Hello 👋
I'm Jack. I'm a 23 year old AI Masters graduate and teacher from the UK.
Most of my professional details can be found on either my CV or LinkedIn so this page aims to be a bit more colloquial.
Facts, Hobbies and Interests:
Some things I like
Music. I'm a bassist of 11 years and enjoy playing and listening to all sorts of stuff but my favourite genre is Shoegaze.
Football. I follow the Lions and Lionesses, Arsenal and my hometown club Stevenage FC.
Trading Card Game, Magic: the Gathering. I've been playing since M15 and currently play Affinity Plating in Modern. Of course I also love to draft new releases.
Rubik's Cube Speed Cubing. I mostly stick to WCA puzzles and my 3x3x3 PB single is 13.42s, but these days I tend to solve more around 20s.
Some of my favourite people
Terry Gilliam. A member of Monty Python and director of my favourite film, Brazil.
Robin Guthrie. A member of the Scottish band Cocteau Twins and producer of several great records including Felt's Ignite the Seven Cannons and Lush's Spooky.
Carl Sagan. Science communicator, SETI member and co-founder of the Planetary Society.
Some of my values
Repair First and Buy Used. I love trying to mend things and always keep an eye out for second-hand bargains. Some of my favourite things to work on are vintage European bicycles. I restored an old barn-find 1976 Peugeot J8 a few years ago and am currently working on a 1978 UO-8 road bike.
Public Science. I believe in discovery for the sake of discovery. I am particularly fond of space exploration and primate research.
Craftsmanship. I think taking pride in one's work is important and love seeing people who treat their work as a craft. That being said there is of course a time and a place for bodges and hacks...