Valerie Woolard
@valeriecodes.bsky.social
software engineer 👩💻, board of directors @rubycentral.org, chaotic good, INTJ, she/her
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If you care deeply about the Ruby programming language, open source sustainability, and community growth, here is your chance to help shape the future of the Ruby ecosystem. Accepting applications for the Board of Directors until November 21st: rubycentral.teamtailor.com/jobs/6723164...
Ruby Central Board Member - Ruby Central
About Ruby Central. Ruby Central is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and advancing the Ruby programming language and community. We steward foundational open source infrastructure su...
rubycentral.teamtailor.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If you care deeply about the Ruby programming language, open source sustainability, and community growth, here is your chance to help shape the future of the Ruby ecosystem. Accepting applications for the Board of Directors until November 21st: rubycentral.teamtailor.com/jobs/6723164...
Ruby Central has opened board applications for next year: rubycentral.teamtailor.com/jobs/6723164...
I’ll be rolling off the board to have another baby and stuff, so I’d really love if you’d apply and/or share this with anyone who’s interested in being involved.
I’ll be rolling off the board to have another baby and stuff, so I’d really love if you’d apply and/or share this with anyone who’s interested in being involved.
Ruby Central Board Member - Ruby Central
About Ruby Central. Ruby Central is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and advancing the Ruby programming language and community. We steward foundational open source infrastructure su...
rubycentral.teamtailor.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Ruby Central has opened board applications for next year: rubycentral.teamtailor.com/jobs/6723164...
I’ll be rolling off the board to have another baby and stuff, so I’d really love if you’d apply and/or share this with anyone who’s interested in being involved.
I’ll be rolling off the board to have another baby and stuff, so I’d really love if you’d apply and/or share this with anyone who’s interested in being involved.
I had a long commute today and have some movie musical hot takes to share.
First, movie musicals that are underrated:
West Side Story (2021)
The Phantom of the Opera (2024)
First, movie musicals that are underrated:
West Side Story (2021)
The Phantom of the Opera (2024)
October 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I had a long commute today and have some movie musical hot takes to share.
First, movie musicals that are underrated:
West Side Story (2021)
The Phantom of the Opera (2024)
First, movie musicals that are underrated:
West Side Story (2021)
The Phantom of the Opera (2024)
This is my toddler’s favorite book right now but this page freaks me out
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is my toddler’s favorite book right now but this page freaks me out
My team built this and it’s pretty fun www.heroku.com/blog/turn-id...
Welcome to Heroku Vibes
Turn your ideas into apps with Heroku Vibes. Our AI-powered agent lets you build and deploy simply by describing what you want.
www.heroku.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:34 AM
My team built this and it’s pretty fun www.heroku.com/blog/turn-id...
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headline in my inbox: "The War on Tylenol". Except that it isn't? It's a eugenicist war on pregnant people, blaming them and their medical caregivers for autism, which the eugenicists regard as a fate worse than death. Focusing on Tylenol hides that fact.
September 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
headline in my inbox: "The War on Tylenol". Except that it isn't? It's a eugenicist war on pregnant people, blaming them and their medical caregivers for autism, which the eugenicists regard as a fate worse than death. Focusing on Tylenol hides that fact.
there are simply not enough delicious beverages that contain neither caffeine nor alcohol
September 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
there are simply not enough delicious beverages that contain neither caffeine nor alcohol
All of this is ridiculous but it was kind of fun to see a meme be born in real time
September 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
All of this is ridiculous but it was kind of fun to see a meme be born in real time
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One thing conservatives are gonna do is they’re gonna make sure pregnant people are suffering as much as possible—because, of course, they hate women and want them to suffer!
