Frank M. Taylor
@paceaux.com
I like Jesus & mensches, clean code & #node, subtle jokes & linguist folks, playing guitars and Oxford commas.
https://paceaux.com
Pronouns: he/him
https://paceaux.com
Pronouns: he/him
I just finished reading "Of Monsters and Mainframes" by @barbaratruelove.bsky.social and and it's the most delightful ... horror-space-sci-fi-romance I think I've ever read.
Literally has it all: Werewolves, Vampires, and JavaScript. In Space.
Literally has it all: Werewolves, Vampires, and JavaScript. In Space.
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I just finished reading "Of Monsters and Mainframes" by @barbaratruelove.bsky.social and and it's the most delightful ... horror-space-sci-fi-romance I think I've ever read.
Literally has it all: Werewolves, Vampires, and JavaScript. In Space.
Literally has it all: Werewolves, Vampires, and JavaScript. In Space.
Chinga la migra. Por siempre
January 9, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Chinga la migra. Por siempre
Reposted by Frank M. Taylor
@neuroticmonkey.bsky.social
@rainwizardbuton.bsky.social
@machineiv.bsky.social
@paulgandersman.bsky.social
@multimedianerd.bsky.social
@paceaux.com (Fun fact, Frank wrote the original short story, "The Devil's Code" that Terms & Conditions is based on) stories.frankmtaylor.com/the-devils-c...
@rainwizardbuton.bsky.social
@machineiv.bsky.social
@paulgandersman.bsky.social
@multimedianerd.bsky.social
@paceaux.com (Fun fact, Frank wrote the original short story, "The Devil's Code" that Terms & Conditions is based on) stories.frankmtaylor.com/the-devils-c...
January 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
@neuroticmonkey.bsky.social
@rainwizardbuton.bsky.social
@machineiv.bsky.social
@paulgandersman.bsky.social
@multimedianerd.bsky.social
@paceaux.com (Fun fact, Frank wrote the original short story, "The Devil's Code" that Terms & Conditions is based on) stories.frankmtaylor.com/the-devils-c...
@rainwizardbuton.bsky.social
@machineiv.bsky.social
@paulgandersman.bsky.social
@multimedianerd.bsky.social
@paceaux.com (Fun fact, Frank wrote the original short story, "The Devil's Code" that Terms & Conditions is based on) stories.frankmtaylor.com/the-devils-c...
Don't forget batteries, y'all
December 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Don't forget batteries, y'all
I like to write short stories that involve tech, nature, and some amount of existential horror and/or dark humor.
Sometimes I write a whole story that's a very elaborate pun.
Please enjoy this story that is all of those things at once.
stories.frankmtaylor.com/offline
Sometimes I write a whole story that's a very elaborate pun.
Please enjoy this story that is all of those things at once.
stories.frankmtaylor.com/offline
Offline | A short story | Frank M. Taylor
stories.frankmtaylor.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I like to write short stories that involve tech, nature, and some amount of existential horror and/or dark humor.
Sometimes I write a whole story that's a very elaborate pun.
Please enjoy this story that is all of those things at once.
stories.frankmtaylor.com/offline
Sometimes I write a whole story that's a very elaborate pun.
Please enjoy this story that is all of those things at once.
stories.frankmtaylor.com/offline
Snow is stupid,
Snow is dumb.
I do not like it,
it is not fun.
I do not like it in the air.
I do not like it in my hair.
Snow is stupid, snow is dumb.
I wish every snow flake would burn in hell.
Every. Single. One.
Snow is dumb.
I do not like it,
it is not fun.
I do not like it in the air.
I do not like it in my hair.
Snow is stupid, snow is dumb.
I wish every snow flake would burn in hell.
Every. Single. One.
December 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Snow is stupid,
Snow is dumb.
I do not like it,
it is not fun.
I do not like it in the air.
I do not like it in my hair.
Snow is stupid, snow is dumb.
I wish every snow flake would burn in hell.
Every. Single. One.
Snow is dumb.
I do not like it,
it is not fun.
I do not like it in the air.
I do not like it in my hair.
Snow is stupid, snow is dumb.
I wish every snow flake would burn in hell.
Every. Single. One.
First semester of grad school complete.
110% in the first class and a 98% in the second.
110% in the first class and a 98% in the second.
December 12, 2025 at 2:26 AM
First semester of grad school complete.
110% in the first class and a 98% in the second.
110% in the first class and a 98% in the second.
It is 2040. Some think it summer.
It's warm, but that's been normal since the last remaining polar ice cap was used to cool a data center.
Someone's phone has died. They don't know know if it's time to eat. Or where to eat. Or what to eat. Or even if the feeling they have is hunger.
