mbsck

# About

Hi, my name is Marten. Currently, I am a Postdoctoral researcher at the Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy (MPIA).

Some things that interest me (non-exhaustive):

Coding in my freetime, delving into Rust and Julia
Using and contributing/supporting Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) (or FLOSS) and the Fediverse.
Including... (non-exhaustive):

CachyOS: GNU/Linux distribution
Codeberg: non-profit Git host
GrayJay: content aggregator (e.g. YouTube, Odyssey, PeerTube, Nebula, etc.)
LineageOS (de-googled) with F-droid and Aurora store: for a private phone
[matrix]/XMPP: secure/private messaging (protocols)
Mailbox: secure/private email
Signal/Molly: secure/private messaging

Playing the guitar and the piano
Sports...
- Running (up to half-marathon)
- Cycling (uphill via Carver Gravel 220)
- Practicing karate (空手) - Inactive
- Standard & Latin dancing, and Salsa - Inactive
- Chess (in a club)
Learning...
- Languages; Japanese, Spanish, French (currently)
- Physics; intuitive understanding (with the no-nonsense books)
- History