A selection of projects I’ve made.
One Day in Paris
One Day in Paris
One day in Paris Can you visit every Paris Metro station in one day?
We’re answering that question with this project. (Yes, we have a solution in under 14 hours)
I’m working on writing the story of this project
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Reporting Org Chart
Reporting org
Navigating an org chart is a key tool for companies large and small. This is a proof of concept org chart app, written in Rails. I’ve used d3 org-chart to plot the graph.
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Simple Rails Login
Simple Rails Login
Demonstration of setting up login from scratch with Rails.
Core of login/profiles Extension of one time password code for 2FA, for example. This was inspired by DHH’s comment on the Remote Ruby podcast that an experienced developer should be able to create a secure login feature using what’s in the box with rails. Writing the originally login took less than an hour thanks to the has_secure_password feature built into Rails.
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gutenberg search
Exercise the pg_search ruby gem to explore the built in fulltext search in postgres.
Example book is Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice.
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6502 Breadboard Computer
In the summer of 2020, I built out Ben Eater 6502 computer. Working with friends who compelete the same kit project, I added on a serialize connection so it can interface with any other computer that support USB <> serial devices.
In the future, I hope to go back and write a small OS (or library base layer) for the system so I can load program over the serial interface.
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Arduino Paper
Arduino Paper
Display data from a cloud server on e-ink display.
Pulls data from an ESPHome HomeAssistant sensor.
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Linux Smash
Linux Smash
A simple app to play sounds and show letters when the keyboard is used.
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