diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00f0bea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# there's a lot of .sh in the build machinery; this can overwhelm
+# smaller projects and confuse GitHub's detection of majority project
+# type (GitHub uses the linguist library)
+#
+# https://dev.to/katkelly/changing-your-repo-s-language-in-github-5gjo
+*.sh linguist-detectable=false
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9411b84..b56352a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ Temporary Items
 Gemfile.lock.installed
 requirements_dev.txt.installed
 
+# Used by CircleCI as a place to store installed gems
+/vendor
+
 # Installed by fix.sh based on what latest versions are
 /.python-version
 /.ruby-version
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 30726e2..54a045b 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ AllCops:
   TargetRubyVersion: 2.6
   Exclude:
     - 'bin/*'
+    - 'vendor/**/*'
 
 require:
   - rubocop-rake
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0ecdc64..c9c33f4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export PRINT_HELP_PYSCRIPT
 help:
 	@python -c "$$PRINT_HELP_PYSCRIPT" < $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
 
-default: localtest ## run default typechecking and tests
+default: localtest ## run default tests and quality
 
 requirements_dev.txt.installed: requirements_dev.txt
 	pip install -q --disable-pip-version-check -r requirements_dev.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ feature: ## Run higher-level tests
 localtest: ## run default local actions
 	@bundle exec rake localtest
 
+repl:  ## Load up bigfiles in pry
+	@bundle exec rake repl
+
 update_from_cookiecutter: ## Bring in changes from template project used to create this repo
 	bundle exec overcommit --uninstall
 	IN_COOKIECUTTER_PROJECT_UPGRADER=1 cookiecutter_project_upgrader || true
diff --git a/fix.sh b/fix.sh
index 82ebccc..f2ad3b6 100755
--- a/fix.sh
+++ b/fix.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ apt_upgraded=0
 update_apt() {
   if [ "${apt_upgraded}" = 0 ]
   then
-    sudo apt-get update -y
+    sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get update -y
     apt_upgraded=1
   fi
 }
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ install_package() {
   elif type apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
     update_apt
-    sudo apt-get install -y "${apt_package}"
+    sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "${apt_package}"
   else
     >&2 echo "Teach me how to install packages on this plaform"
     exit 1
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ ensure_python_build_requirements() {
   ensure_dev_library ffi.h libffi libffi-dev
   ensure_dev_library sqlite3.h sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev
   ensure_dev_library lzma.h xz liblzma-dev
-  ensure_dev_library readline.h readline libreadline-dev
+  ensure_dev_library readline/readline.h readline libreadline-dev
 }
 
 # You can find out which feature versions are still supported / have
@@ -275,8 +275,12 @@ ensure_python_versions() {
   do
     if [ "$(uname)" == Darwin ]
     then
+      if [ -z "${HOMEBREW_OPENSSL_PREFIX:-}" ]
+      then
+        HOMEBREW_OPENSSL_PREFIX="$(brew --prefix openssl)"
+      fi
       pyenv_install() {
-        CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/zlib/include -I/usr/local/opt/bzip2/include" LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/zlib/lib -L/usr/local/opt/bzip2/lib" pyenv install --skip-existing "$@"
+        CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/zlib/include -I/usr/local/opt/bzip2/include -I${HOMEBREW_OPENSSL_PREFIX}/include" LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/zlib/lib -L/usr/local/opt/bzip2/lib -L${HOMEBREW_OPENSSL_PREFIX}/lib" pyenv install --skip-existing "$@"
       }
 
       major_minor="$(cut -d. -f1-2 <<<"${ver}")"