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==== Background ====
==== Background ====
I'm a rocket scientist, dude! Well, almost. I did spent quite a chunk of my life devoted to particle physics.
[[File:Wyan.jpg]]I'm a rocket scientist, dude! Well, almost. I did spent quite a chunk of my life devoted to particle physics.


These days I have a full-time job as quant developer, coding analytics in C++ and dreaming of making the jump to a freer lifestyle.
These days I still have a full-time job as quant developer, coding analytics in C++, but am transitioning to Ruby on Rails web developer. If you've done the jump before or have common interests, I'd love to talk to you!
 
If you've done the jump before or have common interests, I'd love to talk to you!


==== Cool stuff ====
==== Cool stuff ====
Sadly my full-time job is now taking most of my awake time. This means my free time is now spent away from computers and desks...
I am learning Ruby on Rails and web development at full speed at the moment, and plan to take the plunge soon. Also, I've been doing photography quite enthusiastically again lately.


That said I've been picking up photography quite enthusiastically again lately!
=====Interests=====
*Web development
*Photography (film & digital)
*Cycling
*Arduinos
*Amateur radio (Callsigns: M0GXD, EA4FYQ)
*Math, finance & statistics
*Outdoors, trekking, climbing
*Coffee!


*Interests:
=====Current projects=====
**Photography (film & digital)
*Ruby on Rails, HTML5, CSS, JS, Sinatra. Like, good enough to make a living out of them.
**Cycling
*Darkroom photography
**Amateur radio (Callsigns: M0GXD, EA4FYQ)
**Math, finance & statistics
**Outdoors, trekking, climbing
**Coffee!


*Projects on hold:
=====Projects on hold=====
**Play with the Z80 CPU
*Play with the Z80 CPU
**Design&build a vintage-style computer based on the Z80
*Design&build a vintage-style computer based on the Z80
**Learn Ruby on Rails, Clojure, SQL
*Arduino stuff


*Completed projects:
=====Completed projects=====
**Built a PockeTerm
*Tiny web forum in Common Lisp
*PockeTerm


*At some point...
=====At some point...=====
**Homebrewing
*Homebrewing
**Coffee roasting
*Coffee roasting


==== My other selfs ====
==== My other selfs ====