1. I wrote countless of times on my site that I love emailing with people so if you want to engage in conversation my email is public and it’s also in my profile here
2. I’m also more than happy to send actual mail. Like handwritten on paper. If you like that send me an email and I’ll give you an address.
3. If you like the concept of having penpals this app is worth checking out https://slowly.app/
interests: mathematics, cooking/recipes, culture/arts
languages: Please write to me in any language from anywhere!! And please send math papers!! I'm trying to learn as many languages as I can right now. My current focus is French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German – then Chinese, Russian, Hindi, Korean, Arabic, and Haitian Creole. I'm going to focus op top-30 most spoken-by-people, then top 30 most spoken-by-countries, then a survey of languages without any incentive (Navajo, Irish, Greek, Hawaiian, Latin, Sanskrit, in general, Classical Languages, Medieval Languages, Modern Languages). I started this journey in August 2023 knowing only N1 Japanese.
link to something you think is cool: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3027072 I would so love to do whole Erdős wanderer thing and focus on publishing papers in different countries with different people in different languages. I like the whole peripatetic element of thinking and living and working and dreaming.
link to something that does not exist: I am building a 'tiny' LLM that is taking a novel approach to language translation. It is incredibly nice to continue this research because I have begun to actually understand more people now and I feel less lonely. It is getting better, but I am absolutely not in any hurry to capitalize on it. I can send you samples of its output by hand in parallel to my own manual translation.
Contact: Write me an email, and we can exchange mailing addresses!
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Note: I really love postcards, postage, lettering and hand-made art prints. If you have any appreciation for these things, please let me know – it can take a bit of effort.
alias: T.
interests: I love to talk about hacking/computer security/embedded security and related topics, literature, spending time in nature, hiking, botany, vegetarian cooking, weight loss, remote sensing technologies, archeology, history, philosophy, finance/investing/company valuation (no crypto), electronic music (production), hobby electronics, art, language learning, anything you are weirdly passionate about, ...
language(s): en
link to something you think is cool: there are so many things ! but a somewhat representative selection of current open tabs
- https://factumfoundation.org/our-projects/3d-sculpting/re-creating-the-colossus-of-constantine/
- https://codeanlabs.com/blog/research/cve-2024-29510-ghostscript-format-string-exploitation/
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07612-9
- https://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/Inv3ed.htm
- etc.
contact info: [email protected]Interests: politics, literature, music, film and to some degree art (would love to be in touch with someone who's interested in painting and can make me understand it better) and programming I love cooking as well and I guess I can be interested for anything related to technology.
Languages: German, English, Spanish. Anything else via Google translate
Something that's cool: I recently watched the movie "Drive My Car", very strong recommendations to watch.
Contact info: me[squiggly a]lho[dot]io
The problem is one of degrees - Anyone you notice on a big site is likely posting very often - "Terminally online" is the word. The more niche you go, they are alternatively deeper into their own fantasy worlds. I haven't figured out how to arrange coincidence; Repeated coincidental meetings have long been studied to be the basis of friendship, and intentionally going to "meetups" where the attendance is common but not fixed is the best way to foster that.
Online matchmaking has been the biggest problem here - You are guaranteed a game, but you'll never run into the same people twice. Once upon a time you had localish communities form around servers that were low-ping to them, which really worked well - You were likely to run into the same people, and they were likely to be nearby but not so close that you'd have run into them anyway.
alias: G.
interests: computers, programming languages, programmatic puzzles, bacteriophages
language(s): en, fr
link to something you think is cool: https://google-research.github.io/self-organising-systems/2022/diff-fsm/
contact info: moeie.gyj/btfgxnc (Vigenère cipher, the key is this website's name)Interests: creative (video/board) game design/dev (e.g. tiny games exploring philosophical and societal topics), food (including pizza/breadmaking, cheesemaking and fermentation), travelling, nature, camping, hiking, hacking, unique and creative anime/manga/books, whittling, gardening (no dig, regenerative), Ted Chiang, Victorian travelogues and relaxation.
