Stefan Taitano

Apparently I live 30 minutes away from the Halloween Capital of the World.

Spent a weekend in San Francisco this month, people were not kidding with the hills.

Booked a one way flight out of here for next year! 🇹🇭

I am happy to announce Sam’s website is finished! Here you can leave your well wishes for him as he continues his journey kicking cancer’s ass once and for all. Please please share! getbettersam-6eb58.web.app

Where I’m at in life

Friends, if you earned $9,000 a month and work was optional, how would you spend your time?

Finally put my camera to use and filmed the first of many videos for our upcoming travels!

If there's one application that's number one on my list this year, it's going to Wispr Flow

Started an addiction with Old School RuneScape. I vaguely remember playing when I was younger for like a few hours but never fully got into it. I can see why people love this game and I’m only in the beginning. ⚔️

Sadly, starting season 3 of Jujutsu Kaisen. Bittersweet to always reach the latest/last season of a show knowing it may end soon. What I haven’t done is pickup the manga which I always hear it’s nice to read vs watch.

I’ve been going the distance with this running habit the last 6 months and checked the scale! Post run I measured at 179lb! Earlier in April I was peaking 195lb with all that Haagen Daz Green Tea ice cream 😋😂 I still enjoy my treats honestly.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! Commit your Code is 30 days away! The Call For Volunteers is now open for in person in Dallas! We need around 40 volunteers to help but we don't want you to miss the whole experience. Volunteer shifts are 5 hours long. Then we want you to be an attendee! forms.gle/aMSof79f9LfF...

I’m exploring the mental health effects of AI coding. This is a super quick (blazing fast), anonymous survey. Please fill out and share so that the responses will be well rounded. forms.gle/dpD8Tk1QnXAz...

My favorite purchase in 2025 🧢

400m repeats.. LFG!

I feel like the NBA season is going to be a wild toss on who makes it to the finals next year because players are moving. It's getting really, really interesting and I've never been more excited for the game of basketball.

I'm behind on my duties here. But, I'm very excited to hit the road next month! Being behind the wheel has always been the place I've felt most comfortable.

The Little Rascals type of movie night

My wife is a Dr. of Edu Psych and recently started sharing her science backed parenting tips publishing a podcast and YT content. She specializes in neurodivergent kids. Please share with any parents in your life that need a resource like this. www.youtube.com/channel/UCKC...

Any brain.fm fans?

Dialing into training for the next 15 weeks for a 10K race. Might be overkill but I’m enjoying the process. As a side note, due to all the training, I lost 10 pounds in two months. Didn’t go on any special diet so it probably could have been more 🤷🏽‍♂️. Overall, let’s get it.

I heard #Mistborn is a classic. Time to give it a listen!

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New episode: Mike Dalton joins me to talk RubyConf, Authentication Hell, and building a DragonRuby game where getting hit means you have to re-authenticate. We also get into AI, creativity, RubyConf Africa, and conference community. Listen here: www.therubyonrailspodcast.com/543

Grabbed a picture with the creator of Ruby! The legend himself, Matz! #RubyConf2026

Day 1 of #RubyConf2026 Matz is kicking off the keynote!

Day 0 of #RubyConf26 prep complete today. Tomorrow is Day 1! Pretty awesome view from just outside the registration desk. If you find me, say Howdy! 👋🏽 as I am a volunteer for this years conference.

Time to tackle the intimidating feature of VS Code: Debugging functionality. The debugging lesson for Ruby in The Odin Project is something I may go back to every now and then and actually go bit deeper in the additional resources section.

The Mexico vs England game tonight was a rollercoaster of emotions. Honestly superb defending being down a man.

Set out a goal 9 weeks ago to hit a 5K under 30 minutes, and I fucking did it! LFG!! But, I want to push myself, so, shooting for a 10K in 12+ weeks, and eventually, a marathon in 2027.

The RubyEvents.org June 2026 Newsletter is fresh off the presses! This month's headliner is the new homepage and videos page. There's new ways to find videos that interest you and at the bottom you'll find new guides to getting involved with the community! www.rubyevents.org/announcement...

There is something unique about the Ruby community especially as of this year. Seems to be a resurgence/growth spurt on conferences and meetups, or maybe I just haven’t been paying attention. Can’t wait to meet folks in the Ruby world IRL at RubyConf!!

Hit my second fastest 5K time the other day without an all out effort and feeling good for hitting under 30 minutes for the event this Saturday! I’m coming up on Week 9 of training + event this weekend, and it’s been an awesome journey sticking with a training plan. I post on my IG account

Attending a tech conference next month not as an attendee, but as a volunteer!! 🔥

Awesome thrift store find. Coding games in Scratch!

We are doing this!!!

To think Native Americans needed to find ways up and around this waterfall is mind blowing.

Made an IG page documenting my runs: @runswithstefan - www.instagram.com/runswithstef...

Lake Superior is just gorgeous. #minnesota

Halfway through Week 2 of 8 of training and my mind and body is on a natural happy high. I haven’t felt good about training in a long time, and it feels good to work towards a goal and not have to think about planning at all. Planning to give a review of the Runna app in a few weeks.

OKC is winning the finals this year. They play in unison, share the ball, not selfish, and understand the goal is to win.

To hit the last project in the Foundations track for The Odin Project feels amazing! Not one I'd put on my resume, but the project is a calculator app. Looking to build on the foundational skills I've learned so far, and next steps are to start Ruby soon.

Today’s workout was seriously an “Easy run” which is a pace I’ve never truly done. I used that time to practice my form of running which is something I’ve never done before. As I get older I realize how much I prefer to just follow a plan that’s given to me vs build it myself. 🏃🏽 #roadto5K

Downloaded the Runna app. Goal is to run a 5K in under 30 minutes by July 5th!

Hoping to blind you with light mode 😂 about 93% with The Odin Project foundations path, and stoked to be starting the Ruby on Rails path in a couple of weeks.

Finished The Wire season 1 last month and I’m starting to see why it’s one of the top rated tv shows of all time.