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Ross Turk 👋

@rossturk.com
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Member of amazing teams, lover of open technologies, husband, maker of things.

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Rocko’s Modern Basilisk @scratchbomb.bsky.social · 9h
this is how a cartoon dog would stand if it was about to be lifted in the air by the aroma of a delicious pie
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 18/09/2026
In dystopian Florida, our DMV lives in a dead mall
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 06/09/2026
I encourage you all to file this issue with Apple if you’re also seeing it
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 30/08/2026
Reminder that MIA is the gateway to latam and Fort Lauderdale also has a fine airport. A bit further north you can even catch flights into Melbourne. Lots of airport options along the FL coast. Don’t choose Palm Beach.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 25/08/2026
git blame, by function, across the lifespan of a project 😍 watching people work together can be sooo beautiful, so I constantly look for ways to showcase collaboration
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 25/08/2026
Go to Dollywood, it's a truly special place.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 22/08/2026
Sweet dreams are made of this Who am I to diss a griss
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 23/07/2026
here's how my new app works, broken down 👇 fussy.monster/how-it-works...
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How Fussy Works
A walk through what Fussy actually does, from ingestion to cited story — and why it's deliberately a hostile workload for the model.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 17/07/2026
made a native app that eats datasets (and tokens) and poops out beautiful, scrollable stories with charts and citations fussy.monster
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Fussy
A monster, but a fussy one. Won't ship it without a receipt.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 28/10/2025
OH: “yeah if you want people not to read it, just write more of it”
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 27/10/2025
You can pay a lot or you can pay a little for the same ingredients at a Taco Bell and honestly it’s up to you.
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Weirdly fun to block the White House
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 20/10/2025
Hey, the CFP for the 23rd Southern California Linux Expo is open! This is a great spot to give a talk - crowd is sharp, vibe is welcoming. socallinuxexpo.org/scale23x/cfp
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Call for Presentations | SCALE
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Flox @flox.dev · 18/07/2025
Friday news! @telliott.me took Flox for a spin and shared his thoughts in The Friday Deploy 🎉 “I’m sure I’ll be using it for some more serious projects soon.” We love seeing Flox in the wild 💜 Full writeup 👉 buff.ly/KL75tNF
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 03/07/2025
Bon Jovi is what happens when Bruce Springsteen tries to sound like Mötley Crüe and it’s fascinating
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Flox @flox.dev · 24/06/2025
We're bringing ACTIVATE to NYC on July 15! It's all about modern dev workflows, scalable infra, and how AI is changing everything. Demos from Flox, Profound, AWS, and more. 📍 Ramp HQ: 19 W 22nd St 👥 Engineers, platform, DevOps — hang out and learn! Space is limited. Register → buff.ly/lafSK8M
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ACTIVATE: Meetup @ Ramp HQ · Luma
Join us for a fun ACTIVATE meetup at the amazing Ramp HQ! It's all about modern dev workflows, scalable infra, and how AI is changing the way we build…
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 11/06/2025
This all accelerates us. But if you didn't know how to communicate before, ChatGPT isn't going to help you get your point across -any better-. If you didn't know how to code before, Claude isn't going to be enough to help you write -shippable code-. (keep hiring PEOPLE)
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 11/06/2025
I simply do not have time for uneven tines. I am trying to capture food, not shove it around. Who else straightens tines at restaurants? Just me?
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 09/06/2025
After much experimentation and consideration I confidently conclude that claude-code will allow me to pay MUCH CLOSER ATTENTION to the television I watch while I code. Game changer.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 07/06/2025
I just learned that :q! works in claude-code and it's delightful af.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 29/05/2025
Gonna guess when they say “international students” they don’t mean kids from Sweden 🇸🇪
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 28/05/2025
To the guy who always seems to be walking around my neighborhood in the Florida heat: Good job! You keep getting fitter! I notice you picking up trash! Keep it up, whoever you are!
