About this site
Hi there 👋
Unlike most blogs that dictate how you should live – promising a better you if you just follow their lead – this space is different. Yes, I'll share my travels. And yes, you'll hear all about my beloved jinx. But I won't be telling you to emulate my life. In fact, I'd suggest you don't. As a former hacker, former criminal, security researcher, tech nerd, OS developer, and autistic individual, I simply want to offer a perspective on the world – one free from the influence of money, power, or popularity.
my name is austin 🤓
and I am the nerdy guy that you knew from your childhood that you correctly believe secretly runs your life from the basement of a big building in a big city using a name that you have never heard before. I will tell you about those tricks we both know I use to keep the masses in line. I will tell you about how food and cigarettes are really the same thing in different packaging. And I will do it all with that dull, funny, oddly whimsical tone that tells you being social is not something I do outside of the internet.
im a hacker 💻
this is a funny term to me. Often misused, misinterpreted, and completely misunderstood. What hacking really means, in its most basic form, is making something (usually software related) do something that it was never meant to do. Open source software work is often called hacking on the codebase, companies host hackathons where their developers try to make the product do things they think are cool but are not on the roadmap. These are all positive examples of hacking that you do not hear or think about too much.
im weird 👽
and I am proud of it. I have Autism Spectrum Disorder, as well as a stack of other "problems" that make me unique and give me my interesting and holistic perspective on life.
Hope you enjoy the blog...
