Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 17/12/2025This paperback is beautiful! I'm looking forward to reading it over the holidays. 1101
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 · 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 · 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 · 23/07/2025Due to popular demand, I've added a special Laracon US edition to the mix 🏌️ 000
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 · 01/04/2025First 10K of the year, a bit less than a month from the race 💪 000
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 18/03/2025Why not run Fusion while we're at it Howdy, @aaronfrancis.com! 010
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 11/03/2025Ankles started giving up on me around 6K again. Any suggestions? @kvlly.com @devdevcharlie.com @dyrynda.au 100
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 25/02/2025Not a bad run after a debilitating weekend with food poisoning. If I ever struggle, here's proof I can make it. 100
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 28/01/2025Definitely one of those days where you ask yourself "What am I even doing this for?" 110
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 22/01/2025😂 It reminded me of the green I used for my office, that's all 010
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 15/01/2025gksh.comics presents "AST*rix & ob_lix & $aarondfrancix" (𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛) 310
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 15/01/2025gksh.comics presents "AST*rix & ob_lix & $aarondfrancix" 𝐴𝑛𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠, 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 100
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 14/01/2025Getting a refresher on what's new in PHP 8.4 at the PHP Montréal meetup 030
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 12/01/2025When you forget the sled at the grandparents', you have to make do with the second best thing. Patent pending 😆 000
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 02/01/2025I came home from the holidays to find this little treat from Sir @benholmen.com. Thank you! 220
Gustavo Karkow @gusk.ca · 02/01/2025This might be my best pizza yet. Homemade dough, tomato sauce, bell peppers, artichokes — cheese, prosciutto, and basil leaves were added later 🍕 110
![AST*rix & ob_lix & $aarondfrancix
A parody of the Astérix comic using programming
Frame 1
whoami: ob_lix
The caption reads "In a terminal window"
```bash
➜ facadix git:(main) ✗ composer run dev
> npx concurrently -c "#93c5fd,#c4b5fd,#fb7185,#fdba74" "php artisan serve" "php artisan queue:listen --tries=1" "php artisan pail --timeout=0" "npm run dev"
[logs] INFO Tailing application logs. Press Ctrl+C to exit
[logs] Use -v|-vv to show more details
[queue]
[queue] INFO Processing jobs from the [default] queue.
[vite]
[vite] > dev
[vite] > vite
[vite]
[vite] sh: vite: command not found
[vite] npm run dev exited with code 127
[server]
[server] INFO Server running on [http://127.0.0.1:8000].
[server]
[server] Press Ctrl+C to stop the server
```
AST*rix says "What's this nonsense, ob_lix? Did $caesar make you install it?"
ob_lix replies "Hm... it's the new `composer run dev` command"
Frame 2
whoami: $aarondfrancix
$aarondfrancix says "Hold my two sets of twins!" while looking at the intro page for the CLI Experiments course from Joe Tuinnenbaum
Frame 3
whoami: $aarondfrancix
The caption reads "A few seltzers later..."
```bash
composer require aarondfrancix/solitaire --dev \
&& php artisan solitaire
```
Frame 4
whoami: $aarondfrancix
Magic happens
We see the "About" tab from aarondfrancix/solitaire package with a big "SOLITAIRE" as ascii art. The description says "Solitaire for Laravel is a package to run multiple commands at once." There are instructions on how to use it and a list with a few of the author's social links.
$caesar says "Yeah but why though?"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4op2gckllrrttktwi4vg2j2p/bafkreibrgv4shituecacrnv4ronrxvzpanorelrb6i2snvjqyoe35fl2ne)
![AST*rix & ob_lix & $aarondfrancix
A parody of the Astérix comic using programming
Frame 1
whoami: ob_lix
The caption reads "In a terminal window"
```bash
➜ facadix git:(main) ✗ composer run dev
> npx concurrently -c "#93c5fd,#c4b5fd,#fb7185,#fdba74" "php artisan serve" "php artisan queue:listen --tries=1" "php artisan pail --timeout=0" "npm run dev"
[logs] INFO Tailing application logs. Press Ctrl+C to exit
[logs] Use -v|-vv to show more details
[queue]
[queue] INFO Processing jobs from the [default] queue.
[vite]
[vite] > dev
[vite] > vite
[vite]
[vite] sh: vite: command not found
[vite] npm run dev exited with code 127
[server]
[server] INFO Server running on [http://127.0.0.1:8000].
