what is a "natalie?"
I am natalie. obviously.words are not a thing I am good at. this is exacerbaited when the words are about myself. despite this, I shall attempt a suitable description of myself.
ideally, I am to be referred to as an "it" or a "she". the former is preferred to some degree.
timezone I am in: $[date "+%Z (UTC%z)"].
age: $[echo $(( $(date +%s) - $(date -d "2007-04-01" +%s) ))] seconds. that is $[echo "scale=8; ($(date +%s) - $(date -d '2007-04-01' +%s)) / (365.25*24*3600)" | bc] [earth] years.
I am kind of a college student. it is complicated. I will be a college student with less complications by fall of 2025.
I like systems. particularly ones that have reasonably consistent behavior based on a set of rules. this is omnipresent in my interests.
list of interests:
- technical computer things, so long as they do not involve javascript
- infrastrusture, particularly pertaining to trains
- languistics, especially conlangs
- key making and lock picking
- math
- friends
- going on long walks
- utilizing public transportation
- train tracks
- grease or oil on my skin
- non friend people
- ultraviolet radiation
- busywork
somewhat irregular natalie facts
- I own 12 thinkpads, all of which were manufactured prior to 2014
- the number of people that can effectively use my computer is, to my knowledge, 1
- I can replace the screen on my first generation iphone se a1662 in 70 seconds