Hello. You have somehow arrived here.
My name is Adrian A. Baumann, and this is my website — a carefully curated collection of interests, experiments, half-finished projects, and things that felt like a good idea at the time. I am an IT security specialist by trade, which means I spend a significant portion of my life explaining to people why the computer is not “just broken” and why “password123” is, in fact, not a strong password.
When I’m not teaching others how not to get hacked, I occupy myself with photography, preferably of places that are abandoned, derelict, or otherwise unlikely to complain about being photographed. Graveyards, long exposures, gloomy cityscapes, and places my insurance company would rather I avoid feature heavily. I like darkness, texture, and things that look better after midnight.
In an effort to ensure I never become bored, I also tinker with electronics, point industrial lasers at perfectly good materials, brew small batches of beer that generally turn out drinkable, invent words that nobody asked for, and run multiple websites that I swear I am actively reorganizing. Some of these activities are documented here. Others probably shouldn’t be.
This site is built as an ongoing experiment in digital entropy. Sections may move, disappear, or reappear without warning. Content may be unfinished. Projects may remain “in progress” indefinitely. This is not a bug — it’s a feature.
If you’re here for photography, security, lasers, beer, or mild existential confusion, you’re in the right place. If you’re looking for a polished, minimalist personal brand, you may wish to lower your expectations.
Enjoy your stay. Or don’t. Either way, I’ll probably update this later.
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