Matthew Bellantoni
@mjbellantoni.bsky.social
Ruby, Ruby on Rails, bootstrapped and venture-funded startups, Boston, Celtics, democracy
Boston, MA
"Pull up your head off the floor, come up screaming."
Boston, MA
"Pull up your head off the floor, come up screaming."
Rankin/Bass are fools not to option this immediately.
Looking to spread some yuletide cheer with my new song “Big Nick Christmas”
December 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Rankin/Bass are fools not to option this immediately.
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🪶 Wintry mix lads
December 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🪶 Wintry mix lads
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I'm happy to announce that my PDS, selfhosted.social, is officially open to the public now!
December 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I'm happy to announce that my PDS, selfhosted.social, is officially open to the public now!
Me: *turns on TV to watch the Thanksgiving parade*
TV: "Your Google TV just got better!
Me: *audibly, with dread* "Oh no."
TV: "Your Google TV just got better!
Me: *audibly, with dread* "Oh no."
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Me: *turns on TV to watch the Thanksgiving parade*
TV: "Your Google TV just got better!
Me: *audibly, with dread* "Oh no."
TV: "Your Google TV just got better!
Me: *audibly, with dread* "Oh no."
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I'm biased here but it strengthens my belief that global scale algorithmic social media is one of the worst inventions in human history. I'd delete it off the face of the earth without a second's hesitation
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I'm biased here but it strengthens my belief that global scale algorithmic social media is one of the worst inventions in human history. I'd delete it off the face of the earth without a second's hesitation
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Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
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Here's a thread of Jayson Tatum rehab videos from practice today.
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Here's a thread of Jayson Tatum rehab videos from practice today.
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getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
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In Praise of dhh
A reflection on Ruby's past, present, and future.
okayfail.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
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Is 100 years long enough to wait for transit connectivity? commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...
The Red-Blue Connector: A half-mile of subway that benefits an entire region - CommonWealth Beacon
It’s easy to look at the short length of the proposed Red-Blue Connector – less than half a mile – and mistake it for a project with small impact. Nothing could be further from the truth.
commonwealthbeacon.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Is 100 years long enough to wait for transit connectivity? commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...
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You can become a co-owner of gander social, an atproto social network built in Canada. Their crowd raise is going extremely well. People are hungry for change.
www.frontfundr.com/gandersocial
www.frontfundr.com/gandersocial
Gander Social — FrontFundr
We're making social media social again.
www.frontfundr.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
You can become a co-owner of gander social, an atproto social network built in Canada. Their crowd raise is going extremely well. People are hungry for change.
www.frontfundr.com/gandersocial
www.frontfundr.com/gandersocial
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There are two Board Member seats open at @rubycentral.org. Interested parties should apply at the following link:
rubycentral.teamtailor.com/jobs/6723164...
rubycentral.teamtailor.com/jobs/6723164...
Ruby Central Board Member - Ruby Central
About Ruby Central. Ruby Central is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and advancing the Ruby programming language and community. We steward foundational open source infrastructure su...
rubycentral.teamtailor.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
There are two Board Member seats open at @rubycentral.org. Interested parties should apply at the following link:
rubycentral.teamtailor.com/jobs/6723164...
rubycentral.teamtailor.com/jobs/6723164...
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For Rails devs working with test fixtures, do you have any rules for yourself for when (if ever) you create one-off records within a test, instead of creating new fixtures?
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
For Rails devs working with test fixtures, do you have any rules for yourself for when (if ever) you create one-off records within a test, instead of creating new fixtures?
Searching BlueSky for Porrohman" and liking every post.
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Searching BlueSky for Porrohman" and liking every post.
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Jaylen confirmed as a member of the Children of the Korn
Jaylen saying “Luke’s an All-Star to me. Luke’s an All-Star in all of our hearts. We didn’t lose one guy, we lost five.”
The greatest quote I’ve ever seen. Luke forever in our hearts 💚💚💚
The greatest quote I’ve ever seen. Luke forever in our hearts 💚💚💚
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Jaylen confirmed as a member of the Children of the Korn
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Jaylen saying “Luke’s an All-Star to me. Luke’s an All-Star in all of our hearts. We didn’t lose one guy, we lost five.”
The greatest quote I’ve ever seen. Luke forever in our hearts 💚💚💚
The greatest quote I’ve ever seen. Luke forever in our hearts 💚💚💚
October 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Jaylen saying “Luke’s an All-Star to me. Luke’s an All-Star in all of our hearts. We didn’t lose one guy, we lost five.”
The greatest quote I’ve ever seen. Luke forever in our hearts 💚💚💚
The greatest quote I’ve ever seen. Luke forever in our hearts 💚💚💚
Onion Spice Latte
October 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Onion Spice Latte
We're well into a hype cycle. These tools aren't useless, but folks are getting ahead of themselves.
Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
We're well into a hype cycle. These tools aren't useless, but folks are getting ahead of themselves.
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Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
Gonna have a very complicated relationship with @kornhub.bsky.social this season.
October 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Gonna have a very complicated relationship with @kornhub.bsky.social this season.
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Free From ICE!
October 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Free From ICE!