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diff --git a/_pages/interests.markdown b/_pages/interests.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..21fa260 --- /dev/null +++ b/_pages/interests.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +layout: page +title: Interests +permalink: /interests/ +description: A collection of things I enjoy with my time. +nav: false +--- +Here, you can find some other things that are of interest to me. + +# Computer-Related # +I have been using computers all my life, and I have always had a fascination with these machines. +My love of computers has directly influenced my interests. + +## Software ## +As someone who uses [NixOS](https://nixos.org), I am extremely interested in the Nix world. +* [Nix](https://github.com/NixOS/Nix) language/package manager +* [nixpkgs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs), a collection of Nix expressions for building packages, including packages required for the NixOS operating system +* The [home-manager](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager) project, for managing your home directory dotfiles in a Nix-y way. +I have made several contributions to home-manager: + * Refactor the [mbsync/isync](https://isync.sourceforge.io/) [configuration module](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/pull/1360) for greater control over how email is fetched. + * Add a [configuration module](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/pull/1353) for [mu](https://www.djcbsoftware.nl/code/mu/), an email indexing and searching program. + +<!-- Add projects I have contributed too. --> + +In addition, as I enjoy C programming, but enjoy the type-correctness of Haskell, [Rust](https://rust-lang.org) has been of particular interest for me. + +## Hardware ## +Also, as a Computer Engineer, I am also thoroughly interested by the hardware side of things too. +As far as computer/CPU architectures are concerned, I am interested in [RISC-V](https://github.com/riscv).<br> +During the spring semester of 2021, I will be conducting research in this area, in collaboration with [Alexander Lukens](https://alukens.com/). + +# Athletics # +To stay fit and healthy, I regularly: +* Go on runs several miles long +* Practice [Tang Soo Do](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_Soo_Do) + * 3rd Degree Black Belt + +# Languages +I have learned Spanish to a near fluent capacity.<br> +I also started learning Swedish, while studying abroad at [Lunds Tekniska Högskola](https://www.lth.se). + +# Music +Throughout much of my life, I played the [oboe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oboe). +During school, I have not had much time to practice, but my passion for performing music has never left me. + +# Multimedia +I enjoy television just as much as the next person. + +Some of my favorite shows are: +* [*Altered Carbon*](https://thetvdb.com/series/altered-carbon) +* [*Doom Patrol*](https://thetvdb.com/series/doom-patrol) +* [*Titans* (2018)](https://thetvdb.com/series/titans-2018) +* [*Samurai Jack*](https://thetvdb.com/series/samurai-jack) +* *Star Trek* + - The only I have not watched is the original series. +* [*The Umbrella Academy*](https://thetvdb.com/series/the-umbrella-academy) +* [*Watchmen*](https://thetvdb.com/series/watchmen) |