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# About Me

I am a computer science graduate pursuing a master's degree in the same field.

I have a passion for programming and engineering in all its forms, as well as a special fascination for astronomy and esoteric fields.

If you have any interesting work-related opportunities, don't hesitate to get in touch with me via [email](mailto:manuelpalenzuelamerino@gmail.com).

# Online Identity

PGP Public Key: [`BB3C 0BC6 9865 0937`](/public.pgp)

I am proving the ownership of this key by signing my [resume](/Manuel_Palenzuela_Merino_Resume.pdf) with the following [signature](/Manuel_Palenzuela_Merino_Resume_Signature.sig).

# Current Interests

[Minimalism](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism), [Open-Source](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source), [Free Software](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_movement), [Declarative Operating Systems](https://nixos.org/), [Functional Programming](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_programming), [Memory Safety](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_safe), [RAII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_acquisition_is_initialization), [Nix](https://github.com/NixOS/nix), [BSD](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Software_Distribution), [Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/), [CLI Utilities](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface), [P2P Communications](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer), [Blockchain](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain), [Decentralised Services](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralization), [Self-Hosting](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-hosting_(web_services)), [Digital-Nomadism](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_nomad), [Travelling](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel), [Cooking](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking), [Reading](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading), [Lifelong Learning](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifelong_learning).