Nate Gaylinn<p>Time for a new <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> </p><p>I'm a <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/ComputerScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerScience</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/PhD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhD</span></a> candidate at the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/University" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>University</span></a> of <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Vermont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vermont</span></a> (<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/UVM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UVM</span></a>). There, I'm doing <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> and <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/ALife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALife</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> with Josh Bongard and many others. Themes include <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/evolvability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolvability</span></a>, innate <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/cells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cells</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/bodies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bodies</span></a>, and <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/endosymbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endosymbiosis</span></a>.</p><p>I believe <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> should be open and accessible, so I write about my ideas on a <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Wordpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wordpress</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a>, review relevant <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> on <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Goodreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Goodreads</span></a>, and publish my source code on <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Github" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Github</span></a> (links in my profile).</p><p>I'm passionate about <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/socialjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialjustice</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a>, and all things <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a>. In my personal life, I love <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/yoga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yoga</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hiking</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a>, and <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrek</span></a>.</p><p>I worked for many years on <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Search" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Search</span></a> as a <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/engineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineer</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/techlead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techlead</span></a>, and <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/manager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manager</span></a>. I used to be proud of that, but lately I have concerns.</p><p>My favorite <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> language is <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a>, but I know many more, and lately have been quite enjoying <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/CUDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CUDA</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/GPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GPU</span></a> programming in <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/cplusplus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cplusplus</span></a>.</p>