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<h1>About</h1>
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I’m the oldest of four boys, raised in a Christian home in Virginia. My
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parents homeschooled us, and the drive this gave me to learn new things
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and try them out has been a big help in my life. I’m naturally
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introverted, but I can present as extroverted: I love connecting with
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people, but quiet time to myself is how I recharge.
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After college I took some time figuring out what being an adult looked
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like for me. In 2010 after some priceless education in communication
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(thanks to a <em>Dish Network</em> tech support job) and conflict
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resolution (thanks to my housemates at the time) I started my first
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engineering job up in Connecticut.
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Straight away I met my wife Sara. We started dating and it was clear we
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were compatibly weird. Pretty soon we got married. We like board games,
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food trucks, black cats, mini golf, and scenic road trips.
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One job led to another, and we moved around between Connecticut, Rhode
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Island, and Massachusetts. In 2017 I took a risk and started working
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remotely for a cryptocurrency company. Remote work was a big adjustment,
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but that unique role had lots of opportunities for travel and proved to
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be a good preparation for working remotely in smaller companies.
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</p>
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<p>
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The societal metamorphosis of 2019-2021 came at a time when I was also
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exploring a values shift, from politics as a source-of-truth back to
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faith, and I started trying to
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<a href="/posts/embracing-mysticism"
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>learn to see the world mystically</a
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>. This began a change in my orientation that is still playing out.
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<p>
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In my next few roles, I found that I have a taste for the laser focus
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and fast pace of startups. I like building exciting new things, talking
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to customers, owning whole sections of the product, juggling priorities,
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and balanceing clean perfection against shipping quickly.
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I don’t know what tomorrow holds, but I’m sure it’s going to be great.
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<a class="header-anchor" href="#timeline" aria-hidden="true"></a>
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Timeline
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<h3 id="2022-2025">
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<a class="header-anchor" href="#2022-2025" aria-hidden="true"></a
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>Founding software engineer @
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<a href="https://www.capabuild.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
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>Capabuild</a
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>
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<aside>2022-2025</aside>
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Capabuild is a web and mobile platform for disaster recovery companies.
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This role was an unexpectedly great fit for some technologies I used in
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side projects: THREE.js and SVG. Here I worked with other experienced
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engineers building new things and continuously balancing speed and
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sustainability. Startup life is exciting! Priorities can change quickly,
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and in this role I could see every day how my work and execution could
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help our customers, and ultimately make the business a success. In this
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role I learned to accept and also pay down tech debt, and experienced
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the value of investing time into a good development environment.
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</p>
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<h3 id="2021-2022">
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<a class="header-anchor" href="#2021-2022" aria-hidden="true"></a>Senior
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software engineer @
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<a href="https://www.prenda.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
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>Prenda</a
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>
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<aside>2021-2022</aside>
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</h3>
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This role was at the intersection of many interests, including learning,
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communication, and decentralized solutions. Here I learned to own, plan,
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and solve larger and less-well-defined tasks. Prenda has an excellent
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and intentional culture that fosters humility and recognizes others’
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humanity.
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</p>
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<h3 id="2020-2021">
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<a class="header-anchor" href="#2020-2021" aria-hidden="true"></a>Senior
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software engineer @
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<a href="https://www.hubspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
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>HubSpot</a
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>
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<aside>2020-2021</aside>
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Back in the corporate world, using my experience to develop React
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projects in an agile environment. I began building my mentoring and team
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management abilities, as well as sharpening my JavaScript and React
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skills.
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</p>
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<h3 id="2017-2020">
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<a class="header-anchor" href="#2017-2020" aria-hidden="true"></a
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>Software developer @
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<a href="https://www.dash.org/dcg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
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>Dash Core Group</a
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<aside>2017-2020</aside>
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After some successful freelance work, I became a full time contractor,
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working remotely. I was fortunate to sometimes travel to interesting
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places to represent Dash or to meet up worldwide with other developers.
