Who I am

Where I’ve called home

• Currently living in beautiful North Idaho, (Couer d’alene).
• I’ve lived all over the PNW (Oregon, Western & Eastern WA, North and South Idaho).
• Have a ton of family in Idaho and Eastern WA, and plan on staying for the forseeable future.

Whats important to me

• My Roman Catholic faith.
• My family and beautiful wife Margaret.
• My Basque/Spanish heritage.
• History, Theology, and Philosophy.

What I value in software

• The less code to solve a problem the better, simple solutions are better than complex ones.
• Performance isn’t an afterthought, computer hardware is amazing yet most software runs orders of magnitudes slower and worse than it should.
• Privacy-respecting Free and Open-source Software (FOSS), GNU/Linux all day everyday.

Who I look up to in tech

• My Dad, Louis Barinaga
• Jonathan Blow
• Casey Muratori
• John Carmack
• Terry Davis
• Gabe Newell
• Jim Keller
• Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard

What I enjoy

• Being outside, hiking, and fishing.
• Reading/learning about History, specifically Ancient and Medieval.
• Hanging out with friends and family.
• Working on side projects.
• Cooking and grilling.
• Occasional PC gaming.
• Traveling, Spain and Italy have been my favorite trips.