i originally got into computers through gaming, experimenting with autohotkey, windows optimization, and hardware tweaking. eventually, i became more interested in understanding how computers actually work, which led me to linux, operating systems, and low-level programming. i've since experimented with distributions including arch, gentoo, void, artix, and nixos.

my interests also expanded into cybersecurity, where i gained experience with open-source intelligence (osint), operational security (opsec), threat modeling, and digital investigations through anti-extortion work. nowadays, i spend most of my time learning c/c++, javascript, typescript, reverse engineering, frontend development, and local artificial intelligence.

i'm particularly interested in free and open-source software, privacy, model inference, and hardware-level optimization. i'm currently developing bare, an open-source ai coding harness, with plans to explore a native inference engine called bear. one of my long-term goals is to start a company focused on making powerful, efficient, locally hosted ai accessible on everyday consumer hardware without depending on expensive infrastructure or proprietary services.