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Writer and retired journalist, occasional pieces for Cardinal News, author of book due for publication in 2024 about the hundreds of Black Americans who were sent or emigrated to Liberia from Piedmont Virginia in the 19th century. I like hiking and the NBA but especially music.
President and Founder of [url=https://fosstodon.org/@Revenni]@Revenni[/url], a Toronto based consulting firm.
Opensource advocate specializing in system engineering and infrastructure.
Other interests include information security, privacy, and performance.
I'm a longtime tech exec, formerly at some large companies you've heard of, now independent. I live in the Pacific Northwest USA. I did my graduate work in computation and neural systems at Caltech, then moved into search engines, AI/ML, and related areas. Interested in technology, clean air, and connecting with like-minded people.
Been using computers since they were 8 bits. Generally like those and 16 bits better than what we use today. Have too many games and too little time. Playing around a bit with Linux these days - both on Pi and as desktop and on Steam Deck. Always used and loved the "wrong" platforms, so you'll see me talking fondly about things like Amiga and Dreamcast with zero shame.
I try to keep politics to a minimum and just have fun on here - but no promises! No QT.
Also: Currently learning Japanese.
Principal Data Scientist, R&D at a Fortune500 finance firm. PyData Ann Arbor co-organizer. Creator of the STUMPY Python package for modern time series analysis.
