+++
title = "About Me"
path = "about"
date = 2023-09-14
+++

| ![A closeup photo of a blue snowflake resting on a tree branch.][0] |
|:--:|
| *Photo taken by [Egor Kamelev][1] and dedicated into the public domain.* |

Hello! I'm Avery Winters. I build software that gives people a reason to not
hate their computers as much. I care a lot about robustness, performance, and
preserving people's [#privacy](/tags/privacy) and freedom.

I tend to post about [#rust](/tags/rust) 🦀, [#nix](/tags/nix) ❄,
[#floss](/tags/floss) 🧑‍💻, [#security](/tags/security) 🔒,
[#networks](/tags/networks) 🌐, [#selfhosting](/tags/selfhosting) 🖥️,
[#urbanism](/tags/urbanism) 🚲, [#leftism](/tags/leftism) 🌹,
[#anarchism](/tags/anarchism) 🏴, and [#christianity](/tags/christianity) ✝️.

[0]: /img/profile.jpg
[1]: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1562545