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I'm the oldest of four boys, raised in a Christian home in Virginia. My parents homeschooled us, and the drive this gave me to learn new things and try them out has been a big help in my life. I'm naturally introverted, but I can present as extroverted: I love connecting with people, but quiet time to myself is how I recharge.
After college I took some time figuring out what being an adult looked like for me. In 2010 after some priceless education in communication (thanks to a _Dish Network_ tech support job) and conflict resolution (thanks to my housemates at the time) I started my first engineering job up in Connecticut.
Straight away I met my wife Sara. We started dating and it was clear we were compatibly weird. Pretty soon we got married. We like board games, food trucks, black cats, mini golf, and scenic road trips.
One job led to another, and we moved around between Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. In 2017 I took a risk and started working remotely for a cryptocurrency company. Remote work was a big adjustment, but that unique role had lots of opportunities for travel and proved to be a good preparation for working remotely in smaller companies.
The societal metamorphosis of 2019-2021 came at a time when I was also exploring a values shift, from politics as a source-of-truth back to faith, and I started trying to [learn to see the world mystically](/posts/embracing-mysticism). This began a change in my orientation that is still playing out.
In my next few roles, I found that I have a taste for the laser focus and fast pace of startups. I like building exciting new things, talking to customers, owning whole sections of the product, juggling priorities, and balanceing clean perfection against shipping quickly.
I don't know what tomorrow holds, but I'm sure it's going to be great.
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I'm Joshua Seigler, a homeschooled kid born in the 80s. I've watched technology advance from dial-up and Geocities pages, to federated social media and decentralized autonomous organizations.
I'm Joshua Seigler, a software engineer since 2010 and a living being since the 1980s. I've watched technology advance from dial-up and Geocities pages, to federated social media and decentralized autonomous organizations. My professional focus is on front-end development for web and mobile. See [/about](/about) for more detail.
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I have been a software engineer since 2010, and my focus has been on front-end development for web and mobile. See [my professional timeline](/timeline) for more information.
If you would like to connect, you can [send me electronic mail](mailto:joshua@seigler.net?subject=found+your+website) or [book an "unoffice hours" chat](/unoffice-hours)<sup>[?](https://interconnected.org/home/2020/09/24/unoffice_hours)</sup>
If you'd like to connect, [send me electronic mail](mailto:joshua@seigler.net?subject=found+your+website) or [schedule a video chat](/unoffice-hours).

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I live in Southbridge, Massachusetts since 2022, with my wife Sara and our three cats. We're starting to get more integrated here. I'm about to start a new role, my third or fourth startup depending on how you count it. I'm active in [a local church](https://www.stmichaelorthodox.com/). I enjoy spicy food, board games, and peace.
## Goals
- Learn to love God and to love people. Simple but difficult, gradual.
- Drive success at my new job.
- Improve my back-end and infrastructure skills to eventually own the "full-stack" label.
- Build a passive income stream.
- Explore non-tech career skills, in case the world gets even wierder than it is today.
- Participate in communities:
- Initiate and maintain connections with people around me (local community, neighbors, etc).
- Connect with other web and software developers.

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## Hardware
- Lenovo LOQ laptop (personal), Framework laptop (work).
- Google Pixel 8 phone.
- Wide IKEA GALANT desk (discontinued).
- [65" curved 4k TV](https://www.zkelectronics.com/tv/samsung-qn65q7camfxza/), attached to the wall 1ft behind the desk so the image fills my field of view and 96dpi text is comfortable to read.
- [Unitek KVM switch](https://amzn.to/3FEyxSs) to swap which laptop is "live".
- [MOKOSE CS-lens 4k webcam](https://amzn.to/3FMLbyG) next to the TV for meetings.
- [High-output LED light](https://amzn.to/4kUm2ku) in an [IKEA REGOLIT shade](https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/regolit-pendant-lamp-shade-white-handmade-70103410/) for mood regulation and for the webcam.
- [USB microphone with boom](https://amzn.to/4lgbwob).
- [Sony WH1000XM2 headphones](https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/wireless-headphones-bluetooth-headphones/wh-1000xm2/specifications).
- TOSLINK-to-bluetooth adapter, so headphones get HDMI audio passed through from the TV.
- Mechanical keyboard, AJazz AK510 or DAS Keyboard S blank.
## Software
- [Fedora](https://fedoraproject.org/) desktop operating system. I recently switched from Manjaro. XFCE window manager with [Chicago95](https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95) theming.
- [Debian](https://www.debian.org/) server operating system.
- [GrapheneOS](https://grapheneos.org/) Android OS with a privacy focus.
- [SyncThing](https://syncthing.net/) P2P alternative to Dropbox, supports mobile and desktop. Synchronize folders of content across all my devices.
- [VSCodium](https://vscodium.com/) VSCode with less Microsoft.
- [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) Notes and reference.
- [KeePassXC](https://keepassxc.org/) Secret management.
## Services
- [DartNode](https://dartnode.com?aff=WigglySalmon747) VPS. Good value and specs, lets me bring my own server OS image.
- [NameSilo](https://www.namesilo.com/?rid=df01e27pr) Domain registrar. Good prices, doesn't charge extra for domain privacy.