Language(s): English
Link to something you think is cool:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tatami_Galaxy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Malay_Archipelago
Contact info: [email protected]
alias: xigoi
interests: mathematics, programming, programming languages, numeration systems, minimalism, code golf, constructed languages, board games, puzzles, Minecraft, Minetest, public transport, egalitarianism
language(s): English, Czech
link to something you think is cool: https://ao.owo.si/exchange/codegolf/questions/57257/radiation-hardened-quine
contact info: e-mail at disroot.org with the same username as here alias: V
interests: gardening (no dig, organic, regenerative), music (post rock, rock, metal, rap/hip hop, some electronic/pop), programming/software, politics (I just like observing from a distance), economics, astrophysics/space (not deeply into science anymore, but sometimes I like to think about things)
language(s): English
link to something you think is cool: clickable link below
contact info: postrock <A T> fastmail <D 0 T> com
alias: Elliott
interests: science fiction, mental health, programming (of course), writing, and an eclectic assortment of other topics; happy to talk about just about anything
language(s): English
link to something you think is cool: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1311_05-08_mickens.pdf
contact info: run the program at https://elliottslaughter.com/about/ or see my profile for Keybase (can be used to bootstrap Signal if you want) alias: ?
interests: privacy, security, Gwern, note-taking, Zettelkasten, ergonomics (keyboard layouts, mice, etc), nootropics, ADHD, memorization, learning, programming, Linux, old and memorable design (Gnome 2, Aqua), Jonathan Blow, Casey Muratori, hacker cultures, decentralization, piracy, fast and efficient software, music, esoteric and obscure internet rabbit holes, anonymous networks, manga, anime, shooter games, hard science fiction (Blindsight)
language(s): english
link to something you think is cool: https://keygenmusic.tk/
contact info: Signal blind.22Alias: artisanspam
Interests: Philosophy pertaining to both political theory and how to live “the good life,” cycling, violin, piano, jazz, PC gaming, design of the built environment (city design, interior design, landscaping) and how it shapes you, meditation, Buddhism (from a secular perspective)
Language(s): English
Link to something you think is cool: Pertaining to built-environment design, I find this YouTube channel interesting: https://youtube.com/@nevertoosmall
Contact info: in bio.
interests: Programming Languages, Mathematics, poetry, art (paintings mainly), books (interesting non fiction like Simon Singh, novels by authors like Marquez, Greg Egan, Neal Stephenson), Philosophy, mysticism, anything that tickles my brains, really
languages: English, Bengali
link to something I think is cool: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorio
contact info: mail on profile, @<last word of scientific name of humans>_rg_telegraph on Telegram (remove <>)
This has been around for many years. Though it is mostly for sending postcards, you can still make penpal friends through the site. I have sent handwritten letters to people from the site. I am not that active anymore, but still keep in touch with a couple of people I met on the site.
Highly recommended
alias: Alex
interests: philosophy, startups, photography (film and digital), aerospace, astronomical phenomenon, motorcycles, outdoor adventures, Landcruisers, flying aircraft
language: English (translators exist so don't hesitate to reach out!!)
