Historian of technology, professor, former sysadmin, current rabbit owner. I write books about labor and technology. I also tell dad jokes. They/them. Chicago.
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EN: Tech and art educator, researching artistic work that makes use of computational means and how to teach programming in a visual context. Recently finished a PhD at FECFAU-Unicamp.
#SãoPaulo #Processing #Python #py5 #ForaBluetooth #CreativeCoding #FLOSS
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My profile picture is a red lizard for no reason other than I like it.
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