iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Am thinking of shutting down the Ruby (and other) T-shirts store I’ve been running. Is a fun experiment but can’t justify the running costs! Unless I can work out a way to at least make it revenue neutral. madethescene.com/collections...

madethescene.com

Ruby & Rails

pop culture and nerd tees

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

But you have to actually _go_

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Wasn't sure whether to include this in my write up. Glad you finally shared.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you don't do it soon I'll be too old to party hard.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Maybe time to get v1 on the roadmap?

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

They most likely have been to one conference. Ever.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

What if the text is load bearing?

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Mike Dalessio @flavorjon.es · 25/09/2026

I'm honored and humbled to join the Rails core team. I'll be focusing on security and improvements to Active Storage and Action Text. Please reach out if you have thoughts on what would make your work easier.

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Mike Dalessio @flavorjon.es · 22/09/2026

Teaser for my Rails World talk tomorrow. A brief history of time.

First, the earth cooled. Then dinosaurs roamed. Then humans built machines, and started writing software that was too trusting or didn't think through security corner cases. Now AI has made it easy to take advantage of those flaws. Where do we go from here?

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Holy shit. Robot taxis in Austin. Completely mind blowing.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The journey begins to Austin. Not saying that coffee options are limited at 6:45AM on a Sunday in Brighton but, I’ve had better.

A coffee cup with a yellow lid sits on patterned tile flooring, suggesting a morning in a café or outdoor setting.

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Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

New Raffish mix. A frankly preposterous journey from Prince to King Bee via DnB, hard house and a funky tribute to the late Dolly Parton www.mixcloud.com/raffishdj/ra...

mixcloud.com

The Raffish Mix Iii

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Do you know who's smart? Vaidehi is.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I think this one is underrated.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"Good catch. I hadn't considered the fallibility of human joints."

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Or whether my swearing was inventive enough.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I pay for Postmark despite it being long past their glory days.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Scrolling a dropdown menu. Back in four days.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"Hi there, just giving you a call about your AWS usage at your business" "That's weird, we don't use it" "Azure?" "Nope" <stunned silence>

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Why didn't he make it clear? Careless not to talk about his award in the CFP submission. And leave his award out of the bio. And not mentioning the award in the angry blog post. Award.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This guy pulls this shit _every time_. And yet it's always the conference's fault. Weird.

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therubyonrails.bsky.social @therubyonrails.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Andy Kroll joins me this week to talk AI-assisted development, why coding tests may no longer make sense, hiring for judgement instead, Brighton Ruby, and Rails World. Today is the last day to enter the giveaway for a Rails World ticket: forms.gle/LoLvTfJ2BFav...

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Badass spelling. But I'm with a C

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Also if you solder your own finger it hurts but doesn't bleed because the wound cauterises. Cool. Cool. Cool.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

This morning's two hour discovery: I am bad at soldering and should have gone to eBay first to sell a busted joypad for parts.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We are all glad you think this.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Now we're _both_ stuck with the theme tune for several days.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

So you have a genius doing things overnight? I have a cartoon for you.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The swearing is why my chat transcripts must never surface.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Have the nightmares stopped? Migration of anything means BAD DREAMS

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Elena Tănăsoiu @elenatanasoiu.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The talks for Brighton Ruby are now up and free to watch www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... If you'd like to learn more about how GitHub does performance work, have a look!

youtube.com

Brighton Ruby 2026 - YouTube

My goodness it was hot. https://brightonruby.com/2026

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Brighton Ruby @brightonruby.com · 13/07/2026

Quick this year right? Brighton Ruby 2026's talks all on YouTube (for the first time). www.youtube.com/playlist?li...

youtube.com

Brighton Ruby 2026

My goodness it was hot. https://brightonruby.com/2026

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Who do you use for virtual office? Recommended?

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

You'd go with "best time ever"?

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I might be mixing things up a little in a way you might be up for.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Today is Raffa's final day after nearly sixteen years. He's been in heart failure for a few weeks, and reached the point where we'd be keeping him around for us and not for him. Having, loving & losing a dog feels both ridiculous & deeply profound. Lots of tears at my place today.

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Rosa @rosa.codes · 04/06/2026

Got all travel booked for @brightonruby.com. First time going on the Eurostar from Brussels, I'm really excited about this! 🚄🌊 And even though organising last year's dinner on the spot with 17 people and a fan 🪭 was fun (😆), this year I've made a reservation for 10 people at Dishoom's Permit Room 😋

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The first step is admitting you have a problem.

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Andy Croll @andycroll.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Thank god someone's out there still doing the important journalistic work our community needs.

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