Andrew Ek

@ektastrophe.bsky.social

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I write Elixir and Ruby and a lot of nonsense. Senior software engineer at Hummingbird. Co-Host of the BEAM Radio podcast. Former English and Math teacher. Cat dad and human dad. Pretty deaf. Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Kindness is a survival skill.

I solved this crossword hella fast. 3 minutes, 19 seconds!
The cat is on my legs, getting ready to yell at me for hogging the warm spot.
This photo features me wearing a very thick leather glove/gauntlet pair on my arm, with an eagle perched. I am smiling at the camera. Kingdom is majestic and inscrutable.
A not very good photo of a backyard fox in the snow, looking away from the camera at a player
A crocodile dunks a basketball. There is a big explosion in the background. The caption reads : “whoever prayed on my downfall PRAY HARDER”. This is the future liberals want?!
A roughly 2.5 inch long grasshopper perches on the side of a backpack, and appears to be regarding the photographer warily.
New York Times crossword puzzle completion screen. I did the 2025-06-11 crossword in 5:30, on a 74 day streak.
Photo of page 16 of “Anti-Money Laundering in a Nutshell” by Kevin Sullivan. The note in question reads: Note: Legend has it that during an investigation by the IRS in Florida in which agents were conducting surveillance on a structuring operation, one of the agents commented that several of the runners who were physically placing the money into the bank accounts looked like Smurfs from the TV cartoon. The name smurfs stuck and has been the unofficial nickname used to describe individuals who make a series of cash transactions to avoid the BSA requirements. Hence, the term smurfing has become synonymous with structuring.
A turkey
Honey bee in flight, getting ready to visit a purple catnip plant
Two soggy bison grazing in a field of flowers after a rain storm
A close-up-ish photo of a peacock with its tail fanned out