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My focus here was on web development, React Native app development, and
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JavaScript API testing and documentation.
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</p>
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<h3 id="2013-2017">
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<a class="header-anchor" href="#2013-2017" aria-hidden="true"></a
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>Application engineer @
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<a href="https://www.xpo.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
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>XPO Logistics</a
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<aside>2013-2017</aside>
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Microsoft environment, Agile methodology. This fully front-end focused
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role highlighted the value of investing in myself and building a
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skillset focused around my strengths and interests.<br />
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Outside of work, I began deeply researching cryptocurrencies and
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economics and using open source web development tools for personal
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projects.
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</p>
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<h3 id="2010-2013">
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<a class="header-anchor" href="#2010-2013" aria-hidden="true"></a>Junior
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software engineer @
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<a href="https://www.wm.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
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>Oakleaf / Waste Management</a
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<aside>2010-2013</aside>
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</h3>
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<p>
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This Microsoft based company was a good first step into corporate
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development. I was exposed to a variety of development roles, and began
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building a personal specialization in front-end development.<br />
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Also, shortly after moving for this job, I met my wife!
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</p>
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<h3 id="2008-2010">
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<a class="header-anchor" href="#2008-2010" aria-hidden="true"></a
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>Exploring
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<aside>2008-2010</aside>
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<p>
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This includes about a year of small-business home computer repair, as
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well as some valuable time improving my communication skills at a
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satellite TV tech support center.
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</p>
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<h3 id="2004-2008">
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<a class="header-anchor" href="#2004-2008" aria-hidden="true"></a>Part
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time teacher / E-learning Technician
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<aside>2004-2008</aside>
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</h3>
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<p>
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After a couple semesters as a part time math instructor at my old
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community college, I switched to a role supporting instructors with
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remote learning, software assistance, and classroom technology.<br />
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This is also when my love of board games really exploded. Local friends
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had an extensive game collection and we used to play until late at
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night.
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</p>
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<h3 id="2001-2004">
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<a class="header-anchor" href="#2001-2004" aria-hidden="true"></a
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><a href="https://www.rpi.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RPI</a> -
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Bachelor’s in Math & Computer Science
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<aside>2001-2004</aside>
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</h3>
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<p>
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My first time living away from home. Aside from the education, I
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connected with a lot of people who have remained important in my life.
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</p>
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<h3 id="1999-2001">
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<a class="header-anchor" href="#1999-2001" aria-hidden="true"></a
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><a href="https://www.pvcc.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PVCC</a>
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- Associate’s in science
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<aside>1999-2001</aside>
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</h3>
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<p>
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Highlights include a public speaking class and an excellent Java
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programming class, my introduction to object-oriented programming. I
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have such fond memories of the teachers here and their dedicated
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enthusiasm.
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</p>
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<h3 id="1998">
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<a class="header-anchor" href="#1998" aria-hidden="true"></a>First
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community college course
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<aside>1998</aside>
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</h3>
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<p>
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“Calculus with Analytic Geometry I”. I showed my teacher a Newton’s
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method root-finder program I made for my TI-83 calculator, and at the
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end of class she surprised me by having me demonstrate it to the class.
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When I asked why she hadn’t given me any warning, she asked, “Would that
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have made you less nervous?”
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</p>
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<h3 id="1985-1998">
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<a class="header-anchor" href="#1985-1998" aria-hidden="true"></a
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>Homeschooled
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<aside>1985-1998</aside>
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</h3>
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<p>
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Reading, field trips, spelling bees. Developing interest in math, art,
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and computers. As long as I stayed ahead of the baseline public school
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standards, I could explore whatever interested me. What a great
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beginning.<br />
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Big thanks to my parents for nurturing my appetite for learning. Thanks
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also to my brothers for teaching me patience and conflict resolution!
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</p>
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<h3 id="1983">
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<a class="header-anchor" href="#1983" aria-hidden="true"></a>Hello World
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<aside>1983</aside>
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</h3>
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