So they ask me.
It's warm, but that's been normal since the last remaining polar ice cap was used to cool a data center.
Someone's phone has died. They don't know know if it's time to eat. Or where to eat. Or what to eat. Or even if the feeling they have is hunger.
So they ask me.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
It is 2040. Some think it summer.
It's warm, but that's been normal since the last remaining polar ice cap was used to cool a data center.
Someone's phone has died. They don't know know if it's time to eat. Or where to eat. Or what to eat. Or even if the feeling they have is hunger.
So they ask me.
It's warm, but that's been normal since the last remaining polar ice cap was used to cool a data center.
Someone's phone has died. They don't know know if it's time to eat. Or where to eat. Or what to eat. Or even if the feeling they have is hunger.
So they ask me.
I was not prepared for how much math I would need to learn for my linguistics degree.
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I was not prepared for how much math I would need to learn for my linguistics degree.
Hey so a friend of mine is trying to produce a short film based on a short story that I wrote.
If you or someone you know would like to see a film about the hilarious mashup of tech, demons, and bad decisions.. this is for you
seedandspark.com/fund/terms-c...
If you or someone you know would like to see a film about the hilarious mashup of tech, demons, and bad decisions.. this is for you
seedandspark.com/fund/terms-c...
Terms & Conditions - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark
A douchey techbro gets more than he bargained for when he uses AI to summon a demon to fix all his problems.
seedandspark.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Hey so a friend of mine is trying to produce a short film based on a short story that I wrote.
If you or someone you know would like to see a film about the hilarious mashup of tech, demons, and bad decisions.. this is for you
seedandspark.com/fund/terms-c...
If you or someone you know would like to see a film about the hilarious mashup of tech, demons, and bad decisions.. this is for you
seedandspark.com/fund/terms-c...
I'm declaring a new word:
"sibboleth": A word or pronunciation that a group **BROADCASTS** in order to announce that they are different from a group they are in the presence of.
The opposite of a sibboleth is a Shibboleth.
An example of a sibboleth is "6-7"
Shibboleth is how you say Louisville
"sibboleth": A word or pronunciation that a group **BROADCASTS** in order to announce that they are different from a group they are in the presence of.
The opposite of a sibboleth is a Shibboleth.
An example of a sibboleth is "6-7"
Shibboleth is how you say Louisville
November 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I'm declaring a new word:
"sibboleth": A word or pronunciation that a group **BROADCASTS** in order to announce that they are different from a group they are in the presence of.
The opposite of a sibboleth is a Shibboleth.
An example of a sibboleth is "6-7"
Shibboleth is how you say Louisville
"sibboleth": A word or pronunciation that a group **BROADCASTS** in order to announce that they are different from a group they are in the presence of.
The opposite of a sibboleth is a Shibboleth.
An example of a sibboleth is "6-7"
Shibboleth is how you say Louisville
I'm declaring a new word: Sibboleth
A Sibboleth is a word that a group would utter publicly that would signal they are members of a group that is different from the group they are in the presence of.
The opposite of a Sibboleth is Shibboleth.
A Sibboleth is a word that a group would utter publicly that would signal they are members of a group that is different from the group they are in the presence of.
The opposite of a Sibboleth is Shibboleth.
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I'm declaring a new word: Sibboleth
A Sibboleth is a word that a group would utter publicly that would signal they are members of a group that is different from the group they are in the presence of.
The opposite of a Sibboleth is Shibboleth.
A Sibboleth is a word that a group would utter publicly that would signal they are members of a group that is different from the group they are in the presence of.
The opposite of a Sibboleth is Shibboleth.
Happy Halloween.
If you work in tech, or tech-adjacent fields, this spooky story is for you
stories.frankmtaylor.com/offline/
If you work in tech, or tech-adjacent fields, this spooky story is for you
stories.frankmtaylor.com/offline/
Offline | A short story | Frank M. Taylor
stories.frankmtaylor.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Happy Halloween.
If you work in tech, or tech-adjacent fields, this spooky story is for you
stories.frankmtaylor.com/offline/
If you work in tech, or tech-adjacent fields, this spooky story is for you
stories.frankmtaylor.com/offline/
I'm excited about getting my next (possibly last?) tattoo.
- my wife's writing on my ring finger as a wedding band
- Genesis 2:23 in Hebrew on my left ribs
- Psalm 82:3 in Hebrew on my right ribs
- And soon parts of Deuteronomy 6:5 in Hebrew on my chest
It all forms a theme that I think is finished
- my wife's writing on my ring finger as a wedding band
- Genesis 2:23 in Hebrew on my left ribs
- Psalm 82:3 in Hebrew on my right ribs
- And soon parts of Deuteronomy 6:5 in Hebrew on my chest
It all forms a theme that I think is finished
October 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm excited about getting my next (possibly last?) tattoo.