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 09/05/2025
Don’t forget, AI doesn’t know what human words mean I asked Siri using my voice how to spell a word. It spelled the word. Then it asked if it needed to phone a friend 🤦‍♂️
A screenshot showing a correctly transcribed voice prompt “How do you spell hors d’oeuvres” and Siri asking for help with the question.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 07/05/2025
meet users where they are 👍 but then take them somewhere better 🪐
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 07/05/2025
The FAA has been underfunded for at least three presidential terms now. This isn’t new. Nobody thinks air travel should be less safe. Nobody thinks the FAA is a waste of time. The system they administer creates a ton of economic value. It really makes no sense.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 06/05/2025
WINNERS FUND SCIENCE
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 02/05/2025
The one thing I miss here is drafts. What am I supposed to do with my shitty ideas now? Where can they go to never be seen?
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 29/04/2025
Amazon pursuing a higher margin business
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 29/04/2025
We may be very surprised to learn that the best uses of an LLM have almost nothing to do with language
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 28/04/2025
Ugh this email could have been a meeting 🙃
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 26/04/2025
I’d say: don’t use a browser that is designed to spy on you and sell you things. As a marketer I don’t even want this.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 24/04/2025
Go to any soccer or hockey game and you will hear someone in the crowd shouting “shoot it” at entirely the wrong moment.
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Flox @flox.dev · 17/04/2025
Our new guide shows how to: ✅ Stand up PostgreSQL + Metabase dashboards locally: no containers or system-wide installs ✅ Build and test ETL against real production-grade retail data ✅ Define, debug, and iterate in your dev environment using Flox Full guide here: buff.ly/JN5wGjT
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Flox | Creating a Reproducible BI and Analytics Stack That Just Works Anywhere with Flox
Flox makes it simple to build and ship a runtime environment for data work. Build locally, on your own system, with direct access to local resources. When you're ready to ship, just push to GitHub or…
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 14/04/2025
Hands up if you think working with people is worthwhile 🙌 Don’t work for companies that do not value people.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 13/04/2025
Do not learn about Biscoff Cookie Butter. There should be a support group.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 13/04/2025
Everything at Costco is cheaper by a very odd amount like 4.18% + comes with an extra battery
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Flox @flox.dev · 11/04/2025
What makes Nix stick? Ron Efroni shares how the Nix community became one of the most helpful and passionate in open source. We go deeper in Nix in the Wild, where devs share how they’re using Nix in real-world projects. buff.ly/USSNVuP #nix #opensource
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Flox @flox.dev · 09/04/2025
Sometimes writing code isn’t the hardest part. It’s dealing with everything *around* it. ❌ Different Node/Python versions. ❌ Piles of dependencies. ❌ READMEs that *almost* work (but don’t). With Flox, you can set up environments in seconds. Watch the full video here: buff.ly/UnyNHBD #flox
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Flox @flox.dev · 07/04/2025
Flox Activate is going global, with our next stop in Tel Aviv! Join us on April 9 for an evening of networking, food, and inspiring conversations. Spaces are limited, so be sure to reserve your spot now: buff.ly/FWukq8F
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 04/04/2025
Tesla email unsubscribe seems broken - is this what happens when tech support is bad at tech?
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 03/04/2025
From @shannonmcgee.bsky.social on frozen burritos: “Some of them are worse”
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 01/04/2025
How come king nerd can’t zoom?
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 27/03/2025
We moved our silverware to a new drawer in the kitchen about two weeks ago and 🎉 I just now successfully got a fork without going to the wrong drawer. Habits.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 22/03/2025
Gather experiences as you live, not opinions.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 18/03/2025
I’ve been doing a lot of crosswords lately for the first time in my life and they really expect you to know “eke”.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 04/03/2025
I’m looking for that person 10 cars back who honks their horn the instant the light turns green. I wanna ask you a coupla earnest questions.
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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 25/02/2025
Nix represents a different way of building reproducible software, but Nix has its own challenges, and in many ways Docker already won. So what hope is there for something like Nix in the long run? Come find out tomorrow at the @flox.dev virtual event.
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Ross Turk 👋 @rossturk.com · 23/02/2025
Remember when someone described the internet as a “series of tubes” and we laughed for a decade? That was so cute.
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Shannon McGeeeeee @shannonmcgee.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
For your Friday night listening pleasure, I get light The 5th Dimension vibes from them. #music youtu.be/TNyr9xPgMRM?...
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Infinity Song - Sinking Boat
YouTube video by InfinitySongVEVO
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