glad you are here :) this is Theo’s website
academics
I am an undergraduate student at Purdue University, majoring in computer science and philosophy.
- Academic Interests (CS): operating systems, systems programming, accessibility, CS education
- Academic Interests (Phil): philosophy of science, metalogic (and logic in general), existentialism, recent ethical theories
me and ‘puter
my Framework 13 running Fedora with SwayFX
My machines:
| Hostname | Make & Model | CPU / RAM / Storage | OS | Date Acquired | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
wittgenstein | Framework Laptop 13 | AMD “AI” Ryzen 5 340 / 32GB / 1TB | latest Fedora KDE Spin | 2025-08-31 | Main laptop |
beauvoir | Apple Mac Mini | M4 (base 10-core CPU & GPU) / 16GB / 256GB | latest macOS | 2026-01-08 | Main desktop |
| i forgor | UGreen DXP2800 | I don’t know / idk / 500GB NVMe x2 in RAID1 | ?? | 2025-11-26 | NAS |
darksaber | ThinkPad X270 | Intel i5-6300u / 16GB / 1TB | NixOS | 2023-02-18 | TBD |
lighsaber | Apple Macbook Air | M1 (base 8-core CPU 7-core GPU) | latest macOS | 2021-11-22 | TBD |
(yeah, I quickly ran out of *saber names and switched to the philosopher names).
I spend a lot of time in my terminal emulator and (Neo) vim.
I cannot function without a tiling window manager; on macOS, I use Aerospace, and on Linux, Sway or KDE with Krohnkite script.
You can find all other tools and config files in my dotfiles repository.
k. what else do you like?
- I love taking photos, portraits in particular. I own Canon EOS M50 with EF-M 22m f/2 pancake lens
- I collect, modify, and make mechanical watches (mainly Seiko or microbrands watches with Seiko NH movements)
- I have been writing a journal/diary (I call it “Daily Writing”, written using Vimwiki) almost every day since September 2021. As of 2026-01-04, I have only skipped 7 days (all during my military service)
- I love weightlifting. I have gone through multiple routines and settled on the 4-day upper-lower split
- I have a weird music taste. My top 12 favorite artists in 2025 were:
- The Strokes
- Lorde
- Daft Punk
- Phoebe Bridgers
- Tame Impala
- Lana Del Rey
- Muse
- Radiohead
- Gracie Abrams
- The Killers
- RHCP
- Paramore
- I love salmon
- I love cleaning and organization
- I am colorblind
- my girlfriend Naomi (who made the favicon of this website) since 2018