link to something you think is cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6d1RKYapFI&ab_channel=CNCKitchen
contact info: mail in profile alias: Kurapka
interests: running, books, travel, dystopian movies
language(s): EN
link to something you think is cool: https://youtu.be/Wlb1bdU-G7o?si=MfHeIcpEQBn4VwKI
contact info: https://signal.me/#eu/4l2c7Kdjc7iNeHmqry8STWL7uLMTjlxRPudorJHzA5ItLQrU-e9GMoynsQd8m12Z alias: darigo
interests: odd operating systems like templeos and Genera, far right politics, far left politics, far center politics, latin america, fencing (HEMA and olympic), self improvement
language(s): english, spanish
link to something you think is cool: webrings like https://webring.xxiivv.com/#131
contact info: ~motluc-nammex (iykyk) or run this Racket code: (string-append (list->string (map (λ (c) (integer->char (- (char->integer c) 1000))) (string->list "ќѐэЖђэћѝћЖщўёєэћ"))) "@gmail.com") alias: kxrm
interests: audio engineering, video, radio, all streaming technologies, encryption, music, vintage computing
language(s): English
link to something you think is cool: https://string.spiel.com/
contact info: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=kxrm alias: spud
interests: books (Austen atm), emacs, songwriting, cooking, guitar, politics, writing, databases, weight loss, health
language(s): English
link to something you think is cool: https://songfight.org
contact info: In my HN bio! alias: codetrotter
interests: FreeBSD, ZFS, computer graphics, Bitcoin
language(s): Rust, English
link to something you think is cool: https://youtu.be/JEn3kpysimY
contact info: https://bsky.app/profile/erikn.bsky.social alias: breck
interests: family, friends, science, nature, freedom, programming languages
language(s): scroll
link to something you think is cool: https://pldb.io/lists/creators.html
contact info: https://warpcast.com/breckinterests: programming, productivity, adhd, stoicism, video and computer games, organization, music, travel, technology, the small web and pretty much anything else.
languages: English, Python, Russian, Ukrainian, Hebrew, maybe Lua
cool stuff: https://unethical.info/2024/01/24/hacking-my-air-purifier/
contact: ten.kahsulg@luap reversed or @MrPaul on Telegram
interests: Classic rock, psychology, cybersecurity, privacy, hacking, startups, Linux, FOSS, onebag, skateboarding, playing guitar/bass, bouldering, vinyl records, muscle cars, magic tricks, improv, standup comedy, nyc/bay area.
language(s): English
link to something you think is cool: https://kill-the-newsletter.com/
contact info: [email protected] (will disable once spam starts to come in)
interests: North Korea people, Authoritarian governments, productivity, catholicism, poetry, art, music, robotics, politics, exercise
languages: English (native), Korean (advanced), c, c++, javascript/typscript, php, python
link: https://apply.opentech.fund
contact info: https://x.com/aogposton
interests: Mathematics, First-Order Logic, Computability, Computer Science, Systems Programming, Finite Element Modelling/Analysis,
Languages: English, French (But my french is only ok)
Link to something you find interesting: https://ersei.net/en/blog/fuse-root
Contact Info: alternis(DOT)0x{11111111 in hex}@gmail.com
alias: abyss
interests: crypto, anime, philosophy, indie game dev, japanese indie bands, vtubers, ai, physics, programming, prediction markets, league.
language(s): english,
link to something you think is cool: https://jsomers.net/i-should-have-loved-biology/
contact info: @abysstrades on telegram or [email protected]interests: programming, websites, games, painting and drawing, movies, long walks, making things with people, niche communities, design.
language(s): english
link to something you think is cool: https://thehtml.review/ People are so dang creative.
contact info: in bio
language(s): English, Polish, Un poco Español
link to something you think is cool: disroot.org
contact info: [email protected] (will be removed after some time or if I get too much spam)
interests: outdoors, cycling, movies, armchair politics, fabrics
language(s): en
link to something you think is cool: yamatomichi.com - awesome hiking gear
contact info: [email protected] (will disable once spam starts flooding in)
interests: piano, React, SwiftUI
languages: English, European Portuguese, JavaScript, Swift
contact info: site and email in profile
The #startups channel is a great place to meet indie makers who build stuff and are interested in technology.
alias: jah
interests: essentially every branch of philosophy, hacking/infosec, startups, cooking unusual meals, literature, math, theories of intelligence, sharing life stories, listening to smart people talk
language(s): English and a little bit of French (still learning)
link: http://www.hutter1.net/ait.htm (I like AIT a lot)
info: вцудды0ч@gmail.com (English but typed with Russian keyboard)