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😬😧🥴 Recently went outside my comfort zone…
Any time I need to speak in front of a large group. I'm a total introvert!
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A fun fact about me is…
I started a business when I was a teenager.
It was actually a web comic that ultimately proved to be unsuccessful but I did go through all the motions of getting a DBA and tax id. I have a fairly developed, if under-used, skillset in illustration.
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Things I'd love to learn
WASMs, Cypress, WebGL, and DevOps
DevOps in particular always seems like black magic to me, so I'm always in awe of the tools and strategies used.
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How I relax
Reading, gaming, and wrangling cats (if you can call that relaxing).
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The best environment for me is:
I'm a night owl
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Me when sh*t hits the fan
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I try hard to seem even-keeled during a crisis outwardly. Inside, I panic and try to focus only on getting the next step accomplished.
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I learn best by…
I'm a bit of an autodidact, so I learn best outside of group settings.
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I work best as a…
I like doing the grunt work. The beauty is that I actually grunt while I do it.
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What's in my dock
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4 browsers since I'm doing full stack coding. GIMP is the oddball, but you never know when you need an image editor.
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My workplace setup
I just grab a convenient corner and hope for the best. Sometimes I need to battle with a little beast for space, like Ivy here. I prefer a mouse to the trackpad, but the cat scares it away.
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Things that deeply motivate me…
I really like the idea of doing something that's both awesome and makes a difference in the world.
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My superpowers
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