Victor Shepelev 🇺🇦
@zverok.bsky.social
aka zverok.
Ruby core team / Ukrainian Armed Forces
Програміст, письменник, типу офіцер.
https://zverok.space/
Ruby core team / Ukrainian Armed Forces
Програміст, письменник, типу офіцер.
https://zverok.space/
Reposted by Victor Shepelev 🇺🇦
Ми нарешті оголошуємо передзамовлення двомовної поетичної збірки «Qırım öz tusunı alır / Поверне собі колір Крим» від @kitapqalesi
Два роки тому ми почали роботу над нею, зробили тестовий наклад з допомогою партнерів, а тепер їй час бачити світ
secure.wayforpay.com/payment/kita...
Два роки тому ми почали роботу над нею, зробили тестовий наклад з допомогою партнерів, а тепер їй час бачити світ
secure.wayforpay.com/payment/kita...
September 23, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Ми нарешті оголошуємо передзамовлення двомовної поетичної збірки «Qırım öz tusunı alır / Поверне собі колір Крим» від @kitapqalesi
Два роки тому ми почали роботу над нею, зробили тестовий наклад з допомогою партнерів, а тепер їй час бачити світ
secure.wayforpay.com/payment/kita...
Два роки тому ми почали роботу над нею, зробили тестовий наклад з допомогою партнерів, а тепер їй час бачити світ
secure.wayforpay.com/payment/kita...
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Цей день настав: нарешті оголошуємо про повернення пульсу в пасажиру під назвою «кримськотатарське книговидання»
Запрошую до забави: підписуйтесь на нашу сторінку в інсті, в середу оголосимо передпродаж першої збірки
www.instagram.com/kitap_qalesi...
Запрошую до забави: підписуйтесь на нашу сторінку в інсті, в середу оголосимо передпродаж першої збірки
www.instagram.com/kitap_qalesi...
September 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Цей день настав: нарешті оголошуємо про повернення пульсу в пасажиру під назвою «кримськотатарське книговидання»
Запрошую до забави: підписуйтесь на нашу сторінку в інсті, в середу оголосимо передпродаж першої збірки
www.instagram.com/kitap_qalesi...
Запрошую до забави: підписуйтесь на нашу сторінку в інсті, в середу оголосимо передпродаж першої збірки
www.instagram.com/kitap_qalesi...
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10 вересня в Україні відзначають День кримськотатарської мови та літератури.
Його запровадження є результатом звернення суспільства й держави до проблеми збереження спадщини одного з корінних народів України.
Його запровадження є результатом звернення суспільства й держави до проблеми збереження спадщини одного з корінних народів України.
September 10, 2026 at 12:46 PM
10 вересня в Україні відзначають День кримськотатарської мови та літератури.
Його запровадження є результатом звернення суспільства й держави до проблеми збереження спадщини одного з корінних народів України.
Його запровадження є результатом звернення суспільства й держави до проблеми збереження спадщини одного з корінних народів України.
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My essay for The Guardian is about the humanity that keeps people going when everything around them is trying to break them. About war, fear, closeness, love, and the ways we keep living through it all.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
September 9, 2026 at 8:12 AM
My essay for The Guardian is about the humanity that keeps people going when everything around them is trying to break them. About war, fear, closeness, love, and the ways we keep living through it all.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
For some reason, I am still (sometimes) writing about Ruby and other similar matters: zverok.space/blog/2026-08...
Thinking about tests: assertions and matchers
Why some of us are still bothered about the way we write tests and what the "matcher" concept has to do with it.
zverok.space
August 17, 2026 at 10:31 AM
For some reason, I am still (sometimes) writing about Ruby and other similar matters: zverok.space/blog/2026-08...
I was looking for a literary agent last year and checked their twitter's. Found this gem from 2011
August 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I was looking for a literary agent last year and checked their twitter's. Found this gem from 2011
American exceptionalism/imperialism is so funny, especially in the supposedly "good" guys.
Yeah man, Ukraine is a non-entity and the rest of Europe is just barely hanging there on its "big brother" America favours, because the world is a game between great empires, right.
Renowned journalist my ass.
Yeah man, Ukraine is a non-entity and the rest of Europe is just barely hanging there on its "big brother" America favours, because the world is a game between great empires, right.
Renowned journalist my ass.
We’re going to lose Taiwan and Poland thanks to the orange idiot. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/u...
The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note.
