Ryan Laughlin

Cofounder/CTO of @splitwise. Queer. He/him. Black lives matter. Views are my own. @abry0 is the best. Mastodon: [email protected]

[Ryan Laughlin @rofreg]

I did it! 📢 🎉 If you missed my #RailsConf talk and want to learn how checkups can help you find unusual bugs in production, check out my slides: https://t.co/rb6LaCCQee. Or just find me and talk to me! 😊

[Ryan Laughlin @rofreg]

@ke Aww thank you! It’s still a concept that we use at Splitwise all the dang time 😊Hooray for finding and fixing bugs!

[Ryan Laughlin @rofreg]

Also, FYI: I'm not on Twitter very much anymore! In response to *gestures vaguely at everything* I've been trying to break my Twitter habit. That said, I may post occasionally on Mastodon going forward – my primary account is @[email protected].

https://t.co/0iGFVuNLmY

[Ryan Laughlin @rofreg]

🎨It's almost Pinch Pad time again!! From now on, I'll be doing hourly comics for one WEEK per year – so for 2023, you can expect new comics from January 1–7. Follow along:
- @pinchpad on Twitter
- @[email protected] on Mastodon
- Tumblr link below

https://t.co/5CVt6VXrzk

[Ryan Laughlin @rofreg]

@laughing_ghost_ Next P.A.L.S. episode? 🕵️

[TouchArcade @toucharcade]

'IMMORTALITY' from @mrsambarlow @HalfMermaid is finally available on iOS and Android through @Netflix following its debut on PC and Xbox platforms https://t.co/Cr9IPNjLHB

[RubyConf Mini @RubyConfMini]

We have three free tickets available to #RubyConfMini, sponsored by @splitwise. If you want to come to the conference but haven't gotten a ticket yet, please reach out via DM or email ([email protected])

[Ryan Laughlin @rofreg]

@SamGHoward Yeah this is something I’m really curious about too (as someone who built a text-banking tool in 2017!). I suspect it doesn’t change voting behavior in the short term, but I’ve wondered if it might have (very minor) long-term effects by making people associate elections with spam

[Ryan Laughlin @rofreg]

@equartey @Studio_Contra You too!!! One of these days, I swear I’ll get out there and see this home of yours in person ❤️

[Ryan Laughlin @rofreg]

@equartey @Studio_Contra The “soldier course” looks so damn good! Incredible how it’s coming together, and incredible how you’re capturing and sharing it all. Excited to see it continue to unfold!

[Ryan Laughlin @rofreg]

@ice_coffee_boy Hell yeah. Equinoxes and solstices (longest night!) are where it’s at, imo

[RubyConf Mini @RubyConfMini]

✨ Special announcement ✨

We've created a special, limited edition, Rhode Island-themed RubyConf Mini sticker -- and TODAY is the only day to get it.

[Ryan Laughlin @rofreg]

@justfrowzy Of course, thanks for yr doc!

Fwiw, these are some upcoming prizes I've found – substitute the word into "https://t.co/cPdbFXXB8w" or "https://t.co/5RWoVbbkXu". No obvious hints that I can see, but I know the toilet paper had a URL on it...

cube
watch
glass
candle
poster
banana

[Ryan Laughlin @rofreg]

@justfrowzy The blinking pattern is random, according to the Javascript code on the page. (Just found this page myself, via checking common words!)

[Allison @abry0]

I thought this was a #Splatoon3 map @rofreg

[Ryan Laughlin @rofreg]

Been meaning to explore the alternatives for a hot minute, but I guess this weekend it's time to actually finally do it!

[Ryan Laughlin @rofreg]

Heroku is retiring their free tier in November. End of an era.

I can’t overstate how important the Heroku free tier was to my early development as a Rails engineer. I’m sure their fraud problems are tough, but this is so disappointing to see.

https://t.co/ojgYvIjeze

[RubyConf @rubyconf]

We're happy to announce #RubyConfMini :partying_face: Taking place in Providence, RI on Nov 15-17 @rubyconfmini will be another option for rubyists who don't feel comfortable traveling to #RubyConf2022 in TX. Learn more here https://t.co/rHYey8b6EC

[SteveAhlquist.Substack.com @steveahlquist]

.@RISpeaker says he’s talking to his membership about reconvening the General Assembly to pass the EACA, in conversation with @WomanProjectHQ activists. Noted his pro-choice voting record. Says he needs 2/3rds of the House to reconvene. @UpriseRI

[Ryan Laughlin @rofreg]

@JohnMarionjr If they have the exact same 4th quarter as last game, they’ll win by 1! 😛

[Giannis Daras @giannis_daras]

DALLE-2 has a secret language.
"Apoploe vesrreaitais" means birds.
"Contarra ccetnxniams luryca tanniounons" means bugs or pests.

The prompt: "Apoploe vesrreaitais eating Contarra ccetnxniams luryca tanniounons" gives images of birds eating bugs.

A thread (1/n)🧵