Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 25/05/2026Introduce yourself with ten bands you’ve seen live: Alice in Chains Queens of the Stone Age Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Radio Moscow Metallica The Offspring Linkin Park The Roots Black Pistol Fire Coeur de Pirate 000
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 22/01/2026The Fast and Francis Saga begins gusk.ca/ff/fast-and-...gusk.caFast and FrancisThe origin story. When everything falls apart, you should bet on yourself. 010
Reposted by Gustavo KarkowFreek Van der Herten @freek.bsky.social · 15/01/2026🔗 Behind the Terminal gusk.caBehind the TerminalWhy I made my portfolio feel like a terminal, and how it works 011
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 09/01/2026I wrote a meta article about how I built my website gusk.ca/articles/beh...gusk.caBehind the TerminalWhy I made my portfolio feel like a terminal, and how it works. 010
Reposted by Gustavo KarkowRecord Club @record.club · 07/01/2026It's here! 🏆 The Record Club 2025 Year in Review: record.club/2025 1194
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 05/01/2026Your favorite dev comic now has a home gusk.ca/comicsgusk.cagusk — ComicsAST*rix & ob_lix comics 010
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 03/01/2026Keep tabs on your inner radio brainradio.fmbrainradio.fmbrainradio.fmThe earworm scrobbler 211
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 03/01/2026New year, new domain gusk.cagusk.caguskThe personal website of Gustavo Karkow 030
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 31/12/2025Just in time, a quick recap of 2025 gksh.dev/articles/202...gksh.dev2025 Quick Recap 010
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 31/12/2025@davidkpiano.bsky.social Is there such a thing as an llms.txt for xstate docs? 100
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 23/12/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUAT...youtube.comO Terno - Não Espero Mais (Clipe Oficial)YouTube video by O Terno 010
Reposted by Gustavo KarkowLaracon AU @laracon.au · 21/12/2025Find better problems 👉 youtu.be/kYAr8mSDmww 001
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 22/12/2025Gave the ol’ website a glow up over the weekend gksh.devgksh.devgkshThe personal website of Gustavo Karkow 120
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 21/12/2025If you need a quick way to print markdown, help yourself gksh.dev/md?merry=xmasgksh.devgkshThe personal website of Gustavo Karkow 010
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 17/12/2025This paperback is beautiful! I'm looking forward to reading it over the holidays. 1101
Reposted by Gustavo KarkowWilly Brauner @willybrauner.com · 26/11/2025👀 themonolithproject.netthemonolithproject.netThe Monolith ProjectThe Monolith Project 0125
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 17/11/2025I'm gonna try and reach inbox and tab zero til the end of the year. Wish me luck! 000
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 14/11/2025Which tech and science magazines are worth subscribing to these days? My wife has a NatGeo subscription, but half of it is ads. I'd love something similar to what Stripe used to do with increment.com 000
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 11/11/2025I'm not sure if I'll do anything with it, but I had this idea for a portfolio/personal website 🤔 200
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 17/10/2025It all started a decade ago when I joined a solo project running Laravel 4.2. laravel.com/blog/streami...laravel.comStreaming Global Live Events with Laravel. The Artisan of the Day Is Gustavo Karkow. - Laravel - The PHP Framework For Web ArtisansGustavo Karkow’s Laravel journey spans public healthcare and streaming global live events, proving how great software can serve people at every scale. 000
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 24/09/2025Ran my first half-marathon this weekend. I clearly needed more training, but I made it to the finish line! My goal for next year is to shave at least 30 minutes off my official time. 050
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 07/08/2025Install kilopx.com using this complimentary floppy disk and go have fun! kilopx.com/gksh.dev/gPG...kilopx.comkilopixelone thousand pixels, one at a time 031
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 31/07/2025If you could frame your first Laracon, I think it would look something like this 240