The Iran war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower. A more drawn-out Iran conflict benefits Moscow and Beijing, some analysts say.
www.nytimes.com
August 9, 2026 at 6:25 AM
American exceptionalism/imperialism is so funny, especially in the supposedly "good" guys.
Yeah man, Ukraine is a non-entity and the rest of Europe is just barely hanging there on its "big brother" America favours, because the world is a game between great empires, right.
Renowned journalist my ass.
Yeah man, Ukraine is a non-entity and the rest of Europe is just barely hanging there on its "big brother" America favours, because the world is a game between great empires, right.
Renowned journalist my ass.
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I look into my own eyes in 2022, when I had just begun serving in the army, and I am struck by how hopeful and naive I was. I was 34 then, but from where I stand now, I seem almost like a child. I had no real idea what war was.
A million people joined the army in the first days
A million people joined the army in the first days
August 1, 2026 at 8:39 AM
I look into my own eyes in 2022, when I had just begun serving in the army, and I am struck by how hopeful and naive I was. I was 34 then, but from where I stand now, I seem almost like a child. I had no real idea what war was.
A million people joined the army in the first days
A million people joined the army in the first days
There is a heated discussion at /r/ruby around this article: po-ru.com/2026/07/29/i...
My hot take on the matter is the (half-imaginary) MINASWAN principle is an artifact of much simpler times.
Thread, out of nowhere:
My hot take on the matter is the (half-imaginary) MINASWAN principle is an artifact of much simpler times.
Thread, out of nowhere:
It doesn’t matter whether “Matz is nice”
I’ve met Matz once, I think, at EuRuKo in Krakow in 2010. We chatted briefly in Japanese. He seemed nice, but also quiet and reserved. At the time, he didn’t speak much English; perhaps he could speak...
po-ru.com
July 30, 2026 at 7:06 AM
There is a heated discussion at /r/ruby around this article: po-ru.com/2026/07/29/i...
My hot take on the matter is the (half-imaginary) MINASWAN principle is an artifact of much simpler times.
Thread, out of nowhere:
My hot take on the matter is the (half-imaginary) MINASWAN principle is an artifact of much simpler times.
Thread, out of nowhere:
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well, this guy is a piece of work, huh?
hey @euruko.org @tropicalonrails.bsky.social -- this guy you?
hey @euruko.org @tropicalonrails.bsky.social -- this guy you?
July 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
well, this guy is a piece of work, huh?
hey @euruko.org @tropicalonrails.bsky.social -- this guy you?
hey @euruko.org @tropicalonrails.bsky.social -- this guy you?
All fine in the Ruby/Rails community 😊
world.hey.com/dhh/wolves-s... like genuine CW: racism 😭
Wolves, sheep, and gypsies
In 2012, the first Danish wolf in nearly two hundred years was discovered in the northwestern part of the country. Their numbers increased slowly in the years that followed, and by 2020, fewer than te...
world.hey.com
July 27, 2026 at 2:53 PM
All fine in the Ruby/Rails community 😊
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Hello! This week's Substack post with my recommendations to learn more about Ukraine is now live. Hope you enjoy the read (and the listen)
anastasiaklimash.substack.com/p/week-2-lpn...
anastasiaklimash.substack.com/p/week-2-lpn...
Week 2. Липень [ˈlɪpɛnʲ] - July recommendations
On ethnographic expeditions to Donetsk oblast, working around restrictions of social realism, old Ukrainian children's books and fundraiser for fpv drones.
anastasiaklimash.substack.com
July 26, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Hello! This week's Substack post with my recommendations to learn more about Ukraine is now live. Hope you enjoy the read (and the listen)
anastasiaklimash.substack.com/p/week-2-lpn...
anastasiaklimash.substack.com/p/week-2-lpn...
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Russia strikes Kharkiv every single day.
I rarely write about it anymore. Not many people seem to care, and the news outlets never mention it. Posting about it feels like screaming into a void. If Russia can kill 30 people in a capital city full of journalists without any global outrage,
I rarely write about it anymore. Not many people seem to care, and the news outlets never mention it. Posting about it feels like screaming into a void. If Russia can kill 30 people in a capital city full of journalists without any global outrage,
July 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Russia strikes Kharkiv every single day.
I rarely write about it anymore. Not many people seem to care, and the news outlets never mention it. Posting about it feels like screaming into a void. If Russia can kill 30 people in a capital city full of journalists without any global outrage,
I rarely write about it anymore. Not many people seem to care, and the news outlets never mention it. Posting about it feels like screaming into a void. If Russia can kill 30 people in a capital city full of journalists without any global outrage,
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I am exasperated with people accusing programmers of "gatekeeping" programming. We were practically dragging people through the gate. Do you know why a mindless LLM can tell you so much great programming information? It's because we've been sharing that information for free online for decades.
