HxHippy

## the name

Hx is hardcore. HxC is the scene shorthand, drop the C and you've got Hx.

Hippy is the joke on top. I'm pretty chill, friends and family started calling me Hippy, and it stuck. Not that kind of hippie, though. I kept the do-it-yourself part and skipped the incense.

## how I got here

I started on DOS and Lotus when I was little. Apogee games are the reason I started pulling computers apart, and I never really stopped. When I was a kid I took a six-month college computer science certification program and finished it in two weeks.

I've been building and consulting since 2006. Started out freelancing and worked my way up to director level in the corporate world. In 2022 my wife and I turned the contracting we were already doing into Kief Studio, and it's a family business. These days I'm building LTFI.

I just like to make cool shit. I always have.

## music

I've been playing since I was six: vox, guitar, and composing. Metal, metalcore, deathcore, hardcore, grunge, southern rock, blues. Varials, Lionheart, Stone Temple Pilots, and a lot more. Some of what I make ends up on the music page, and it'll play while you read.

## other stuff

Star Trek: TNG. Astrophysics and quantum mechanics. The woods. FPS games, and I build Project Zomboid mods. Arch btw.

## certs, since people ask

• Master Certification in Cannabis (Cannabis Training University)
• Accredited Certification in Holistic Herbalism (International Association of Therapists)
• CCEH
• AI and generative AI coursework (UPenn, IBM)
• Quantum Computing Essentials
• Perplexity AI Business Fellow

## find me

• ./blog
• ./music
• ./labs
• ./mods
• ./kb
• ./github
• youtube
• discord
• ./contact