Christopher Swenson (Cupcake)

@swenson.io

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I like cats, sorting, cryptography, math, and programming. Software engineer usually. Wrote a cryptography book and a sorting library. he/him

Be Just and Fear Not tombstone from Rocky Horror Picture Show
Go developer survey 2025 showing ages of respondents. 9% are 18 to 24, 35% are 25 to 34, 33% are 35 to 44, 16% are 45 to 54, 5% are 55 to 64, 1% are 65 to 74, 0% are 75+, 1% prefer not to say
Decorating Cents hosts ruining a perfectly fine green dollhouse by inexplicably turning it into coffee table.
Mini rack with FPGA boards and blinking lights that says “Caliptra” on the side. A TV with a slideshow that says “Caliptra FPGA Demo”. A monitor that has a terminal scrolling a bunch of text that is hard to read but looks technical.
An FPGA development board just barely sticking out the back of a 10-inch mini rack.
A row of big yellow boxy machines shaking satisfyingly.
A defrag video got 10,000 views.
The three nephew ducks in DuckTales saying “quick, a human ladder” when climbing on each others’ shoulders.
ChatGPT failing to render the letters MCU
Customers find the book well-written for the average reader and extremely interesting, with one review specifically highlighting the eye-opening insights into NecroSearch. They appreciate the forensic science content, with one customer noting how the author makes the process palpable. The book receives positive feedback for its case histories, with one review mentioning detailed breakdowns of crime scenes. The sex scenes receive mixed reactions from customers. AI-generated from the text of customer reviews. 6 customers mention "Sex scenes" 3 positive 3 negative Customers have mixed opinions about the book's content, with one finding the team members and volunteers interesting, while another finds the investigations tedious and draining. "...The backgrounds of some of the team members are also interesting. They come from many professions with different skills and interests...." "...Investigations are tedious and draining, and crimes can take years, even decades, to solve, not 45 minutes as on "CSI."" "...What kept me coming back was the human side of the researchers and the closure for the families." "...What I didn't like was that too much space was giving to long, boring explanations of some of the techniques and how they were developed...."
A large brown tabby cat sitting in a shoe box, adorably.