Last updated: September 19th, 2026
Me, approximately.
Hi, I’m some guy! I graduated from UC Berkeley where I double majored in Computer Science and Data Science, in the College of Letters & Science, and received a Bachelor of Arts. I previously worked on platform engineering, distributed computing, observability, and container orchestration at Anyscale. I currently do computer stuff at a public benefit corporation. In my freetime I enjoy doodling with my fancy printer, reading (I recommend Vonnegut, Ted Chiang, and Terry Pratchett), and playing roguelike games.
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FAQs
What is our purpose?
Can machines think?
How did you get into programming?
What does your middle initial stand for?
What is our purpose?
During my stint at Berkeley’s Neuroecon lab, one of the other undergrads asked me “what is our purpose?” in the sense of “wait what are we supposed to be doing this week?” At the time, I too had no idea what we were supposed to be doing that week.
In the broader sense though, I like to adhere to this philosophy:
“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan
Or alternatively:
“Love while you’ve got love to give.
Live while you’ve got life to live.”
― Piet Hein, Grooks
And occasionally:
“I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don’t let anybody tell you different.”
― Kurt Vonnegut again, A Man Without a Country
Can machines think?
“Can submarines swim?”
― Dijkstra
How did you get into programming?
In high school I was relatively clueless about what I wanted to do in terms of career. I knew I wanted to some sort of STEM-related field, but I wasn’t sure which one. My junior year I took the AP courses for CS and Chemistry, and really loved both of them! Unfortunately for chem, it was a lot easier to tinker with programming than it was with mass spectrometry on my own time, and so I ended up leaning towards computer science. I also had some background in competition math, which teaches a lot of intuition and practical problem solving skills that you really won’t get in a classroom.
This in particular really hits home for me:
See the third quote in the first section for more on this.
What does your middle initial stand for?
Potassium.