Preston Thorpe

Incarcerated FOSS developer, back-end and systems dev. Command-line junkie

Gratitude

How I got here is already far too long, so I must include a separate post for all the credits and gratitude I need to extend to those who made this possible.

To my parents: who supported me every single day of the decade I have spent behind bars, and who never gave up on me, even when I definitely deserved it and had well past given up on myself.

To Mark Spahr and Rachel Mclean: Who I work with in the Education Technology department, who gave me a chance to prove myself, and without whom I would never have had any of the access or resources I needed to gain the skills, knowledge and experience that I have today. I owe virtually all of my success to them for giving me the opportunity.

To Haley, Jessica and the entire team/family at UnlockedLabs. Definitely the only company that was going to do anything with my resume but chuckle and throw it away. I couldn’t be more proud to be part of the team.

To the Commissioner of the MDOC and all who approved the policies that make things like this possible.

and finally I just want to throw a thank you to Andreas Kling and The Primeagen, who I have been following for a long time, but who will most likely never read this, but nevertheless who inspired me with their stories and their work and who I look up to very much. I have been clean and sober for going on 3 years now, and it’s not easy in this environment. It has been a huge inspiration to see success stories of others that have gone through addictions.

2024

Magic isn’t real

6 minute read

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

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2023

Just learn everything

8 minute read

Unsolicited advice for anyone seeking to learn computer science or software development in 2023.

Gratitude

1 minute read

How I got here is already far too long, so I must include a separate post for all the credits and gratitude I need to extend to those who made this possible.

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