Typechecking Ruby templates with sorbet_erb

05 Aug 2025

sorbet_erb is a Ruby gem that adds Sorbet typechecking support to code that’s embedded in ERB templates.

Running Rails on Fly.io with Tailscale

13 Jan 2023

I’ve been working on a Rails app to manage some of the more toilsome aspects of running @birdsinmuseums, and wanted to try out Fly.io to host it. Since I’m the only user for the foreseeable future, I decided to run the Fly app on my tailnet rather than accessible on the public internet to avoid building auth.

Favorite Books of 2019

04 Jan 2020

I read 44 books in 2019. One shy of my goal, but only ~12 hours late (I blame planes and this sinus infection).

Best Books of 2018

20 Jan 2019

I read a lot of books in 2018 (43!) and put together a list of my favorites!

Visualing Reading Diversity

21 Apr 2018

Starting in 2016, I made a concerted effort to broaden my reading to a more diverse set of authors, which as a first pass boiled down to ones who aren’t white men.