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Just realized my site makes me look like a massive techbro. Ugh. Added
some info about my other interests, esp. a11y and inclusive design.
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=> about/ About me
I'm a FLOSS (Free, Libre, and Open-Source Software) enthusiast, software minimalist, and a CS+Math undergrad who likes watching anime and tweaking his Linux setup.
I'm a FLOSS (Free, Libre, and Open-Source Software) enthusiast, software minimalist, and a CS+Math undergrad who likes watching anime and tweaking his Linux setup. Current interests include accessibility, search engines, security, privacy, and the IndieWeb.
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The Director's Cut of my bio is at my [About page](/about.html).
<p class="p-note">
I'm a <abbr title="Free, Libre, and Open-Source">FLOSS</abbr> enthusiast, software minimalist, and a CS+Math undergrad who likes watching anime and tweaking his Linux setup.
I'm a <abbr title="Free, Libre, and Open-Source">FLOSS</abbr> enthusiast, software minimalist, and a CS+Math undergrad who likes watching anime and tweaking his Linux setup. Current interests include accessibility, search engines, security, privacy, and the IndieWeb.
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Git repos: [Sourcehut](https://sr.ht/~seirdy "{rel='me'}"), [GitHub](https://github.com/Seirdy "{rel='me'}"), [Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/Seirdy "{rel='me'}"), and [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/Seirdy "{rel='me'}")

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I ought to come up with more interests than these, but that sounds hard.
### Inclusive design
I care a lot about accessibility, resource usage, and compatibility. My Web site may seem simple, but I put over 15 thousand words of thought into its design:
=> gemini://seirdy.one/2020/11/23/website-best-practices.gmi
Many people frame accessibility and compatibility in terms of "percentage of users impacted" to justify ignoring certain demographics. I find that this mindset somewhat discriminatory. I prefer framing concerns in terms of "populations excluded".
### Free software
The word "free" in "free software" refers to freedom, not price. I recommend looking it up if you aren't familiar. That being said, I think that simply meeting the definition of free software isn't enough: it's one of multiple requirements for software to avoid the possibility of user domestication:

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I ought to come up with more interests than these, but that sounds hard.
### Inclusive design
I care a lot about accessibility, resource usage, and compatibility. My Web site may seem simple, but I put [over 15 thousand words of thought into its design](https://seirdy.one/~seirdy/2020/11/23/website-best-practices.html).
Many people frame accessibility and compatibility in terms of "percentage of users impacted" to justify ignoring certain demographics. I find that this mindset somewhat discriminatory. I prefer framing concerns in terms of "populations excluded".
### Free software
The word "free" in "free software" refers to freedom, not price. I recommend looking it up if you aren't familiar. That being said, I think that simply meeting the definition of free software isn't enough: it's one of multiple requirements for software to avoid the possibility of [user domestication](https://seirdy.one/2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.html).