02 / A place that is actually mine

Owning my corner of the web

The internet shaped how I learned, connected with people, and discovered what was possible. Over the years, pieces of my work, ideas, projects, and memories ended up scattered across social networks, forums, and platforms I never truly controlled. This site is my way of bringing those pieces back into one place, a home for my writing, experiments, professional lessons, personal interests, and whatever I happen to be learning next. I want to share what I know, document what I'm still figuring out, and contribute a little back to the same internet that has taught me so much.

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About me

Drawn to difficult things

I’m Tuan. I’ve always been drawn to complex things that reward patience, curiosity, and a little obsession. Software, machines, teams, and the systems that connect them. I like taking things apart, understanding why they work, and figuring out how they could work better.

I’m rarely satisfied with knowing just enough to make something function; I want to understand what is happening underneath. Curiosity usually pulls me in, but the challenge is what keeps me there. Most of the things I’m proudest of started with a problem I didn’t fully understand and the stubborn desire to figure it out.

Life & hobbies

Curiosity doesn’t clock out

My curiosity rarely stops when the workday ends. If something catches my interest, I usually want to understand the craft behind it—how it works, why it works, and what it takes to get better at it.

Sometimes that means building match-grade ammunition and spending an afternoon on long-range shooting. Sometimes it means picking up a new skill simply because it is difficult. And sometimes it means slowing everything down with a glass of whiskey beside the woman I love.

The hobbies change, but the pattern stays the same: learn deeply, enjoy the process, and share it with the people who matter. In the end, the stories, conversations, and memories are what I value most.

Learning & building

Always chasing the next problem

I have a hard time leaving an interesting problem alone. I’m constantly learning, writing code, experimenting with new technologies, building machines, working on robotic arms, or designing RC airplanes in CAD just to see whether an idea can become something real.

My brain seems permanently wired for the dopamine hit of a new problem to solve. Building is how I learn, and learning almost always gives me something new to build.