Hello there 😄

Ever since high school, I was aware of the benefits that come with writing. You are forced to think critically about how you communicate and structure your thoughts. Its intimidating staring at a blank screen you sort of lose the ideas that flow with the stream on conscious. I remember writing essays and how I was taught to think in terms of a thesis, the fundemntal idea captured by three tidy claims supported by textual quotes and witty analysis. Not everything I write insists there is something to prove but sometimes there is something to prove.

There are many reasons to write something down. To remember, think deeper about something, to rant, to meet people who think similarly. Then more personal reasons consist of looking back at a time, capturing a moment of conviction, fury, rage, angst, or maybe even joy. We exist today in a world of infinite information in the form of scrolling, noise even. Media and how we consume it influences how we think and communicate especially as we continue to consume it, when we cease to filter it with our own voice it can tend to silence that inner monologue. At least in my experience.

So...what do I want to write about?

Well, I'm gald you asked cryptc one. I truly feel like a renaisance man. I have so many interests and I promise nothing on consistency except that I will change my mind on what to focus a lot. Its the nature of the beast I suppose try something and see what sticks. In my personal journal and in my daily work my interests flow all wild like the currents in an ocean, or something like that. I want to live life to the fullest.

For work, I'm a software engineer and scientist by trade so naturally I'm interested in AI, data science, and data visualization. I also rock climb and weight lift. I love nature and outdoor adventures. It inspires me to draw and capture a moment on paper.

I have too many drones to not fly them and I often rant ceaselessly to myself in the shower about philosophy, society, doing good work, startups, politics, self-awareness, and personal mindsets that help me feel more whole.

Personally, I have a pet fish, a wonderful girlfriend, raised a beautiful pup I considered my son, and more family than fingers.

I'll be writing about my projects in machine learning, leet code, maldev, cooking, radio frequency processing with Blade RF and alfa (wifi) chips, gardening, and plants. I'll be ranting on academic culture, using AI to help the individual "fight back", hikes in America, startups, modern work culture, social politics, and economics. Follow along for rants, fun projects, countless food pictures, and generally learning.

What makes me so qualified?

Well, I'm not in a lot of ways, but when you write you have to prepare and organize your ideas. I'm a critical thinker and a tinkerer. I love to write code and am trying to expand my horizons of how I think about things and how I approach things I've never really worked with. I often times feel somewhat aimless, like a dull pencil. Writing gives me greater self awareness and I'm hoping can sharpen my sense of direction in the things I explore specifically because I'm sharing it with future me and you.

I want to be someone who is always learning, growing, and connecting to new people who expand my perspective. When I was student in college, I often times was exposed to new ideas through a variety of room mates who each had their own autisitic obsession. One thing that was common between them all was how they spent time to really understand what they obsessed about it captivated them and they spent hours learning everything they could. Similarly, this blog will be that stream of consciousness representing my journey to becoming more aware of the nuances of a topic.

So what?

Finally, I spend a lot of time on social media. The last 6 months have been a whirlwind. Epstein files, AI videos, bombing videos, commentary on random health things, conspiracies, thirst traps, blatant corruption. Its enough to make you go crazy and lose your trust in everything. There are gems, but its desensitizes you. There is so much noise and bullshit. Half of it is fake or exaggerated. I want to find primary sources. I want to think. I want to avoid the endless scroll. I want this blog to be a place where you can do the same and feel a sense of community. With all of the "structural" changes of the internet lately, I've come to appreciate spaces that feel peaceful and slow. That don't rush you into the next video and allow you to sit with what you are experiencing. In a lot of ways this is what friendship and community really used to be, before it became commodotized.

"If you don't have ideas, read. If you have ideas but can't articulate them, write. If you have ideas and the clarity to execute, build."
- Dan Koe

Join me in choosing deep thought. Avoid slop and write critically.

Cryptc Out ✌️