July 8, 2026 at 5:36 AM
I am exasperated with people accusing programmers of "gatekeeping" programming. We were practically dragging people through the gate. Do you know why a mindless LLM can tell you so much great programming information? It's because we've been sharing that information for free online for decades.
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So apparently Russian soldiers are now living in my maternal grandma’s house. The one that belongs to me, where I spent my childhood. They cut down all the trees. The green apple I liked to climb and read books at, cherry trees, the two apricots, walnut trees, pear trees, plum tree, everything
July 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
So apparently Russian soldiers are now living in my maternal grandma’s house. The one that belongs to me, where I spent my childhood. They cut down all the trees. The green apple I liked to climb and read books at, cherry trees, the two apricots, walnut trees, pear trees, plum tree, everything
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You absolutely should be ashamed of spending any significant amount of time on learning about and promoting Russian culture while Russia is actively erasing Ukrainian one and has no remorse of destroying numerous others.
Yes, it is a zero sum game. Attention is a finite resource
Yes, it is a zero sum game. Attention is a finite resource
July 1, 2026 at 8:13 AM
You absolutely should be ashamed of spending any significant amount of time on learning about and promoting Russian culture while Russia is actively erasing Ukrainian one and has no remorse of destroying numerous others.
Yes, it is a zero sum game. Attention is a finite resource
Yes, it is a zero sum game. Attention is a finite resource
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It's great to see more Ukrainian books translated into English!
Here is one from Artur Dron', a Ukrainian writer and a veteran. His book Hemingway Knows Nothing. The book is available for pre-order from Jantar's website.
Here is one from Artur Dron', a Ukrainian writer and a veteran. His book Hemingway Knows Nothing. The book is available for pre-order from Jantar's website.
June 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
It's great to see more Ukrainian books translated into English!
Here is one from Artur Dron', a Ukrainian writer and a veteran. His book Hemingway Knows Nothing. The book is available for pre-order from Jantar's website.
Here is one from Artur Dron', a Ukrainian writer and a veteran. His book Hemingway Knows Nothing. The book is available for pre-order from Jantar's website.
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Hello all! It’s time for a new fundraiser! I’m joining the YourFuture foundation helping with the rehabilitation of our defenders. Could we try and support the recovery for two people, worth ~$1900?
And of course I have a raffle for you 😌
To donate: send.monobank.ua/jar/9BgDtUnNUt
More details⬇️
And of course I have a raffle for you 😌
To donate: send.monobank.ua/jar/9BgDtUnNUt
More details⬇️
June 8, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Hello all! It’s time for a new fundraiser! I’m joining the YourFuture foundation helping with the rehabilitation of our defenders. Could we try and support the recovery for two people, worth ~$1900?
And of course I have a raffle for you 😌
To donate: send.monobank.ua/jar/9BgDtUnNUt
More details⬇️
And of course I have a raffle for you 😌
To donate: send.monobank.ua/jar/9BgDtUnNUt
More details⬇️
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Support Ukraine and donate to tactical medicine to save lives!
Alina’s Story
She served as a frontline combat medic in Bakhmut.
Today, Alina Sarnatska @srntska.bsky.social is a playwright. Her debut Balance will premiere in Lviv.
Now she’s in the US helping Leleka Foundation raise $300K to equip 300 medics
Help us equip them.
Donate: surl.lt/lbbdsn
She served as a frontline combat medic in Bakhmut.
Today, Alina Sarnatska @srntska.bsky.social is a playwright. Her debut Balance will premiere in Lviv.
Now she’s in the US helping Leleka Foundation raise $300K to equip 300 medics
Help us equip them.
Donate: surl.lt/lbbdsn
April 28, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Support Ukraine and donate to tactical medicine to save lives!
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My new article is out in VisegradInsight on how Ukrainian women are shaping the future of warfare through drone units, and what Europe should learn from this experience.
visegradinsight.eu/ukrainian-wo...
visegradinsight.eu/ukrainian-wo...
April 24, 2026 at 11:18 AM
My new article is out in VisegradInsight on how Ukrainian women are shaping the future of warfare through drone units, and what Europe should learn from this experience.
visegradinsight.eu/ukrainian-wo...
visegradinsight.eu/ukrainian-wo...
