Managing a Starship
managingastarship.bsky.social
Managing a Starship
@managingastarship.bsky.social
Developer for a long time
Manager for a long time
Worn all the hats, did the things
Ask me about managing folks
https://substack.com/@gruici
If you want to know what I am like, my Substack (in bio) is a good start. I've been managing folks for a long time and working in software development for 12 years.

If the times don't work, give me a holler. I'm still dialing in what is a good amount of time for this. We can figure something out!
March 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Exposition needs work though. Waste of time to have her explain the place.
March 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I should probably mention what this is.

I'm making a completely offline period tracking app (that can track other stuff too) and it is named after my cat. The icon is a silhouette of the namesake cat.
March 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I bought lab grade deionized water once. ONCE. I wanted to use it to clean my screens.

Now I get ads for literal drums of isopropyl alcohol.

It's like meme, meme, meme, wanna buy 55 gallons of isopropyl?, meme, meme.
March 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I still need to build out the iOS UI as many of my friends are on that platform, but at some point it will have an alpha.
March 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's been an interesting experience. Between the malaise that is looking for work and the further frustration of how Jetpack Compose is set up (why do you apply padding more than once?), it's been nice to see something come together.
March 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I've been working on a period tracking app (with the help of my period having friends, I don't have them...) that is meant to be offline for safety. It'll be open sourced as well so folks can audit it.
March 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I am extremely envious of that bowl. That is an awesome bowl.
March 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
This was the first thought I had as well. That job description is two, maybe three different jobs, all in one, for less than one of those positions cost.
March 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Just means you need more Motörhead shirts and that is a lovely problem to have.
March 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I even know how to code!
March 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I mean... if folks just want someone knowledgeable to chat with and confidently make up answers sometimes, I can do that for $8000 a month if they want to.
March 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM