Personal archive
A life in hacking.
The long version.
I’m Gerald “Tripp” Roybal III. I go by cicada.
This is my personal archive: a place for the people, projects, experiments, and questions that make up a life in hacking. It also has a notebook for current thoughts, technical work, and things that don’t fit into a longer history.
The archive is beginning with this introduction. The longer accounts and their supporting records are still being assembled. Start with the biography, browse Field Notes, or look through the source register.
Gerald “Tripp” Roybal III / cicada
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The archive index
- 01
A Life in Hacking
Gerald “Tripp” Roybal III / cicada — an autobiographical account, with room for the people, work, and questions along the way.
- 02
Historical Timeline
People, places, and turning points, arranged in time.
- 03
Communities
The groups, gatherings, and shared spaces around the work.
- 04
Projects and Research
Experiments, technical work, and the history of how they came together.
- 05
Field Notes
Thoughts, technical notes, Tengu, news, and the questions that come up along the way.
- 06
Publications and Media
Published work, appearances, and their original records.
- 07
Sources and Archives
The records behind the stories, with their provenance and limitations.
The notebook is open. The first published entry is still to come.