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     </h2>
     <p>
     nyx has many interests. currently, it's been learning about networking, and the
-    C programming languages.
+    C programming languages. it also likes open source software and protocols, like
+    XMPP. it also is a strong beliver in freedom of information, so it hosts things
+    like <a href="https://snowflake.torproject.org/">snowflake proxies</a> and
+    a <a href="https://geti2p.net/en/">I2P router</a>. it also likes retro design,
+    and it sometimes will write a blog post on something random. (so far, only one
+    specific retro browser). theming is also fun for it.
     </p>
     <h2>
       contact