[server]
[server] Press Ctrl+C to stop the server
```
AST*rix says "What's this nonsense, ob_lix? Did $caesar make you install it?"
ob_lix replies "Hm... it's the new `composer run dev` command"
Frame 2
whoami: $aarondfrancix
$aarondfrancix says "Hold my two sets of twins!" while looking at the intro page for the CLI Experiments course from Joe Tuinnenbaum
Frame 3
whoami: $aarondfrancix
The caption reads "A few seltzers later..."
```bash
composer require aarondfrancix/solitaire --dev \
&& php artisan solitaire
```
Frame 4
whoami: $aarondfrancix
Magic happens
We see the "About" tab from aarondfrancix/solitaire package with a big "SOLITAIRE" as ascii art. The description says "Solitaire for Laravel is a package to run multiple commands at once." There are instructions on how to use it and a list with a few of the author's social links.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4op2gckllrrttktwi4vg2j2p/bafkreiccgbe5qkwrbfogd5x6todbmcepmn53x3f5hg35k52msvhqp3m4jy)
![```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)
![AST*rix & ob_lix & $benholmenix
A parody of the Astérix comic using programming
Frame 1
whoami: AST*rix
The caption reads "In a feature request"
We can see a feature request by $kilopix with the title "Add API Endpoint to Draw in The Village's Mural"
Its description says "Create a simple API endpoint that allows updating a 40x25 mural with binary pixel values: `0` for black and `1` for white."
AST*rix says "$kilopix wants an API for that big clunky mural we have in the village"
AST*rix adds "So artisans can draw things on it"
ob_lix says "Why's he asking us? That's $benholmenix's project"
Frame 2
whoami: $benholmenix
We can see a post by $benholmenix saying "Can the Roman mind comprehend this?" with a picture of his hand holding a cheese balls container
AST*rix says "He's not, but $benholmenix went on a big cheese pilgrimage…"
ob_lix replies "The bastard! I also wanted some sweet cheese!"
Frame 3
whoami: ob_lix
The caption reads "A few days later…"
```yaml
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
title: $kilopix Mural API
version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://api.gksh.comics/facadix/mural/v1
paths:
/mural:
post:
summary: Update the entire mural with a new set of pixels
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: integer
enum: [0, 1] # 0 for black, 1 for white
example:
- 1, 0, 1, 0, ..., 1
- 0, 1, 0, 1, ..., 0
```
ob_lix says "The API is ready, but what if $caesar comes and draws a big ding-dong on the mural?"
AST*rix replies "Hm… let's rewrite the git history and put $benholmenix as the author"
Frame 4
whoami: AST*rix
```bash
git commit --amend \
--author="$benholmenix <benholmenix@facadix.com>"
```
AST*rix says "We can call it a day and go get some ale!"
ob_lix replies "Ha! I'm paying!"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4op2gckllrrttktwi4vg2j2p/bafkreighufrtqhe7zuycwhbjax4dy67elp6qnyczvey4ymzj72l6h3rv4u)
![AST*rix & ob_lix in #30in30
A parody of the Astérix comic using programming
Frame 1
whoami: ob_lix
The caption reads "In a 30in30 challenge"
```diff
<?php namespace Facadix\Http\Controllers;
+// 30in30 💪
class NotifyWhenCaesarAttacksController {
```
AST*rix says "Why have you been adding these comments to random files in the past week?"
ob_lix replies "I'm doing a 30 commits in 30 days challenge"
Frame 2
whoami: AST*rix
We can see the last few paragraphs of Zuzana's "Is coding creative?" article (https://www.zuzana-k.com/articles/is-coding-creative)
AST*rix says "That's supposed to be a creative endeavour!"
AST*rix adds "You cannot simply brute force everything, ob_lix"
Frame 3
whoami: ob_lix
AST*rix says "At the very least, you should change DPA[1] files to confuse $caesar"
ob_lix replies "Ha! That’s not a bad idea!"
[1] Design Patterns Army
```diff
<?php namespace DPA\Http\Controllers;
class RequestReinforcementsController {
public function __invoke() {
- RequestReinforcementsJob::dispatch(amount: 5000);
- return "Reinforcements have been dispatched!";
+ return redirect()->away("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ");
}
}
```
Frame 4
whoami: $caesar
$caesar has visited "https://gksh.comics/facadix/dpa/reinforcements" and we can see a frame of "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up" music video in a browser window
$caesar says "WTF?!"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4op2gckllrrttktwi4vg2j2p/bafkreiclb6mrjcnhfh3f5qcntzo6y2k4ckikleuhlat6u6p4yn7i2h7254)
