Off the Clock
What keeps me occupied when I step away from code, compilers, and market tickers.
Gaming
High-difficulty roguelikes, tight mechanics, and immersive single-player worlds. I like games that respect player agency and reward deliberate execution—whether that’s dialing in a clean line in Trackmania, grinding heat runs in Hades, or exploring Nordic myth in God of War.
Favorites: God of War (2018), Hades, Trackmania. Co-op pick: It Takes Two.
Photography
Shooting manual on a weathered Sony A6000 with prime lenses. Mostly architectural geometry, brutalist concrete, harsh shadows, and quiet patches of forest. No heavy retouching—just framing geometry and working with whatever light happens to be there.
History of Science & Mathematics
Fascinated by how messy real discoveries actually were. Breakthroughs rarely happen in a clean eureka moment; they emerge from decades of dead ends, stubborn arguments, and incremental groundwork laid by forgotten peers. Reading original papers keeps today’s software trends in perspective.
Cooking
Mostly wok-tossed dinners, noodle bowls, and high-heat experiments. Big on fermentation and sharp contrasts—mixing homemade kimchi into grilled cheese, tweaking chili crisp ratios, or turning whatever is left in the fridge into a respectable fried rice.
Road Cycling
Riding a restored 90s steel-frame road bike. No power meters, cadence sensors, or electronic shifting—just friction shifters, skinny tires, and long weekend rides on quiet asphalt.
Strolling
Daily walks without headphones, podcasts, or a fitness tracker buzzing on my wrist. The easiest way to untangle architectural knots in a codebase, shake off screen fatigue, and reset focus.