT for suggestions.
- minor UX issues with Avante (sometimes responses are duplicated in two panes). Yet to truly investigate. Currently meh.
@seanofthedev.bsky.social
Currently toying with Avante in #neovim
TL;DR:
- They lean towards Claude AI by Antrophic (never used it).
- Few hiccups using OpenAI as my provider (drowsy, missing something)
- Got an API key from Antrophic; $5 minimum
- It works. Seemingly expensive as $0.15 used in 6 requests.
TL;DR:
- They lean towards Claude AI by Antrophic (never used it).
- Few hiccups using OpenAI as my provider (drowsy, missing something)
- Got an API key from Antrophic; $5 minimum
- It works. Seemingly expensive as $0.15 used in 6 requests.
GitHub - yetone/avante.nvim: Use your Neovim like using Cursor AI IDE!
Use your Neovim like using Cursor AI IDE! Contribute to yetone/avante.nvim development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Follow up after a week of use:
- confirming Claude AI > ChatGPT for suggestions.
- minor UX issues with Avante (sometimes responses are duplicated in two panes). Yet to truly investigate. Currently meh.
@seanofthedev.bsky.social
- confirming Claude AI > ChatGPT for suggestions.
- minor UX issues with Avante (sometimes responses are duplicated in two panes). Yet to truly investigate. Currently meh.
@seanofthedev.bsky.social
Aiming to play with Netdata this week. Any gotchas?
GitHub - netdata/netdata: Architected for speed. Automated for easy. Monitoring and troubleshooting, transformed!
Architected for speed. Automated for easy. Monitoring and troubleshooting, transformed! - netdata/netdata
github.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Aiming to play with Netdata this week. Any gotchas?
I spent the better part of my day working through my arguably unwarranted disdain for Microsoft... SQL Server.
On the bright side, the Rails adapter was seamless and I was pleasantly surprised with Azure Data Studio in lieu of the beefier SQL Server Management Studio.
On the bright side, the Rails adapter was seamless and I was pleasantly surprised with Azure Data Studio in lieu of the beefier SQL Server Management Studio.
December 1, 2024 at 10:02 PM
I spent the better part of my day working through my arguably unwarranted disdain for Microsoft... SQL Server.
On the bright side, the Rails adapter was seamless and I was pleasantly surprised with Azure Data Studio in lieu of the beefier SQL Server Management Studio.
On the bright side, the Rails adapter was seamless and I was pleasantly surprised with Azure Data Studio in lieu of the beefier SQL Server Management Studio.
First time using wicked_pdf; pleasantly surprised. Worked like a charm.
GitHub - mileszs/wicked_pdf: PDF generator (from HTML) plugin for Ruby on Rails
PDF generator (from HTML) plugin for Ruby on Rails - mileszs/wicked_pdf
github.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:49 PM
First time using wicked_pdf; pleasantly surprised. Worked like a charm.
Enshittification is a beautiful word. Can't wait to use it in my next speech.
November 27, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Enshittification is a beautiful word. Can't wait to use it in my next speech.
Reposted by Rowen Willabus
Going over to X now feels like having to check the mold infestation in your basement.
November 25, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Going over to X now feels like having to check the mold infestation in your basement.
Worth a read for those with websites. Cool stuff.
While Bluesky looks like other social apps on the surface, it’s actually quite different. It’s an open network.
I blogged about it here:
I blogged about it here:
Benefits of an open network
emilyliu.me
November 25, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Worth a read for those with websites. Cool stuff.
Open Love Letter to @withenoughcoffee.bsky.social and @justingarrison.com of Ship It.
Dear Autumn, Justin,
You keep me sane on my 45-minute commute. I've been listening for the last few months and love your insight, candor, wisdom, games, non-tech shares, pod chemistry and infectious laughs. ♥️
Dear Autumn, Justin,
You keep me sane on my 45-minute commute. I've been listening for the last few months and love your insight, candor, wisdom, games, non-tech shares, pod chemistry and infectious laughs. ♥️
November 24, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Open Love Letter to @withenoughcoffee.bsky.social and @justingarrison.com of Ship It.
Dear Autumn, Justin,
You keep me sane on my 45-minute commute. I've been listening for the last few months and love your insight, candor, wisdom, games, non-tech shares, pod chemistry and infectious laughs. ♥️
Dear Autumn, Justin,
You keep me sane on my 45-minute commute. I've been listening for the last few months and love your insight, candor, wisdom, games, non-tech shares, pod chemistry and infectious laughs. ♥️
Rails around the world 🌎
Last month, my company deployed a Rails app that helps tens of thousands of farmers and hundreds of extension officers countrywide. It includes offline functionality. This project was funded by the Inter-American Development Bank.
We have more of these in the pipeline. 🚀🚀
Last month, my company deployed a Rails app that helps tens of thousands of farmers and hundreds of extension officers countrywide. It includes offline functionality. This project was funded by the Inter-American Development Bank.
We have more of these in the pipeline. 🚀🚀
New Agriculture Information System to transform local agri sector - News Room Guyana
The Agriculture Information System (AIS) was launched on Monday, marking a pivotal shift in improving the sector through technology. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, at the launch of the system...
newsroom.gy
November 24, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Rails around the world 🌎
Last month, my company deployed a Rails app that helps tens of thousands of farmers and hundreds of extension officers countrywide. It includes offline functionality. This project was funded by the Inter-American Development Bank.
We have more of these in the pipeline. 🚀🚀
Last month, my company deployed a Rails app that helps tens of thousands of farmers and hundreds of extension officers countrywide. It includes offline functionality. This project was funded by the Inter-American Development Bank.
We have more of these in the pipeline. 🚀🚀