Josh Priddle
@josh.fail
I make Hosting and Hosting Accessories. Co-founder at https://builtfast.com. Ramblings at https://josh.fail.
This was a fun read mensfeld.pl/2025/11/ruby...
When Your Hash Becomes a String: Hunting Ruby's Million-to-One Memory Bug
An "impossible" Ruby bug: Hashes becoming Strings at runtime. 2,700 identical crashes. No corruption. Just objects changing what they are. Deep dive.
mensfeld.pl
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This was a fun read mensfeld.pl/2025/11/ruby...
Wow, I swapped out my Q2 Pro with Banana switches for my older Q2 with Holy Pandas and it feels insanely springy. I'm not sure if I like it and I used it for a solid year before I bought the Pro and left everything stock.
October 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Wow, I swapped out my Q2 Pro with Banana switches for my older Q2 with Holy Pandas and it feels insanely springy. I'm not sure if I like it and I used it for a solid year before I bought the Pro and left everything stock.
Everyone talks shit about us tech nerds hoarding cables. But one of these Thunderbolt cables costs like $75 to replace... not that I've touched it in 3 years.
October 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Everyone talks shit about us tech nerds hoarding cables. But one of these Thunderbolt cables costs like $75 to replace... not that I've touched it in 3 years.
My wife and I both work from home. People always say "omg I could never work with my spouse, don't they bother you?"
No, I like her quite a bit. I've grown accustomed to her face, if you will.
No, I like her quite a bit. I've grown accustomed to her face, if you will.
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My wife and I both work from home. People always say "omg I could never work with my spouse, don't they bother you?"
No, I like her quite a bit. I've grown accustomed to her face, if you will.
No, I like her quite a bit. I've grown accustomed to her face, if you will.
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50centadjustedforinflation.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is amazing 50centadjustedforinflation.com
Current status, diving into Ubiquiti from OPNsense tonight
October 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Current status, diving into Ubiquiti from OPNsense tonight
Really digging Cascadia Code font github.com/microsoft/ca...
GitHub - microsoft/cascadia-code: This is a fun, new monospaced font that includes programming ligatures and is designed to enhance the modern look and feel of the Windows Terminal.
This is a fun, new monospaced font that includes programming ligatures and is designed to enhance the modern look and feel of the Windows Terminal. - microsoft/cascadia-code
github.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Really digging Cascadia Code font github.com/microsoft/ca...
Am I the only one that thought Fantastic Four kinda sucked?
Planet eater defeated by... a mother's love?!
Planet eater defeated by... a mother's love?!
October 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Am I the only one that thought Fantastic Four kinda sucked?
Planet eater defeated by... a mother's love?!
Planet eater defeated by... a mother's love?!
I think I need to give up on Invasion. It's like The Walking Dead in Space. I still feel so invested though 😭
October 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I think I need to give up on Invasion. It's like The Walking Dead in Space. I still feel so invested though 😭
Claude is down so I'm using ChatGPT to troubleshoot some ssh issues. Wow, is ChatGPT SLOW compared to Claude!
October 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Claude is down so I'm using ChatGPT to troubleshoot some ssh issues. Wow, is ChatGPT SLOW compared to Claude!
Of course Sinclair owns our local ABC affiliate and isn't running Kimmel tonight. That'll surely work, guys 🙄
September 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Of course Sinclair owns our local ABC affiliate and isn't running Kimmel tonight. That'll surely work, guys 🙄
Wrote an article about how we automate Homebrew tap updates at BuiltFast builtfast.dev/blog/automat...
Automating Homebrew Tap Updates with GitHub Actions — BuiltFast Engineering | Joshua Priddle
We use GitHub Actions to automate everything at BuiltFast. Here's how we automate bumping Homebrew formulae https://lnkd.in/g8vKWfi6
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September 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Wrote an article about how we automate Homebrew tap updates at BuiltFast builtfast.dev/blog/automat...
Reposted by Josh Priddle
🚨 Warning to #PHP package maintainers: We did not email you to change your passwords & 2FA. Emails asking you to update your credentials are a phishing attempt. We had the phishing site & domain taken down. If you got the email and entered your credentials, please contact us. #phpc
September 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I will always believe this was Hi-C Ecto Cooler being served as strong whiskey in this TNG episode.
September 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I will always believe this was Hi-C Ecto Cooler being served as strong whiskey in this TNG episode.
I wrote some quick ruby a few mins ago and did `if ! defined?` instead of `unless defined?`. I feel ashamed 😭
September 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I wrote some quick ruby a few mins ago and did `if ! defined?` instead of `unless defined?`. I feel ashamed 😭
No one dramas like Ruby 🙃 pup-e.com/goodbye-ruby...
pup-e.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
No one dramas like Ruby 🙃 pup-e.com/goodbye-ruby...
Holy crap, Apple added truecolor support to `Terminal.app` in Tahoe! So many themes to try.
September 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Holy crap, Apple added truecolor support to `Terminal.app` in Tahoe! So many themes to try.
Liquid Glass is so bad.
September 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Liquid Glass is so bad.
You can rip the solarized theme from my cold, dead hands.
September 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
You can rip the solarized theme from my cold, dead hands.
I changed my shell prompt a tiny bit for the first time in like 10 years, and I don't think you guys understand how insane that is for me.
September 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I changed my shell prompt a tiny bit for the first time in like 10 years, and I don't think you guys understand how insane that is for me.
ONE time 3 months ago I left a wrapper to a cat treat on my counter. Now, every time he gets one, he jumps on the counter for about 20 minutes to see if I left the wrapper again.
August 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
ONE time 3 months ago I left a wrapper to a cat treat on my counter. Now, every time he gets one, he jumps on the counter for about 20 minutes to see if I left the wrapper again.
Say `expect(true)->toBeTrue()` one more time, Claude, I dare ya!
August 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Say `expect(true)->toBeTrue()` one more time, Claude, I dare ya!
New King Of The Hill was decent. Definitely not as good as the original but 7/10 - which is a lot better than I expected.
August 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
New King Of The Hill was decent. Definitely not as good as the original but 7/10 - which is a lot better than I expected.
RIP to the Prince of Bats
July 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
RIP to the Prince of Bats