Let’s just do this FAQ style, shall we?
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are you and why the M?
There’s a lot of Frank Taylors. The ‘M’ makes me more googleable. So I’m Frank M. Taylor.
How can I contact you?
My handle for the internet is Paceaux. If you’d like to find me, that’s what to search for. But if you’re old-school and still want to click things…
- Fork me over yonder on Github (paceaux)
- Watch me nerd this way on StackOverflow
- Learn with me around here on Quora
- Link with me down thataway on LinkedIn (in/paceaux)
Or send me an email:
What’s Paceaux and how do I pronounce it?
When I was getting my degrees in French and Spanish, I somehow picked up the nickname ‘Paco’ — and it stuck. Paco is a Spanish equivalent for ‘Frank’.
Then a few years later, a friend of mine from Louisiana, named Chiceaux, plugged Paceaux into a Halo2 game.
Paceaux is the Cajun French way of writing a Spanish name. You pronounce it Paco (or Paqueaux)
Wait, you speak French and Spanish? Are you even American?
I’m also decent with Hebrew and Portuguese and I’ve dabbled in Russian and Mandarin.
Right now on Duolingo I’ve got over 20,000xp in Portuguese, Hebrew, and Arabic; > 8000 in Irish, Welsh, and Ukrainian; > 2000 in Catalan, Navajo, Turkish, and German.
I’m also learning about Cherokee, Cree, and Ojibwe for funsies, and I took private ASL lessons for about 2 years.
I’m also learning to translate old-Alfish because I think I’m about to lose my house.
And yes, I’m really American. If you’re interested in my lifelong passion for languages, there’s a blog post for that.
Where do you work?
I work at Red Hat. They do Linux things and Cloud things and very helpful computery things. I do content management and front-end things.
What kind of work do you do?
I started life as a front-end developer, being focused around HTML5 and CSS3, and specialized in developing for content management systems. That evolved in to jQuery, then JavaScript, and then node.js. I dabbled in C# and .net, even some .net core along the way.
All the while I was working with one specific content management system called SDL Tridion. I am a 6-time SDL Tridion MVP. I’m now a senior Drupal Developer.
I build cool stuff that people want to use1.
Do you want to work on this great app idea I’ve got for equity?
No.
Do you want to work on my website?
No. I have a full-time job. I don’t need the work. If you ask nicely, I might recommend you to someone.
Weirdly Asked Questions
Are you a religious guy?
I’m a faithful Christian. When I write about my faith, I try to be honest, truthful, and sincere — without being obnoxious or boastful. Any time I write about my faith, trust me, I’m more uncomfortable about it than you (It’s not like there’s a ctrl-z for the internet).
Are you married?
I’ve been married for over 20 years to my beautiful wife, who served in the Air Force for 6 years and managed to be a remarkably good shot. She’s a data nerd, and, a remarkably good dog trainer and certified canine massage therapist.
How many kids do you have?
Three. They’re great big dorks and I love ’em. No, you can’t see pictures.
Infrequently Asked Questions
Have you ever been interviewed by a journalist?
Yes, on like five different occasions, for totally different reasons — sometimes related to things I said on the internet.
One time it was an angry rant about an event in Aurora, Colorado. One time it was because of my accomplishments as an expert in content management systems. Another time two times was because I shared some thoughts about how Christians were viewed in tech. And once it was about a local church that went all… bad.
Have you ever “gone viral”?
Close-enough-ish? There were a few days over a decade ago when this blog had like 15,000 concurrent visitors.
More recently, a rant about my literal job has been passed around the internet a few times.
Do you have any weird or interesting hobbies?
My habit of reading lots of books required me to build lots of bookshelves which turned into its own hobby of making furniture which turned into a furniture / carpentry side hustle2 that funds my music and mead-making hobbies.
Oh and I play DnD on occasion, too.