Software that works, and writing about how it got that way.
Senior engineer with 15+ years of shipping. I write about the craft, the trade-offs, and the parts of the job that don't fit on a résumé. New posts monthly; opinions formed slowly and held loosely.
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IP-Based Route Restrictions on Heroku with Rails
Learn how to restrict admin routes to VPN IP addresses on Heroku using Rails Advanced Route Constraints.
When a Site Blocks Text Selection
A DevTools console snippet to restore text selection, copy, and right-click on a site that blocks them.
What I Want for My Birthday
If you're facing a cancer diagnosis, or caring for someone who is, cancer may have a metabolic root cause, and that could change how it's treated.
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How I Stopped Running out of Tokens
A practical rundown of tools, settings, and habits that reduce token consumption when using Claude Code as your daily AI coding assistant.
Audit a Rails Project with the Thoughtbot Audit Skill
Turning a Claude skill audit report into a labelled, severity-tiered GitHub backlog, and what the skill found in a small Rails 8 app.
Building an AI Blog Editor with Claude Skills
Creating an AI blog editor with Claude Skills—like having a code reviewer for your writing when you don't have a human editor.