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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Doing things the hard way is good, actually.
https://po-ru.com/2026/07/28/you-dont-just-have-to-give-in
#blog
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.
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've been travelling. #blog
Welp, looks like I won't be going to @emf@social.emfcamp.org 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
Week 273: Ill communication
https://po-ru.com/2026/03/31/week-273-ill-communication
#weeknotes #blog
Replying to
@simontatham@hachyderm.io
@simontatham CLIENT IS A FASHION BRAND RUN BY SELF-IMPORTANT IGNORAMI: "This task could be automated in about 10 minutes, but the client doesn't trust computers to produce reports so every month my colleague has to follow instructions in a Word document and spend hours colouring, then copying and pasting cells in a spreadsheet based on their colours and no one else seems to think this is a monstrous way to treat a person."
Just saw a headline "OpenClaw surpasses React to become the most-starred software project on GitHub" and if that doesn't convince you that GitHub stars are in no way an indication of merit then nothing will
Replying to
@tosbourn@masto.ai
@tosbourn@masto.ai I know, isn't it? Especially when you can get a vegan doughnut from Greggs for £1.10.
Week 268: Suspension of disbelief
https://po-ru.com/2026/02/25/week-268-suspension-of-disbelief
#weeknotes #blog
Replying to
@thejpster@hachyderm.io
@thejpster@hachyderm.io @bagder@mastodon.social last time I received this kind of thing (from a German company asking me to confirm my compliance with the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work wrt a Ruby gem) I quoted a price to look into it and never heard back again!