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I go by many names. Here, I am K.

I am a defense systems field technician with a penchant for all levels of compute. My specialties include:

• Fiber optics maintenance.
• Micro/Miniature Module Test & Repair (2M MTR).
• General oceanography with an emphasis on SONAR.
• Web design.
• Scientific network and data systems administration.
• LAN & WAN infrastructure.
• Graphic design; software photo manipulation.
• Digital & analog single-lens-reflex photography.

...et cetera.

I am a writer.
...What? "Have you published anything?" Why would you ask that? Are you stupid?

I am an independent theology researcher, currently studying Thelema, Mandanaenism, & Christianity. My patron deity is Artemis, although I am really bad at remembering that.

I enjoy videogames developed and published by From Software. I especially enjoy the Armored Core series. I enjoy the mecha genre on all levels, really (anime, games, Gunpla, et al). I am a huge fan of Y2K-era (and adjacent) aesthetics and its electronics design philosophy. I am addicted to runner's high and have been bulking up lately for cosplay purposes. I listen to an eclectic array of genres, especially 90's dad rock, NATO-step, schizo-core, jungle, breakbeat, and vaporwave. I dual-boot Artix Linux for general use and Windows 11 IoT (if you know, you know) for gaming and whatnot.

Elephant Graveyard / Various Projects:

• Antonius, or "The Epic of Cato" [ACTIVE] (No webpage yet.)
  • Undeniably my magnum opus. A massive tome of a novel I have technically been writing for the better part of... oh wow. 21 years. Yes, really. This story has been a bun in the oven since I was a wee lad. This is my largest scale project by a wide margin. No clue when I will offer beta readings, but I am actually quite close to finalizing a first draft.
• CSS-Only Horizontally Spinning Rat
• "Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei" English Translation Project [HIATUS]
  • A few weeks after starting this project, someone messaged me with a link to the original author's own efforts to translate their novels, so I paused the project. But, honestly? Their translation is, well, supreme hot ass. So, I plan to pick this back up again sometime early 2025.
• kronikally.online [HIATUS]
  • An old link-dump project from 2023 that I plan to resurrect in the coming months with revised links.
• KRY.PT (You are here. Congratulations are in order.)
• Kryptomechanik, or "Group K" [ACTIVE]
  • I want to make a site dedicated to cool mecha stuff with a heavy emphasis on Armored Core. There will be build showcases (virtual and IRL, like Gunpla), game reviews, anime retrospectives, et cetera. Most things will be articles but I want to make video essays as well (I have white-nerd-with-a-beard syndrome).
• KryptBBS or "Kryptokonnekt" (No webpage yet.)
  • My eventual goal is to host a BBS server on a solar-powered Raspberry Pi (or other discrete micro PC) that can be accessed via all known protocols (clearnet, altnets, dial-up, HAM-radio meshnets, and so on). I basically want this thing to be an apocalypse-resistant black box.
  • I still haven't decided if I want to use Mystic, Syncronet, or Enigma 1/2. Been messing with them all and they're each a pain in the ass in unique ways.

Questions?

My public inbox is naut @ kry . pt .

Admittedly, I do not check this inbox often,
so don't hold your breath for a speedy response.

Not quite hidden, not quite visible.
You, the middling sort, unable yet
again to form your own opinions,
to forge your own path. You'll
trip o'er stained destiny, a
fixed mediocrity. An exis-
tence bred from no toil.
Heed me, and weep, you
will leave no impact
nor legacy. Simple
existence is all
you're owed. A
pitiful dung
beetle. No
sorrows,
just a
husk
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