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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 19/09/2026

I got a haircut today and the lady asked me if I was stressed and then proceeded to tell me she could feel tension in my head. wtaf.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 19/09/2026

Hard to believe how much is hiding in the sky until you get somewhere dark enough to see it.

A dense field of stars fills a dark night sky, with the Milky Way stretching across the lower half of the image in a bright, hazy band

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jamie @jamie.ideasasylum.com · 16/09/2026

I put Claude to work…

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 17/09/2026

Sir, a second GitHub Actions budget limit has hit the account 💀

Screenshot of three GitHub notifications showing budget alerts in quick succession: 75% at 19:35, 90% at 20:17, and 100% at 20:29.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 16/09/2026

New post: I added webmentions to my Bridgetown site. Replies, likes, and reposts from Bluesky can now show up directly under the original post. No comment system, no JavaScript widget, and the site stays completely static. I wrote up how it all works: andrewm.codes/p/adding-web...

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Adding Webmentions to a Bridgetown Site

How I added webmentions to my static Bridgetown site using webmention.io, Bridgy, and a nightly GitHub Actions job, so replies and likes from Bluesky show up right under my posts.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 12/09/2026

Just gave one of my older #Ruby posts a 2026 refresh: automating gem releases with GitHub Actions. It covers using Release Please for version bumps, changelogs, GitHub releases, and publishing to @rubygems.bsky.social andrewm.codes/p/automating...

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Automating Ruby Gem Releases with GitHub Actions

Automate Ruby gem releases with GitHub Actions and Release Please: conventional-commit versioning, changelog generation, and publishing to RubyGems.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 12/09/2026

I exported all 358 of my Pieces code snippets into Obsidian. I wrote up how I built the exporter, including the raw archive, normalization layer, deterministic filenames, metadata cleanup, SHA-256 verification, and the weird edge cases. andrewm.codes/p/exporting-...

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Exporting my Pieces code snippets to Obsidian

Pieces put memories behind a paid plan, so I pulled 358 saved snippets out of its local API and turned them into plain Markdown I own.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 11/09/2026

Nothing good has ever started with "I'm in Scottsdale at 1am" but here we are.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 04/09/2026

Also: Ryan is building Knowatoa, which helps you see where your company is showing up in AI search and how to make sure you show up more. If you care about how ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, etc. talk about your product, check it out: knowatoa.com

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 11/09/2026

Doing 92 through a painting.

Driver’s-eye view down a highway at sunset, with dramatic blue, orange, and pink clouds filling the sky. Several cars are ahead on the road, with the steering wheel and dashboard visible in the foreground; the digital speedometer reads 92 mph.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 04/09/2026

Got to interview @rmcastil.bsky.social on #RemoteRuby today. The first time I met Ryan, my Uber was taking me to the wrong LA airport and he and Mike Buckbee immediately offered me a seat in their Uber. Nearly missed my flight but somehow ended up with one of my favorite Ruby memories.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 03/09/2026

My code vs. AI bug bounty farmers

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 02/09/2026

Just booked my flights to #RailsWorld and after seeing the total, I'll be standing ten toes down on this issue for the foreseeable future.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 31/08/2026

New Remote Ruby is out. @davidhill.dev and I talk about my recent dive into MCPs: the Ruby MCP SDK, resources vs. tools, OAuth with Doorkeeper, and what I've learned building an MCP server for Rails. Plus, we're getting ready for Rails World in Austin. www.remoteruby.com/2260490/epis...

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MCP Implementations and Rails World Preparations - Remote Ruby

Andrew and David catch up on everything from wild weather and the upcoming Rails World conference to Andrew’s latest deep dive into MCPs (Model Context Protocols). Andrew shares what he’s learned whil...

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 28/08/2026

Happy and grateful to find Remote Ruby #1 again 🥳

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 21/08/2026

I'm gonna be driving over 1000 miles this weekend. Please provide audiobook recommendations ⬇️

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jamie @jamie.ideasasylum.com · 18/08/2026

I was kicking off a project today that I thought might be 4-6 weeks of work when @andrewm.codes _eventually_ interrupts to tell me they’d basically built the entire thing in half a day. Tell me again that AI hasn’t changed this industry faster than we can adapt

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Rocky Mountain Ruby Conference @rmrubyconf.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

90 days. New codebase. Shipping value while still figuring out where the service objects live. Andrea Fomera's field report on AI-assisted onboarding is the playbook you didn't know you needed. Get your early bird ticket still! rockymtnruby.dev/tickets

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 07/08/2026

I have been watching Rick & Morty since season 1. Season 9 is easily the greatest season they've done since the early days.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 02/08/2026

Can't remember the last time I was in a movie theater but I saw the new Spider-Man and was not disappointed

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 01/08/2026

🎙️ New Remote Ruby is out! We finally gave the show a new intro, so let us know what you think. This week’s episode covers RubyConf, Raspberry Pi side projects, MagicMirror dashboards, AI, Battlefield 6, IPv6, and a surprising amount of air conditioning. www.buzzsprout.com/2260490/epis...

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 31/07/2026

Finished Smallville in under 2 weeks. They should have stopped after season 7. Everything after just pissed me off.

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Kyle Shevlin (he/him) @kyleshevl.in · 28/07/2026

Genuinely, I find myself working harder. One of my super powers was I was faster than you at designing & writing what I needed to. I needed that time saved to be able to regulate, avoid burnout. Now that’s taken from me. I can’t outpace you. You (proverbial) got to catch up to me for free.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 29/07/2026

I've never been more productive than I have with AI. I've also never been more depressed.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 25/07/2026

Same reaction to season 8. Honestly, the Smallville writers should have been drawn and quartered. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

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jamie @jamie.ideasasylum.com · 23/07/2026

Don't know how meet-ups are these days but I'll open with… The apps that Rails has traditionally excelled at building are no longer viable SaaS businesses to start

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 24/07/2026

"What if your agent could..." Go fuck itself. As a service™️

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 23/07/2026

What's your Ruby/Rails opinion that would get you kicked out of a meetup?

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 23/07/2026

New #rails blog post in progress: "Callbacks Aren't Bad. You Are." I feel like I need a less controversial title. …but the current one is how I feel.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 18/07/2026

Every experienced Rails developer has at least one convention they don't follow anymore. Not because it's bad. Just because experience taught them something different. What's yours?

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therubyonrails.bsky.social @therubyonrails.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

New episode: Mike Dalton joins me to talk RubyConf, Authentication Hell, and building a DragonRuby game where getting hit means you have to re-authenticate. We also get into AI, creativity, RubyConf Africa, and conference community. Listen here: www.therubyonrailspodcast.com/543

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Mike Dalton and Authentication Hell

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hsbt @hsbt.org · 15/07/2026

mindgard.ai/blog/cursor-... こんなのを脆弱性として騒がれる方に同情するわ

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Cursor 0day: When Full Disclosure Becomes the Only Protection Left - Mindgard

The vulnerability nobody seems interested in fixing

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 15/07/2026

Last week I migrated a Rails app from structure.sql back to schema.rb, AMA.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 15/07/2026

They say a dog is man's most loyal companion. Mine is my podcast editor, who has spent seven years deleting the evidence that I should never have been given a microphone.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 14/07/2026

Me 10 seconds after getting the second dust storm alert in two days. The spice must flow.

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Andrew Mason @andrewm.codes · 10/07/2026

I often oscillate between feeling like shit and feeling like THE shit. Today, I'm feeling like the greatest programmer to ever live.

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