Xavier Noria
@fxn.bsky.social
Everlasting student · Rails Core · Zeitwerk · Freelance · Life lover
It was an intimate show. So special, had her right there.
And OMG the band 😱.
And OMG the band 😱.
October 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM
It was an intimate show. So special, had her right there.
And OMG the band 😱.
And OMG the band 😱.
The one and only D'Angelo passed away today (51yo, pancreatic cancer).
He was the best.
Ledisi did Brown Sugar as a tribute to him.
He was the best.
Ledisi did Brown Sugar as a tribute to him.
October 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The one and only D'Angelo passed away today (51yo, pancreatic cancer).
He was the best.
Ledisi did Brown Sugar as a tribute to him.
He was the best.
Ledisi did Brown Sugar as a tribute to him.
We have a tokonoma (床の間) at home.
The calligraphy was commissioned to a local Japanese calligrapher: Mitsuru Nagata.
🙏
The calligraphy was commissioned to a local Japanese calligrapher: Mitsuru Nagata.
🙏
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
We have a tokonoma (床の間) at home.
The calligraphy was commissioned to a local Japanese calligrapher: Mitsuru Nagata.
🙏
The calligraphy was commissioned to a local Japanese calligrapher: Mitsuru Nagata.
🙏
Got this picture in my Ruby Passport, just to confuse the agent in case I am caught reading Django undercover
September 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Got this picture in my Ruby Passport, just to confuse the agent in case I am caught reading Django undercover
September 2, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Last day in Japan, OMG what a trip!
Today we went to Odaiba.
The Statue of Liberty symbolizes friendship between Japan and France, was installed in 1998/99.
The Gundam Unicorn is imposing, almost 20 m (65 ft) tall.
Today we went to Odaiba.
The Statue of Liberty symbolizes friendship between Japan and France, was installed in 1998/99.
The Gundam Unicorn is imposing, almost 20 m (65 ft) tall.
August 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Last day in Japan, OMG what a trip!
Today we went to Odaiba.
The Statue of Liberty symbolizes friendship between Japan and France, was installed in 1998/99.
The Gundam Unicorn is imposing, almost 20 m (65 ft) tall.
Today we went to Odaiba.
The Statue of Liberty symbolizes friendship between Japan and France, was installed in 1998/99.
The Gundam Unicorn is imposing, almost 20 m (65 ft) tall.
Ueno park, a sea of lotus (Tokyo).
August 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Ueno park, a sea of lotus (Tokyo).
The Japanese aspect of this one is that it has been taken in Ginza, Tokyo. 😀
August 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The Japanese aspect of this one is that it has been taken in Ginza, Tokyo. 😀
Shibuya crossing: red vs green (Tokyo)
August 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Shibuya crossing: red vs green (Tokyo)
We slept in a ryokan in Hakone, with tatamis, futons, and a spectacular view of the Ashi lake and mountains.
August 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We slept in a ryokan in Hakone, with tatamis, futons, and a spectacular view of the Ashi lake and mountains.
Rice and traditional house in Shirakawa-go.
The slope of the roof is this way for snow in winter. Roofs are rebuilt every 30 years or so by inhabitabts in a collaborative fashion, 2 or 3 houses each year.
The slope of the roof is this way for snow in winter. Roofs are rebuilt every 30 years or so by inhabitabts in a collaborative fashion, 2 or 3 houses each year.
August 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Rice and traditional house in Shirakawa-go.
The slope of the roof is this way for snow in winter. Roofs are rebuilt every 30 years or so by inhabitabts in a collaborative fashion, 2 or 3 houses each year.
The slope of the roof is this way for snow in winter. Roofs are rebuilt every 30 years or so by inhabitabts in a collaborative fashion, 2 or 3 houses each year.
Not a tourist spot, but one that means to me.
Master Dogen, founder of the Soto Zen school, passed away here in the XIII century (Kyoto).
Master Dogen, founder of the Soto Zen school, passed away here in the XIII century (Kyoto).
August 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Not a tourist spot, but one that means to me.
Master Dogen, founder of the Soto Zen school, passed away here in the XIII century (Kyoto).
Master Dogen, founder of the Soto Zen school, passed away here in the XIII century (Kyoto).
Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto)
August 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto)
Here they are!
Packaging is top-notch, they come in one big box each, assembled.
Packaging is top-notch, they come in one big box each, assembled.
August 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Here they are!
Packaging is top-notch, they come in one big box each, assembled.
Packaging is top-notch, they come in one big box each, assembled.
Upgraded my good old Audioengine A2+ with these KEF LSX II, and leveraged the change to do a full reset of my desktop.
Let's share a photo quickly, before thermodynamics do their thing.
Let's share a photo quickly, before thermodynamics do their thing.
July 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Upgraded my good old Audioengine A2+ with these KEF LSX II, and leveraged the change to do a full reset of my desktop.
Let's share a photo quickly, before thermodynamics do their thing.
Let's share a photo quickly, before thermodynamics do their thing.
And to close this symbolic trip to the last #RailsConf, here's some bars of The Sound of Philadelphia.
July 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
And to close this symbolic trip to the last #RailsConf, here's some bars of The Sound of Philadelphia.
The Logan Hotel has a free pool table in the library, so cool! Was a pool player in my 20s.
July 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Logan Hotel has a free pool table in the library, so cool! Was a pool player in my 20s.