Paul
threedaymonk@sonomu.club
<p>I play instruments, I fix instruments, I make electronics, I write software. I'm resolutely opposed to generative "AI" on ethical, philosophical, practical, environmental, and aesthetic grounds.</p><p><a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>guitar</span></a> <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/bass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bass</span></a> <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/shamisen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>shamisen</span></a> <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/%E4%B8%89%E5%91%B3%E7%B7%9A" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>三味線</span></a> <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/sanshin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sanshin</span></a> <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/%E4%B8%89%E7%B7%9A" cla
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Week 299: Tree walk https://po-ru.com/2026/09/27/week-299-tree-walk #weeknotes #blog
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2019: &quot; #Ruby is designed for humans, not machines&quot;: https://evrone.com/blog/yukihiro-matsumoto-interview 2026: (Ruby repository on GitHub)
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Doing things the hard way is good, actually. https://po-ru.com/2026/07/28/you-dont-just-have-to-give-in #blog
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It doesn’t matter whether “Matz is nice” https://po-ru.com/2026/07/29/it-doesnt-matter-whether-matz-is-nice #ruby #blog
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Friend just lost their job, right after buying a new house, and because they're on a visa they have 90 days to find another job or get deported. If anyone has any leads on software product/partner/customer management jobs in London, please send them my way.
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Week 273: Ill communication https://po-ru.com/2026/03/31/week-273-ill-communication #weeknotes #blog
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Welp, looks like I won&#39;t be going to @emf because my reflexes are once again too slow to select one ticket and click buy before they all sold out. Enjoy it, folk with gamer reflexes. #emfcamp
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Week 274: London to Athens via Rome (and a few other places) https://po-ru.com/2026/04/11/week-274-london-to-athens-via-rome Belated #weeknotes as I&#39;ve been travelling. #blog
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Good news! My talk proposal was accepted, so I&#39;m going to #EMFCamp #EMF2026. I took a mandolin for folk jams last time, but this time I think I&#39;ll bring the baglamas I bought in Athens: it&#39;s pocket-sized but loud.
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Just saw a headline &quot;OpenClaw surpasses React to become the most-starred software project on GitHub&quot; and if that doesn&#39;t convince you that GitHub stars are in no way an indication of merit then nothing will
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Week 268: Suspension of disbelief https://po-ru.com/2026/02/25/week-268-suspension-of-disbelief #weeknotes #blog