Big Wins For RubyConf and Grandma

Chris, Andrew, and David begin with summer heat, home cooling problems, and an IPv6 issue preventing Andrew from playing Battlefield 6. The conversation quickly heads down a Raspberry Pi rabbit hole, with projects ranging from smart-home automation and MagicMirror dashboards to local AI transcription. David then recaps RubyConf in Las Vegas before the group discusses design patterns, the changing conference landscape, and how AI is reshaping programming education, software development, and the economics of building products. Hit download now!

Links

• Chris Oliver X
• Andrew Mason Bluesky
• David Hill LinkedIn
• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• Brockovich AI Data Center Reporting
• Raspberry Pi
• Rails World, Austin, TX, Sept 23-24, 2026
• SF Ruby, San Franciso, CA, Nov 10-12, 2026
• MagicMirror2

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• Andrew Mason X/Twitter
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