September 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
One thing conservatives are gonna do is they’re gonna make sure pregnant people are suffering as much as possible—because, of course, they hate women and want them to suffer!
hey so tylenol is the only pain reliever considered safe during pregnancy so by saying pregnant folks shouldn’t take it (in addition to being based on dubious research) is essentially just telling them they can’t have pain relief
September 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
hey so tylenol is the only pain reliever considered safe during pregnancy so by saying pregnant folks shouldn’t take it (in addition to being based on dubious research) is essentially just telling them they can’t have pain relief
Sorry to everyone who has followed me recently that I am mostly retired from Posting
September 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Sorry to everyone who has followed me recently that I am mostly retired from Posting
Freedom, another member of the Ruby Central Board, wrote this post, but it closely aligns with my feelings and experiences as well.
apiguy.substack.com/p/a-board-me...
apiguy.substack.com/p/a-board-me...
A board member's perspective of the RubyGems controversy
What a week it's been as a Ruby Central Board Member.
apiguy.substack.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Freedom, another member of the Ruby Central Board, wrote this post, but it closely aligns with my feelings and experiences as well.
apiguy.substack.com/p/a-board-me...
apiguy.substack.com/p/a-board-me...
And yes, I limit replies and quote tweets because I don’t want to spend all my time moderating my bluesky, feel free to screenshot and dunk on me as you see fit.
September 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
And yes, I limit replies and quote tweets because I don’t want to spend all my time moderating my bluesky, feel free to screenshot and dunk on me as you see fit.
Just to be clear, Ruby Central has not taken money from DHH/Basecamp.
September 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Just to be clear, Ruby Central has not taken money from DHH/Basecamp.
Hi folks, I am the president of the Ruby Central board. I don’t have time to reply to posts individually, but I do want to make clear that recent changes to permissions in our open source projects were done in collaboration with the organization’s leadership and not by one person unilaterally 🧵
September 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Hi folks, I am the president of the Ruby Central board. I don’t have time to reply to posts individually, but I do want to make clear that recent changes to permissions in our open source projects were done in collaboration with the organization’s leadership and not by one person unilaterally 🧵
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An update in the case of a 21-yr-old Kentucky student charged with ‘abuse of a corpse’: The county coroner declined to answer whether the 'infant' in question was full-term despite confirming they have this info, and specified that 'infant' sometimes refers to fetuses:
Kentucky Coroner: When We Say 'Infant', It Could Mean 'Fetus'
Lexington law enforcement knows whether Laken Snelling's pregnancy was full-term—they just won't say
jessica.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
An update in the case of a 21-yr-old Kentucky student charged with ‘abuse of a corpse’: The county coroner declined to answer whether the 'infant' in question was full-term despite confirming they have this info, and specified that 'infant' sometimes refers to fetuses:
if I am considering a kindle colorsoft but would rather not give (more) money to amazon… what should I do?
July 31, 2025 at 4:39 AM
if I am considering a kindle colorsoft but would rather not give (more) money to amazon… what should I do?
me ordering more labubus
REPORTER: The president is revamping the Rose Garden for a second time, he's spending billions of dollars to overhaul a 747 that will be used for Air Force 1 for possibly a year. Are you concerned about that spending too?
RUSS VOUGHT: We have a lot of priorities. We need to spend in areas.
RUSS VOUGHT: We have a lot of priorities. We need to spend in areas.
July 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
me ordering more labubus
She’s ready for her keynote #RailsConf
July 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
She’s ready for her keynote #RailsConf
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For the life of me I don’t understand going to the effort - time, money, everything - of running for Congress, winning, and then just rolling over. It makes no sense.
July 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
For the life of me I don’t understand going to the effort - time, money, everything - of running for Congress, winning, and then just rolling over. It makes no sense.
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June 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
i dare anyone to curate a more insane fb marketplace algo than mine
April 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
i dare anyone to curate a more insane fb marketplace algo than mine
since becoming a parent I want to see every single baby’s sweet little face
March 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
since becoming a parent I want to see every single baby’s sweet little face
I mostly stay out of the AI discourse, but its invasion of wholesome hobbies really makes me sad. Every day in one of my embroidery groups someone gets duped by a weird AI-generated pattern for sale on Etsy.
January 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I mostly stay out of the AI discourse, but its invasion of wholesome hobbies really makes me sad. Every day in one of my embroidery groups someone gets duped by a weird AI-generated pattern for sale on Etsy.