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authorBradley Taunt <bt@btxx.org>2024-05-26 10:39:38 -0400
committerBradley Taunt <bt@btxx.org>2024-05-26 10:39:38 -0400
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Update about and now pages
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-Hi, my name is Bradley Taunt. I'm a designer/developer hybrid helping software companies improve their user experience and ship more performant products. Currently making search engine results data more accessible at [SerpApi](https://serpapi.com).
+Hi, my name is Bradley Taunt. I'm a designer/developer hybrid helping software companies improve their user experience and ship more performant products. Currently making search engine results data more accessible at [SerpApi](https://serpapi.com).
-I also actively maintain several [open source projects](/projects).
+But you probably read all that on my homepage. Interested to learn more?
-I'm passionate about open source software, usability, performance, privacy, and minimal design. This small piece of the internet stores a growing collection of my personal [brain dumps](/posts/dump).
+## I am...
-### Skills & Languages
-
-Core programming languages are HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ruby. For design work, my preferred tools are Sketch, GIMP, and Figma. I also enjoy tinkering with basic shell scripts and [Unix systems](/public/images/unix.gif).
-
-### Design Thought Experiments
-
-[Stop Using Hamburger Menus (Sometimes)](/posts/hamburgers)<br> Common performance and accessibility issues caused by using hamburger menus.
-
-[Better Search Results](https://search.bt.ht)<br> Rethinking the UX flow of modern search engines.
-
-[My Coffee Maker Just Makes Coffee](/posts/one-thing)<br> How products should focus on doing *one thing* very well.
-
-[Blog Anonymously](https://anon.btxx.org)<br>A basic starting point for those wishing to blog privately.
+* Married to my best friend and wonderful wife, Cassandra
+* Raising 3 awesome kids (aged 6, 4 and 2) with my wife
+* Living in rural Canada (I can see cows and horses outside my window!)
+* Passionate about open source software / hardware
+* A huge hockey fan - Go Sens Go!
+* An avid gamer (whenever I get a chance), specifically "soulsborne" type genre
+* A collector of vintage electronics
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## Life
-- Raising my three children (aged 5, 4 and 2 respectively) with my wonderful wife
+- Raising my three children (aged 6, 4 and 2 respectively) with my wonderful wife
- Trying to contribute more to open source projects that I actively use
- Slowly teaching myself C & RSpec
- Advancing my knowledge of Ruby