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 28/07/2025It's been a while I don't travel solo. Strange feeling. I'm missing the family already. 050
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 16/07/2025I just ordered a limited run of custom postcards to give away at Laracon. Come find me to get one! 161
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 25/05/2025If you're a dev who likes running, let me know! bsky.app/profile/did:... 000
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 23/05/2025Freek's newsletter includes my article on scoping Eloquent relations using the Context facade. Give it a read! 041
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 21/05/2025New Kadavar! open.spotify.com/album/148B89...open.spotify.comI Just Want To Be A SoundKadavar · Album · 2025 · 10 songs 000
Reposted by Gustavo KarkowFreek Van der Herten @freek.bsky.social · 16/05/2025🔗 Impostor Syndrome – Maybe I’m Not Good Enough? moisis.devImpostor Syndrome – Maybe I’m Not Good Enough?After more than 9 years working with Laravel—leading a dev team and architecting solutions—I still sometimes feel like I’m not doing enough. 011
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 15/05/2025Vibe coding is coding to this music youtu.be/vMgyaC7QQhsyoutu.be"Better" by Improvement Movement - LiveYouTube video by Improvement Movement 000
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 12/05/2025I wrote a few words about scoping Eloquent relations at runtime using Laravel's Context facade gist.github.com/karkowg/1ffa...gist.github.comScoping Eloquent Relations Using the Context FacadeScoping Eloquent Relations Using the Context Facade - scoping-eloquent-relations-using-the-context-facade.md 020
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 02/05/2025open.spotify.com/album/4puIIb...open.spotify.comBlack Gives Way To BlueAlice In Chains · Album · 2009 · 13 songs 010
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 16/04/2025It's the second or third time I've witnessed my kid fall teeth-first on the floor. I wish everything were inflatable. 100
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 31/03/2025Can't tell if this is an AI-generated transcript or poetry “Correct the hello Getting my key as a preconception moon Don't network But isn't gonna work But they do very well Some sort of control? And now he OK eyes in the Tivoli OK, mood document, father in tracking” 000
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 31/03/2025I never went go-karting. It would be a fun activity pre-Laracon. @chris-sev.bsky.social Do you know a guy? 010
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 29/03/2025@cmorrell.com have you done a podcast on imposter syndrome yet? I'd listen to that right now 100
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 28/03/2025@cassidoo.co I'm sure a toddler + phishing joke is around somewhere, waiting to be made. They keep trying to trick us into doing what they want, haha. 000
![```php
<?php
return [
'drivers' => [
'spotify' => [
'driver' => 'spotify',
],
'lastfm' => [
'driver' => 'lastfm',
],
'musicbrainz' => [
'driver' => 'musicbrainz',
],
'local' => [
'driver' => 'local',
],
'lottery' => [
'driver' => 'lottery',
'drivers' => [
'spotify',
'lastfm',
'musicbrainz',
],
],
'failover' => [
'driver' => 'failover',
'drivers' => [
'spotify',
// 'lastfm',
// 'musicbrainz',
],
],
],
];
```](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4op2gckllrrttktwi4vg2j2p/bafkreigy5lthhcwh55wfy7ficlvd3xsmfgpt266ixtpmvp3clwxnhoh2o4)
![Eloquent relation scoped by data from Context
```php
class RedirectIfMissingRegistration
{
public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
{
/** @var Event $event */
$event = $request->route('event');
// Add event id to the context
Context::addHidden('event_id', $event->id);
if ($user->eventAttendee->registered) {
return $next($request);
}
return redirect()->route('event.registration', [$event]);
}
}
class User
{
public function eventAttendees(): HasMany
{
return $this->hasMany(EventAttendee::class);
}
public function eventAttendee(): HasOne
{
return $this->eventAttendees()
->one()
->ofMany(['id' => 'max'], function ($query) {
// Yae or nay?
$query->where('event_id', Context::getHidden('event_id'));
});
}
}
```](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4op2gckllrrttktwi4vg2j2p/bafkreicdjlxdvc3obhs4g72hsqmr7xwc5ac3skajk4fhgvpyfvvcspqu4a)
