Chess
I like playing chess, when playing online I prefer faster time controls, but I prefer longer, more thought out games over the board.
I like playing chess, when playing online I prefer faster time controls, but I prefer longer, more thought out games over the board.
I like scuba diving, I'm certified as an Advanced Open Water Diver, meaning I can dive up to 30 meters deep. I really enjoy being deep underwater, watching the sparkles of light barely reach me from above after dissipating in the water, it is a very uniquely calming and beautiful experience.
I have done professional video editing for a few years, as well as creating content for social media for fun.
I like practicing fast typing on websites like typeracer and monkeytype, I can type consistently above 110 WPM with an accuracy of 98% or higher.
I like playing video games, some of my favorite games of all time are Minecraft, Hollow Knight, and Undertale. I used to play Minecraft very actively back in highschool, and I met many friends from all over the world thanks to it, some of which I've managed to meet in person.
I like speedrunning some games, the games I did speedruns for include Super Mario 64 (16 Star Category), Getting Over It, Clustertruck, Fancy Pants Adventures, and Only One
I like playing cognitive games like lumosity and the human benchmark.
I like making spreadsheets to keep track of random bits of personal data, I realise that sounds very lame but I find it quite satisfying to organize information in a neat way. The image above was my compression spreadsheet where i tracked the file sizes of my phone camera roll archives after using the compression algorithms JpegXL and AV1
I like watching movies and TV shows, some of my favorite movies are Whiplash, Grand Budapest Hotel and Everything Everywhere All At Once, and for TV shows Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and Fargo.
I like reading political and economic theory, and engaging in discussions about them