Lyrenhex

Hi there!

I’m Max, an autistic software engineer, Twitch streamer (affiliate since 13th July 2019), and hobby collector from the North of England (and big fan of the Oxford comma).

I go by he / they, occasionally feeling pretty strongly non-binary, and identify as bi. That part’s a little muddy; I’m definitely biromantic, but likely somewhere in the ace spectrum. If you don’t support the entire LGBTQ+ community (including the T), then I can guarantee I want nothing to do with you. :)

I’m very enthusiastic about self-hosting most of the online services I use these days on low-power Linux devices, and an enthusiast for the day when I can finally move over to Linux as a daily-driver (as always, software support holds me back). I also work on a bunch of open-source projects.

Hobbies include, but are not limited to: playing video games; making the occasional video game (using frameworks, not engines); writing niche software; listening to a very wide variety of music; learning about stuff (an awful lot, but linguistics and computer science are particularly trivial nerd-snipes); learning languages (primarily Classical Latin and some Ancient Greek); and occasionally learning an instrument (violin / guitar). Feel free to talk to me about any of these!

I’m pretty easy to contact through the myriad ways indicated at the top of this page; if in doubt, feel free to shoot me a DM on the Fediverse or email if need be. :)


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Introducing Lyre

30 September 2024 20 minute read character, jungian psychology, stream

My ongoing evolution of my digital presence and stream design, and some thoughts on separation of personae.

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