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Marcus Swenson

Minneapolis, MN

Exploring systems, sound, and the architecture of perception.

About

I’ve lived in Minneapolis all my life. My first computer ran Windows 3.11, and within a few years I was taking towers apart to see how they worked.

My brain has very little patience for hidden magic or unnecessary abstraction. I like simple, deterministic systems where everything is documented and inspectable—which is how I ended up loving C and the OpenBSD ethos.

Off the keyboard, I’m teaching myself the basics of music production in FL Studio with an Arturia MiniLab 3. I’m inspired by raw, improvisational craft—watching creators like Ari @ Home live looping, Harry Mack freestyling off the cuff, or Miss Monique mixing melodic techno.

Late at night, you’ll usually find me reading about consciousness, psychedelics, and UAPs—always curious about how reality is wired and how little of it we actually see.

Studies & Bookshelf

cs fundamentals
In Progress
  • CS50x: Introduction to Computer Science Harvard / edX

    Tackling problem sets in C and Python to build an intuitive grasp of memory layout, data structures, and algorithmic thinking.

  • C Programming: A Modern Approach K. N. King

    Working through exercises cover-to-cover, with a focus on pointer mechanics, dynamic memory, and writing clean, idiomatic C.

Queue & Roadmap
  • Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software (2nd ed.) — Charles Petzold Queued
  • Networking for Systems Administrators — Michael W. Lucas Queued
  • Applied Cryptography — Bruce Schneier Queued
  • Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces — Arpaci-Dusseau Queued

Projects & Tools

selected
ANSI Escape Codes Reference → web / reference

A quick reference and interactive cheat sheet for 3-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit (256-color), and 24-bit Truecolor terminal styling.

OpenBSD & POSIX Utilities

Contact & Links

Always happy to connect if you’re learning C, tinkering with BSD, or just getting started with the basics: