Category: Miscellanea
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What I’m Up to Now
If you read this blog regularly, you know I have a lot on my plate. Here’s a quick snapshot of what I’m up to. My startup, Cereblitz, makes the world’s first e-commerce platform and shopping cart for truly custom and customizable products. It’s great for just about all other products, too, of course! Check out the…
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Stack Overflow Moderator Elections, Part IV
Earlier this year, I stood for election as a moderator on Stack Overflow, the biggest and best Q&A site for programmers. I was not elected that time around. Yesterday, Stack Overflow concluded another election, and I am happy to say that I was elected, along with two other excellent candidates! I was amazed and humbled by…
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Faith-Based Physics
When I enrolled at Rice University, I thought I would dual-major in math and physics en route to a Ph.D. in physics, a university professorship, and a career relishing the life of the mind in the esoteric realms of the subatomic. No, I had known that I would do that since sometime in middle school. Within a…
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Fatherhood
In case you haven’t heard, I am now a proud daddy! Our adorable little girl, Catherine Jane Cottrell, arrived last month. Mom and baby are both doing well. Needless to say, I’ve been busy ever since. It’s so worth it.
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Stack Overflow Moderator Elections, Part III
As I posted here and again here, I stood for election as a moderator on Stack Overflow this year. While I was not elected, I made it much further than I expected and finished in sixth place out of 32 nominees, 30 primary candidates, and 10 general-election candidates. Stack Overflow is an amazing site, and…