John Kehayias
Free Software Consultant at Various Venues
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Kehayias is a multidisciplinary free software consultant, educator, and recovering theoretical physicist with 11 years of professional experience spanning research, teaching, writing, and open-source development. He teaches critical writing at the University of Pennsylvania while consulting through Guixotic on GNU Guix and Guile Scheme, blending deep technical fluency with clear communication. His background includes postdoctoral research in particle physics and cosmology, published scholarship, and freelance journalism for outlets like Wired and Vice, reflecting an ability to translate complex science for diverse audiences. A long-time Lisp enthusiast and prolific open-source contributor, he pairs rigorous analytical training (PhD in Physics) with hands-on software craftsmanship and editorial sensibility. Notably, he runs small, seminar-style courses and provides extensive personalized feedback—an approach he brings to both pedagogy and community-driven software projects.
11 years of coding experience
University of California Santa CruzBachelor of Arts - BA Physics and Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts - BA Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University
Github Skills (200)
proton10
bash10
atom-feed10
yad10
ubuntu10
fingerprinting10
wine10
rss10
thunderbird10
anti-fingerprinting10
feed10
linux10
steambot10
tinker10
pygobject10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
podiki/9bladed.com
Apr 2017 - Jan 2025
Contributions:14 pushes, 3 branches in 7 years 10 months
podiki/tangentspace
Jun 2017 - Jul 2021
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 2 months
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