Mastodawn

I think there is some common agreement that the last 10% of building a software product takes 90% of the time.
W/ LLM's you can get much faster to the initial 90%, but the last 10% now take 180% of the time.

Seth A. Roby 3d ago

Richard Schneeman 4d ago

I joined RubyCentral to release a postmortem, and today I'm delivering my report on what happened. The hope is to provide more transparency and closure, 194 days since the incident on September 18, 2025.

I've named the incident "RubyGems Fracture." For full details, read my report. #ruby

https://rubycentral.org/news/rubygems-fracture-incident-report/

RubyGems Fracture Incident Report

By: Richard Schneeman This document attempts to give closure to the Ruby community about the events that led to the incident, September 10-18, 2025, which I’ve named “RubyGems Fracture.” Preamble I joined Ruby Central’s Open Source Committee on October 22nd, 2025, after the GitHub access changes. I was

Ruby Central

Seth A. Roby Mar 28

A. Lee Bennett Jr.Mar 28

RIP James “Mr. Strickland” Tolkan

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/james-tolkan-back-to-the-future-top-gun-actor-dead-obituary-1235538497/

James Tolkan, ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Top Gun’ Actor, Dead at 94

James Tolkan, best known for his iconic roles in the 'Back to the Future' franchise and 'Top Gun,' has died at the age of 94.

Rolling Stone

Seth A. Roby Mar 26

Shire-Reckoning West Mar 25

Frodo enters the Sammath Naur. ‘I have come. But…I will not do this deed. The Ring is mine!’ He puts on the Ring and vanishes.

Sauron’s forces suddenly waver. The Nazgûl turn and fly away south. Gandalf cries: ‘Stand, Men of the West! Stand and wait! This is the hour of doom.’

Seth A. Roby Mar 26

Ged Maheux Mar 25

Great video that showcases the history of cafeterias especially in the south. Given the rising cost of food in the last few years people have been figuring out that fast food isn’t as affordable as it’s historically been. https://youtu.be/T9AQJj2Pquo

The Rise And Fall Of Southern Cafeterias

YouTube

Seth A. Roby Mar 19

Augie Ray Mar 18

Today's best woman-at-a-gas-pump interview: From a three-time Trump voter: “Apparently, I'm an idiot.”

Seth A. Roby Mar 18

Jamelle Bouie Mar 18

on the jim crow travesty that is the SAVE act

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/opinion/trump-save-america-act.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UFA.1jNg._VAPHpCM_ErS&smid=nytcore-ios-share
#The SAVE ACT

Opinion | The Last Thing Trump Wants to Do Is Save America

Trump’s SAVE Act would do anything but save America.

The New York Times

Seth A. Roby Mar 17

A bracket-style competition to choose a coding font: https://www.codingfont.com (via @unixorn)

Coding Font by Typogram – Find Your True Love of Coding Fonts

The coding font has a lot to do with engineer’s productivity and comfort. Play the coding font tournament by Typogram to find your true love of coding fonts!

Seth A. Roby Mar 13

Jason Lefkowitz Mar 12

How to explain modern American politics in one chart

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-billionaires-war

#USPol

Seth A. Roby Mar 12

Information Is Beautiful Mar 12

Six ways to divide England *linguistically*

by @starkeycomics

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