John Morrison

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he/him PSPO Product Strategist. Printmaker. Indivisible Lincoln Square, President of Midsommer Flight NFP, comics, & punk rock. Opinions mine. Probably on my bike. Say hi.

📍Chicago, IL

Linkshttps://subism.com/links/
Buy my printmaking workhttps://shop.subism.com

~20 years of Ruby/Rails experience
~5 years of engineering management
~15 years public speaking at confs
…a lifetime as an artist and designer

I'd be great as:
-StaffEng
-Senior EM / Director
-VPE (at small/medium size company)

https://shanebecker.dev

#Ruby #Rails #RubyOnRails #RubyFriends #FediHire

Shane Becker - Available for hire

Helping teams become world class eng orgs. Staff Eng, EM, VP of eng.

Shane Becker resume

Amazing how "Antifa" isn't actually an organization but is somehow designated as "terrorist group," while the KKK is an actual white supremacist "christian" terrorist organization that has mass murdered thousands of Black people and some white allies across two centuries and virtually every state, and is still not labeled a terrorist organization.

A reminder that the system isn't broken, it's working as intended.

sometimes you have to write two thousand words to figure out which 1,500 words you need to cut
How is anyone getting anything done right now?
Currently in the process of downloading our entire Comixology and ebook library while we still can. https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb
Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books

Amazon is removing a Kindle feature that allows purchased books to be downloaded to a computer for backup or transfer via USB.

The Verge

I’ve got this idea to set up an air gapped, solar powered ‘internet in a box’ in a Little Free Library in front of my house, but I think this may be just outside of my technical acumen.

If anyone has any recommendations or would like to help I’d appreciate it.

I’m thinking we could set up a whole series of these around Chicago with digital resources, literature etc. that can be accessed by connecting to them via close proximity WiFi without them being connected to the general internet.

👀👀

“the ownership group said there’s no plan to request city funding or tax increment financing assistance.”

https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2024/07/23/united-center-reinsdorf-wirtz-1901-project-housing-entertainment-hall-retail-campus-arena

United Center owners planning massive $7 billion mixed-use campus around the arena

Plans call for a music hall, housing, park and pedestrian-friendly spaces as part of a 10-year development project that could start as early as 2025.

Chicago Sun-Times
🚨🚨 The Funimation version of ‘Akira’ (1988) with the 2001 dub is currently on Hulu 🚨🚨

Chicago!

🚨The Ashland Bus Extension goes before committee Wed🚨

There are NIMBYs spreading misinformation to stop it.

Email your support to [email protected] before noon Tuesday.

Example letter and petition linked below
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/support-the-ashland-bus-extension

Support the Ashland Bus Extension

The city has proposed extending the Ashland bus to the Ravenswood Metra stop, increasing the reach of the Ashland bus line by 21,500 residents and 15,500 jobs. Unfortunately, some anti-transit activists are spreading lies to try to stop this vital expansion. Tell the Committee on Transportation and Public Way that you support the Ashland Bus Extension, which is also supported by the local community, the local alderman, CTA, and CDOT. We cannot let the few loud anti-progress voices outweigh the demands of the local community!

Controlling the Taylor Swift Eras Tour wristbands with Flipper Zero

Many large concerts feature wristbands that light up on command. They are used to produce varied visual effects across a stadium. One compan...