My hot take is: "almost all of it" (especially classic period).
That's the reason why LLMs took off for general population so easily.
From the consumer point of view, the computer is finally "what we imagined it since 1940s": something you can just talk to casually, ask stuff and give tasks.
That's the reason why LLMs took off for general population so easily.
From the consumer point of view, the computer is finally "what we imagined it since 1940s": something you can just talk to casually, ask stuff and give tasks.
What science fiction best predicted LLMs and that? The two that come to mind for me are the Librarian from Snow Crash and the golems from Discworld
April 20, 2026 at 8:21 AM
My hot take is: "almost all of it" (especially classic period).
That's the reason why LLMs took off for general population so easily.
From the consumer point of view, the computer is finally "what we imagined it since 1940s": something you can just talk to casually, ask stuff and give tasks.
That's the reason why LLMs took off for general population so easily.
From the consumer point of view, the computer is finally "what we imagined it since 1940s": something you can just talk to casually, ask stuff and give tasks.
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LOL😆
So you understand, Russia first reported that they occupied Mala Tokmachka somewhere in October 2025, and since then, almost every week they report that they have occupied it.
So you understand, Russia first reported that they occupied Mala Tokmachka somewhere in October 2025, and since then, almost every week they report that they have occupied it.
April 19, 2026 at 10:39 PM
LOL😆
So you understand, Russia first reported that they occupied Mala Tokmachka somewhere in October 2025, and since then, almost every week they report that they have occupied it.
So you understand, Russia first reported that they occupied Mala Tokmachka somewhere in October 2025, and since then, almost every week they report that they have occupied it.
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A small love song to the chalk fortress of Izyum and the way local are addressing the wounds of occupation.
open.substack.com/pub/vika4goo...
open.substack.com/pub/vika4goo...
Izyum in Hope, Laughter and Nets
In late March 2026 I made a short trip to Izyum, an old fortress town, occupied briefly in 2022. This is a story of a thrilling walk with the director of the local ethnography museum, Halyna Ivanova.
open.substack.com
April 7, 2026 at 9:33 AM
A small love song to the chalk fortress of Izyum and the way local are addressing the wounds of occupation.
open.substack.com/pub/vika4goo...
open.substack.com/pub/vika4goo...
Hot take: "Why do we understand that..."
You don't. The first "man this crazy with nuclear weapons" was Putin.
And everybody treated him like somewhat eccentric yet sane partner.
"Reload of relationship" half a year after Georgia war (Obama/Hillary).
Meek response in 2014 (Obama).
And all the rest.
You don't. The first "man this crazy with nuclear weapons" was Putin.
And everybody treated him like somewhat eccentric yet sane partner.
"Reload of relationship" half a year after Georgia war (Obama/Hillary).
Meek response in 2014 (Obama).
And all the rest.
A man this crazy cannot have nuclear weapons
Why do we understand that when it comes to North Korea but not when it comes to Washington
Why do we understand that when it comes to North Korea but not when it comes to Washington
April 6, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Hot take: "Why do we understand that..."
You don't. The first "man this crazy with nuclear weapons" was Putin.
And everybody treated him like somewhat eccentric yet sane partner.
"Reload of relationship" half a year after Georgia war (Obama/Hillary).
Meek response in 2014 (Obama).
And all the rest.
You don't. The first "man this crazy with nuclear weapons" was Putin.
And everybody treated him like somewhat eccentric yet sane partner.
"Reload of relationship" half a year after Georgia war (Obama/Hillary).
Meek response in 2014 (Obama).
And all the rest.
Yuri Solomko
Territorial Defense Forces / AFU
Seven poems translated by me from Ukrainian for #7uapoems project.
7uapoems.substack.com/p/seven-ukra...
Territorial Defense Forces / AFU
Seven poems translated by me from Ukrainian for #7uapoems project.
7uapoems.substack.com/p/seven-ukra...
Seven Ukrainian Poems, Issue 13: Yuri Solomko
Yuri Solomko, Territorial Defense Forces / Ukrainian Armed Forces. Seven poems translated from Ukrainian by Victor Shepelev
7uapoems.substack.com
March 23, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Yuri Solomko
Territorial Defense Forces / AFU
Seven poems translated by me from Ukrainian for #7uapoems project.
7uapoems.substack.com/p/seven-ukra...
Territorial Defense Forces / AFU
Seven poems translated by me from Ukrainian for #7uapoems project.
7uapoems.substack.com/p/seven-ukra...