#AlexReisner
Choose 20 Ruby gems that you've used time and time again, or have inspired you in some way.

One gem per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just README links. (7/20)

github.com/alexreisner/...

💙💎 #20DayGemChallenge #RubyOnRails #distilled.rb
GitHub - alexreisner/geocoder: Complete Ruby geocoding solution.
Complete Ruby geocoding solution. Contribute to alexreisner/geocoder development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 11, 2024 at 1:04 PM
hi Alex I am a produced screenwriter and author and trying to get the search link to see if my work was plagiarized too . The link on Atlantic goes nowhere please send to me @alexreisner
November 26, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Once in a while I'm going to start checking the issue trackers for open source projects I know and like and try to fix a bug:

I just did that tonight for some small issue in Geocoder:

https://github.com/alexreisner/geocoder/issues/1661

This is an example of something I refer to as a Protocol […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
June 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I posted this, early this morning and reposting. This is stunning work by #AlexReisner, and I have since confirmed since my first posting, that my screenplay work has been used to train generative AI without my permission. I too see it as a form of copyright theft and plagerism.
Dialogue from more than 139,000 movies and TV shows has been used to train generative AI. I wrote about it for The Atlantic and built a search tool for screenwriters, directors, and actors to find their work. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
There’s No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AI
Dialogue from these movies and TV shows has been used by companies such as Apple and Anthropic to train AI systems.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:38 PM
A new AI review! alexreisner/geocoder ⭐4.0/5.0
Geocoder is a mature, feature-rich Ruby gem that provides a unified interface for forward/reverse geocoding, IP geolocation, and geospatial querying integrations across Rails (ActiveRecord) and Mongoid.
https://gitrated.com/alexreisner/geocoder
June 8, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Ever wonder if AI models used your music without consent? The Atlantic's new searchable database lets artists finally check if their tracks are part of AI training data, sparking major legal and ethical debates in the music…

https://www.tpp.blog/13rxuyz

#technology #theatlantic #alexreisner
June 21, 2026 at 8:16 PM