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  • Fluent in Czech, English
  • 31, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Software Developer and Professional Slacker
  • Bachelor's in Computer Science
  • From Pardubice, Pardubice Region, Czechia
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About Me

Here are bits of my past. :)

I spend my childhood either on a tree - climbing, hanging, pretending it's a spaceship; or building stuff from LEGO. I remember my parents coming to my room, to see if I'm ok, when they didn't hear scrabbling through pieces for too long. :) Later I had the best friend. I heard he's artist in Switzerland now. Haven't seen him for years.

Eventually alcohol and girls came. Well... more like a girl. But there was a lot of alcohol. Too much. But I don't regret it, despite almost killing myself once. At least I have really funny medical report. :) And the girl. Believe it or not, she's like my sister now. (Wierd, huh?)

I always had a lot of dreams, ideas and visions: Becoming digital nomad; coding on Mondays and sleeping in Buddhist temples on Tuesdays. Having my own café; serving the most badass sandwitches with prosciutto and goat cheese. Building a carpentry workshop that is nail free; embracing japanese jointery.

I could go on, but last few years were pretty ordinary and nothing implied I'm getting closer to any of it. So what do you do when you need to change yourself? Obviously, you set off on adventurous, life threatening, mythology like journey. :D Well, and here I am. :D Dublin is the first stop. I hope to learn (and maybe teach) something along the way.

Interests

  • architecture
  • graphic design
  • cooking
  • wine
  • coffee
  • running
  • meditation
  • anime
  • classical music
  • opera
  • cycling
  • martial arts
  • rock climbing
  • mathematics
  • psychology
  • programming
  • inline skating

Music, Movies, and Books

It's a mix: Pulp fiction, Norwegian Wood, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Ref Dwarf, Ghost in the Shell (anime-one), LOTR, Matrix, Catcher in the Rye, Faust, Wag the Dog, Futurama, Yes Minister, Cannery Road, Black Lagoon, Steamboy, House MD, Godfather...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have designed an automatic regulation system for a water power plant. That was fun. :) And sort of scary... You see, if you fuck that up, you can even drain part of the river. :D That would be awkward. :D But luckily it seems to be working. Hehe.

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, I admit my skills are somewhat useless for everyday life. Assuming you don't use dynamic programming in everyday life. :D

But I have have some graphic skills. I can teach you how to color grade your photos. (In case you are bored with filters.)
Or how to do a photomontage. (In case you want to add some prostitutes to your boss's picture and then blackmail him.)

Oh... and I can cook a bit. I'm humble about that; but I will happily cook something for us. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Montenegro, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic

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