Ryan McGeary

Business Starter, Software Consultant, Rubyist, CrossFit Nerd, Amateur Triathlete, Father, etc. @McGearyGroup Owner.

[Ryan McGeary @rmm5t]

My TL;DR: Complexity impresses simple people; Elegance impresses complex people.

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Sturgeon's law: "ninety percent of everything/[everyone] is crap."

McGeary's postulate: "Sturgeon was an optimist"

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Thank you @tw for sponsoring me on @github. You can join them at my sponsors profile: https://t.co/K5efW2azZn

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Thank you @olg for sponsoring me on @github. You can join them at my sponsors profile: https://t.co/K5efW2azZn

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In a work environment, "Incident Culture" is "Toxic Culture" with the facade of "Learning Culture."

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Here at #RailsConf. It’s been a while since participating in the tech conference scene, but hoping to catch up with some ol’ friends and colleagues. If you’re here, reach out.
Who else was at the first RailsConf in 2006?
#RailsConf2025

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Gotta love how https://t.co/CFeBoEnX25 doesn’t work on Safari on iOS 18.

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This short and limited TikTok blackout is exposing the failures of our society.
Social networks come and go; they always have. Now, imagine if everything went dark.
Learn how to build a fire, kids. 🔥

[Brindy747 @Brindy747]

This should have never happened. Denver is NOT safe. Rest easy Celinda. She was a beautiful soul. @MikeJohnstonCO

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Thank you @Stellarcred for sponsoring me on @github. You can join them at my sponsors profile: https://t.co/K5efW2azZn

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@LayahHeilpern Wealth is built by trading volatility.

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@iamnot_elon Patriots don’t get told what not to do when that thing is the right thing to do.

[tobi lutke @tobi]

Nerd BFCM stats:

Shopify’s egress processed 145 billion requests on Friday. App servers handled peak of ~60 million requests per minute. Increase of 38%. Total GMV was $4.1b, up by 22% from last year.

But Rails doesn't scale so what are we even doing 🤷‍♂️

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@WallStreetSilv And this is why health insurance became a scam. The lesson here is that, without insurance, everything is negotiable. Health care isn’t that expensive if you can negotiate on your own behalf.

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Pro tip: When a solicitor is at your door and your car is in the driveway, remotely set off your car alarm. They'll leave.

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@LayahHeilpern The average person can only operate under a short-term rewards system. Entrepreneurship requires requires goals and short-term sacrifice for long-term gain.

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@methodvon Ha! Look what I just found in storage!

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First book I ever purchased to teach myself how to program. ~8th grade

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@Danieth Look what I just found in one of my storage bins. 🙂😐☹️

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The ultimate betrayal of their customers. It’s not like the FBI doesn’t have other mechanisms to gain entry when warranted.