- my wife's writing on my ring finger as a wedding band
- Genesis 2:23 in Hebrew on my left ribs
- Psalm 82:3 in Hebrew on my right ribs
- And soon parts of Deuteronomy 6:5 in Hebrew on my chest
It all forms a theme that I think is finished
- my wife's writing on my ring finger as a wedding band
- Genesis 2:23 in Hebrew on my left ribs
- Psalm 82:3 in Hebrew on my right ribs
- And soon parts of Deuteronomy 6:5 in Hebrew on my chest
It all forms a theme that I think is finished
Honestly if us-east-1 is gonna help burst this AI bubble then I'm here for it.
October 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Honestly if us-east-1 is gonna help burst this AI bubble then I'm here for it.
Please enjoy this new short (horror) story about the terrors of an always-online work ethic: stories.frankmtaylor.com/offline
Offline | A short story | Frank M. Taylor
stories.frankmtaylor.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Please enjoy this new short (horror) story about the terrors of an always-online work ethic: stories.frankmtaylor.com/offline
Little aggravates me more than when I see something written in a language I don't recognize.
And that's purely because I feel like I should be able to recognize most western languages.
I don't know why I think this.
And that's purely because I feel like I should be able to recognize most western languages.
I don't know why I think this.
October 19, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Little aggravates me more than when I see something written in a language I don't recognize.
And that's purely because I feel like I should be able to recognize most western languages.
I don't know why I think this.
And that's purely because I feel like I should be able to recognize most western languages.
I don't know why I think this.
I only took two years of math in high school. I stopped after Algebra 2.
My original degree was Foreign language International Trade. Changed that b/c I couldn't do the bus calculus class.
Whole life has been redirected b/c I chose to avoid any advanced math.
Now for my M.S. in Linguistics:
My original degree was Foreign language International Trade. Changed that b/c I couldn't do the bus calculus class.
Whole life has been redirected b/c I chose to avoid any advanced math.
Now for my M.S. in Linguistics:
October 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I only took two years of math in high school. I stopped after Algebra 2.
My original degree was Foreign language International Trade. Changed that b/c I couldn't do the bus calculus class.
Whole life has been redirected b/c I chose to avoid any advanced math.
Now for my M.S. in Linguistics:
My original degree was Foreign language International Trade. Changed that b/c I couldn't do the bus calculus class.
Whole life has been redirected b/c I chose to avoid any advanced math.
Now for my M.S. in Linguistics:
I want a bar with good WiFi that doesn't have any sports on the TVs and instead plays Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, and Marvel movies all day.
oh and the music is extremely quiet.
oh and the music is extremely quiet.
September 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I want a bar with good WiFi that doesn't have any sports on the TVs and instead plays Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, and Marvel movies all day.
oh and the music is extremely quiet.
oh and the music is extremely quiet.
honest question for developers / software engineers:
Do any of you actually enjoy dealing with containers?
Do any of you actually enjoy dealing with containers?
September 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
honest question for developers / software engineers:
Do any of you actually enjoy dealing with containers?
Do any of you actually enjoy dealing with containers?
Your organization would have more success with your design system if you had a 1-week training every year for everyone who had to use it than if you dedicated that time to documenting it poorly.
September 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Your organization would have more success with your design system if you had a 1-week training every year for everyone who had to use it than if you dedicated that time to documenting it poorly.
In tonight's DnD game my Paladin had to deal with childhood trauma and PTSD in the worst way possible:
While underground, pillars of blue light triggered the death of her parents and she had to destroy all the pillars.
With dynamite.
While underground, pillars of blue light triggered the death of her parents and she had to destroy all the pillars.
With dynamite.
September 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
In tonight's DnD game my Paladin had to deal with childhood trauma and PTSD in the worst way possible:
While underground, pillars of blue light triggered the death of her parents and she had to destroy all the pillars.
With dynamite.
While underground, pillars of blue light triggered the death of her parents and she had to destroy all the pillars.
With dynamite.
I'm watching The Handmaid's Tale for the first time in 2025 and I realize there's a reason I'm watching it NOW.
Because now it's so much more believable.
Because now it's so much more believable.
September 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I'm watching The Handmaid's Tale for the first time in 2025 and I realize there's a reason I'm watching it NOW.
Because now it's so much more believable.
Because now it's so much more believable.
I swear if I hear any more about adding AI at work I'm going to burn an effigy of WALL-E on my front lawn.
September 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I swear if I hear any more about adding AI at work I'm going to burn an effigy of WALL-E on my front lawn.