i originally got into computers through gaming, starting with autohotkey macros and basic windows optimization scripts. eventually, i realized that a lot of the so-called performance tweaks people shared weren't actually doing much, which pushed me to understand what was happening underneath.

that led me into more advanced tweaking communities, experimenting with tools like scewin, hyyote-in-depth-tweaking, and calyptos-latency-guide, alongside motherboard firmware configurations, memory tuning, overclocking, and latency optimization. over time, i became more interested in understanding how hardware and operating systems worked.

eventually, my interests shifted toward linux. i started with linux mint before quickly moving to arch, then experimented with gentoo, void, artix, cachyos, nixos, bedrock, bsd, and other operating systems.

while exploring linux, i also joined an anti-extortion group focused on protecting people targeted by harmful online communities, including groups associated with roblox and 764. through this work, i gained experience with open-source intelligence (osint), operational security (opsec), threat modeling, database/databreach research, web crawling, and investigating information across websites and publicly available sources.

much of that work involved researching, verifying, and documenting information before passing relevant findings to authorities so they could handle the situation appropriately. it gave me a deeper interest in cybersecurity, digital investigations, and understanding how information is exposed and protected online.

nowadays, i spend most of my time learning and experimenting with programming, reverse engineering, low-level software development, and local artificial intelligence. i'm exploring c/c++, javascript, frontend development, cuda optimization, model inference, and ai agents.

i'm especially interested in free and open-source software, privacy, user control, and making powerful ai more accessible without depending entirely on proprietary services or expensive hardware.