# Shameless Hype for Ruby Stuff Goodness

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shameless-hype-for-ruby-stuff-goodness/70289>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 19, 2006, 2:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shameless-hype-for-ruby-stuff-goodness/70289 "2006-02-19T02:43:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 2:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shameless-hype-for-ruby-stuff-goodness/70289/1 "2006-02-19T02:43:05Z")

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[RubyStuf.com](http://RubyStuf.com), the premiere place for Ruby stuff, has some new, um,  
stuff.

[http://www.rubystuff.com/](http://www.rubystuff.com/)

Profoundly inspired by a series of ruby-talk threads on just how  
“dangerous” is Ruby comes “Ruby: You’ll shoot your eye out” shirts an  
mugs:

[http://www.cafepress.com/ruby\_dangerous](http://www.cafepress.com/ruby_dangerous)  
[http://www.cafepress.com/rubyshootout](http://www.cafepress.com/rubyshootout)

(A big shout-out to David K. for the artwork.)

There’s also some sort-of-new (i.e., insufficiently hyped) stuff:

Know someone jonesin’ for some less-than-healthy language?

Get them to the proper rehab clinic:

[http://www.cafepress.com/pythonrehab](http://www.cafepress.com/pythonrehab)  
[http://www.cafepress.com/perlrehab](http://www.cafepress.com/perlrehab)  
[http://www.cafepress.com/javarehab](http://www.cafepress.com/javarehab)

Getting ready for the upcoming, country-straddling, Rails extravaganzas?

Be the best-dressed person there with spiffatronic Rails apparel:

[http://www.cafepress.com/rubyonrailsshop](http://www.cafepress.com/rubyonrailsshop)

Got 'em in black, too:

[http://www.cafepress.com/rubyonrailsshop.39896892](http://www.cafepress.com/rubyonrailsshop.39896892)

See all the available Ruby Stuff designs:

[http://www.rubystuff.com/shoplist.html](http://www.rubystuff.com/shoplist.html)

Read about Ruby Stuff here:

[http://www.rubystuff.com/about.html](http://www.rubystuff.com/about.html)

$$$ raised from Ruby Stuff sales go to help pay for [ruby-doc.org](http://ruby-doc.org).

Endless thanks to all those who have already purchased stuff.

–  
James B.

“A language that doesn’t affect the way you think about programming is  
not worth knowing.”

- A. Perlis

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**Author:** ![byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shameless-hype-for-ruby-stuff-goodness/70289/2 "2006-02-19T02:58:21Z")

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On Feb 18, 2006, at 7:41 PM, James B. wrote:

> [RubyStuf.com](http://RubyStuf.com), the premiere place for Ruby stuff, has some new, um,  
> stuff.
> 
> [http://www.rubystuff.com/](http://www.rubystuff.com/)

I’m still holding out for the reworked poster of (most of) the core  
classes. Though the thong is tempting.

–  
Jason P.  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

“The computer allows you to make mistakes  
faster than any other invention, with the  
possible exception of handguns and tequila.”

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**Author:** ![byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shameless-hype-for-ruby-stuff-goodness/70289/3 "2006-02-19T20:16:07Z")

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Jason P. wrote:

> I’m still holding out for the reworked poster of (most of) the core  
> classes. Though the thong is tempting.

Hmmm. I _do_ need to revisit that project. It’s not on my Top 10 list  
of things to do right now though.

How about a thong with the Ruby code classes on it?

Hal

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**Author:** ![byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shameless-hype-for-ruby-stuff-goodness/70289/4 "2006-02-20T00:09:25Z")

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On Feb 19, 2006, at 1:13 PM, Hal F. wrote:

> Jason P. wrote:
> 
> > I’m still holding out for the reworked poster of (most of) the  
> > core classes. Though the thong is tempting.
> 
> Hmmm. I _do_ need to revisit that project. It’s not on my Top 10 list  
> of things to do right now though.
> 
> How about a thong with the Ruby code classes on it?

I’d be all for that, but it would probably generate a harassment  
complaint if I were to hang a thong on the wall of my cube.

–  
Jason P.  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

“The computer allows you to make mistakes  
faster than any other invention, with the  
possible exception of handguns and tequila.”
