We had the boards but faced budgetary constraints for assembly on a short timeline. We tried to toaster oven but there are a ridiculously large number of tiny components, tightly woven. Azymologist is a genius.

Deploying the first few hundred finished badges this month at conferences.

It lives! Lots more to be done but it’s my favorite project in a long while. We have a strategy to keep everyone anonymous while ensuring bad actors can be permanently removed. What would you build on a tiny, private internet where trolls couldn’t exist?

A conference badge that does automated proximity-based key signing and private key exchange over IR, transmitted through a massive cubic zirconia and confirmed over 6 other mediums. They use the keys to form a secure mesh network so attendees can selectively expose contact details and chat.

Heathrow gave me a cookie. I am the Goat.

I remember when the world used to make sense.

Nonsense St. In Berlin. Made me think of you.

Best ramen in the greater Portland area, by far. It's attached to Uwajimaya in Beaverton.

Korean BBQ with RailsConf friends. Easily one of my favourite meals with a large group. Geonbae! 🍻

Anybody want to guess why there's a solar panel bolted to the sidewalk in Atlanta? I've never seen this before.

I missed conference selfies ❤️

We met online because we're both Ruby meetup organizers, back when we started RubyGalaxy. Finally met in person.