22 September 2024
Hi. Welcome to my website. My name is Ryan. Like most people, I have a lot of interests and I have a number of ‘labels’ that could describe me. Professionally, I lead a team of data engineering. Personally, data is one of my favorite things and permeates into every facet of my life. I am an avid runner1, I watch a lot of movies2, I love technology3, I enjoy motorsport4, and most importantly I love dogs5.
So, why create a blog/website in 2024? I created my first website in 1997/19986. There was something exciting about creating something and putting it on the internet. People were creating things on the open web. Then for some reason we switched to walled gardens like Twitter or Facebook. Having a web presence that it 100% in your own control is not the norm. To me, it’s dulled the experience of the internet. I wanted my own place to have fun again. I don’t care if anyone ever reads this. I’m creating this website for me.
The blog component isn’t going to be the only place. I have ideas for mini-projects and pages that will be created while I play around with this experiment.
Did I say I love data? You can see my running log at RunningAHEAD. ↩
I log all movies I watch on Letterboxd. I try to post a mini review too. Feel free to follow me! ↩
I’m primarily in the Apple ecosystem, but I’m interested in anything fun. ↩
Formula 1 is fascinating to me. I got into it from Drive to Survive, but I’m staying into it because of the technology, the racing, the strategy, and the drama! ↩
My wife and I have two dogs, Tess and Ripley. ↩
I wish I could find some of the awful sites on the Way Back Machine, but I was constantly creating dumb things with Angelfire. ↩
