systemssecuritymemory rhythme2adelaide
raya.ac --:-- acst
personal node / adelaide, australia

raya.ac

systems, security, cognitive infrastructure—and whatever else looked interesting enough to build from scratch.

current focus /systems close to the machine
online / still building
raya / terrestrial relay earth / acquiring australia / approach south australia / descent adelaide / target lock 34.9285°s / 138.6007°e nasa blue marble + sentinel-2 / eox
46repositories
778kowned lines
26+reports
69security tools
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zig / origin serversswift / native macosc++ / rhythm systemspython / memory infrastructuresecurity / repeatable evidenceadelaide / local node zig / origin serversswift / native macosc++ / rhythm systemspython / memory infrastructuresecurity / repeatable evidenceadelaide / local node
01 / whoami

i build close to the machine.

i’m ari hawking, a systems and security engineer in adelaide. most of my work becomes local daemons, native macos apps, origin servers, games, research tools, or memory infrastructure for software that needs to survive more than one session.

i got into programming through minecraft plugins in 2013, helped build one of the largest osu! private-server communities, moved into security research, and never stopped following interesting problems into the lower layers.

node 00 / self 7 active edges / continuity stable
2013minecraft plugins
communityosu! infrastructure
researchsecurity evidence
nowmemory systems
nextstill choosing
02 / active work

real systems, running somewhere.

no pitch deck. these are the projects with an actual process, protocol, build, user, or machine attached to them.

layerlinezig origin server: http/2, http/3, tls, proxying, fastcgi.live engrampersistent agent memory with hybrid retrieval and entity graphs.active memorylayerhosted memory workspaces, ingestion, api keys, and exports.live mythiccognition runtime: cycles, reflection, continuity, planner state.active secpulsesecurity disclosure workflows and credential-exposure tooling.live junkstepc++20/raylib rhythm battle game with a multiplayer backend.alpha kilnnative macos workspace for coding agents and local sessions.shipped
aurora / srdpkitprivate macos security workbench and repeatable probe system.private
03 / security

evidence first. repeatable or it didn’t happen.

my security work covers platform edge cases, cors and origin behaviour, authorization boundaries, sandboxed data exposure, secrets, and client-side trust. i’ve filed more than 26 reports through apple security research, hackerone, bugcrowd, and direct disclosure.

an accepted apple report covered an iotimesyncfamily kernel race leading to a null-pointer dereference. the supporting workflow grew into aurora and srdpkit: baseline collection, controlled probes, diffs, evidence packaging, and reruns.

baselineprobediffevidence
04 / e2 / transition

estradiol, drawn in the margins.

17β-estradiol / c18h24o2. a little estrogen signal living quietly in the system.

structure reference / pubchem cid 5757 ↗
oh / 3 oh / 17β cid 5757
trans / lived system

transition is not a before and after.

i’m trans. it is not a separate project or a clean reveal; it changes how i understand identity, embodiment, privacy, and every system that tries to flatten a person into one fixed state.

estradiol is one part of that process: chemistry repeated over time, making room for the outside to feel less distant from the inside. the molecule is small. what it permits is not.

01 / body becoming familiar

the point is not to become a different person. it is to make inhabiting this one require less translation.

02 / time change accumulates quietly

transition is made from small repetitions. most days do not feel historic; together, they alter the shape of a life.

03 / visibility being seen is selective

recognition matters, but so does ownership. being trans does not make every private part of me public property.

04 / state no final version

there is no single finished build of a person. there is only a direction, more agency, and a body becoming easier to call home.

signalchoicechangecontinuity
05 / identity threat model

identity is not a database field.

most software wants one legal name, one gender marker, and one immutable history. being trans makes the failure obvious: a stale record can follow someone across platforms long after it has stopped describing them.

the danger is not only incorrect data. it is a system deciding that its copy of a person outranks the person standing in front of it.

selfchosen / currentsource of truth
recordlegal / inheriteddeadname persistence
platformcopied / inferredbinary schema
publicvisible / searchableforced disclosure
asset

agency, privacy, continuity, and the right to describe myself in the present tense.

adversary

stale records, compulsory fields, inference, data brokers, and recovery flows that expose an old identity.

failure mode

someone else’s schema is treated as more authoritative than self-knowledge.

control

collect less, permit change, separate legal data from public identity, and never make disclosure the price of access.

06 / ordinary signals

the important changes are usually small.

not a progress dashboard and not a list of medical milestones. this is the scale that matters more to me: recognition, ease, agency, and fewer moments spent negotiating with my own reflection.

log / ongoing / recognition

less time spent translating myself before i speak; more room for the thought itself.

log / ongoing / embodiment

the body becoming a place i can notice without immediately needing to leave it.

log / ongoing / agency

choosing what becomes visible, when it becomes visible, and who is trusted with it.

small moments / high signalnot milestones. evidence of ease.
my name without a correction clothes chosen for me, not camouflage a reflection that does not interrupt the day a future described in the first person
07 / australia / support
for trans people, queer people, and anyone who needs a safer next step

you deserve help that does not require becoming less yourself.

if home is unsafe, you are being threatened, controlled, watched, hurt, or made afraid, it counts. you do not need to wait for it to become worse before asking for help.

immediate danger / australia call 000

if it is safe, move toward an exit, a trusted person, or a public place. if speaking could put you at more risk, use a safer device to text 1800respect.

call 000 text 1800respect
if you are in an abusive household

make the next step safer, not perfect.

  1. if danger is happening now

    call 000. if you can leave safely, go toward an exit, neighbour, shop, hospital, police station, or another public place. avoid confined rooms or places where weapons may be present.

  2. use a safer device

    if someone checks your phone, accounts, location, or browser, use a trusted person’s device if possible. this quick-exit button opens the bureau of meteorology, but it does not clear your history.

  3. tell one safe person

    agree on a code word that means “call for help”. decide where you could go and how you would get there, including at night.

  4. prepare only when safe

    keep identification, medication, keys, money, charger, essential clothing, and important numbers somewhere accessible or with a trusted person. do not announce a plan to leave if that could increase the danger.

  5. ask a service to plan with you

    you can contact 1800respect even if you are not ready to leave. they can help work through risk, technology safety, and a personal safety plan without forcing one decision.

direct lines / verified 19 july 2026tap a number to call
24/7 / south australia / women and children

domestic violence crisis line

crisis counselling, information and access to safe accommodation in south australia.

1800 800 098
24/7 / south australia / anyone

homeless connect sa

information and direct referral into homelessness services if you need somewhere safer to stay.

1800 003 308
3pm–9pm local time / lgbtiq+ peer support

qlife

free and anonymous queer peer support by phone and webchat, anywhere in australia.

1800 184 527webchat ↗
24/7 / ages 5–25

kids helpline

free, private phone and webchat counselling for children and young people.

1800 55 1800webchat ↗
24/7 / crisis support

lifeline

support when you feel overwhelmed, unsafe with yourself, or need someone immediately.

13 11 14text 0477 13 11 14
24/7 / aboriginal and torres strait islander

13yarn

culturally safe crisis support from aboriginal and torres strait islander crisis supporters.

13 92 76
specialist support / south australia

after the immediate moment.

violence counselling / 16+shine sa / with respectfree specialist counselling for lgbtiqa+ people affected by family, domestic, or sexual violence · 08 8300 5300 health directorytrans health satrans-friendly health, mental health, specialist, regional, and telehealth services. free preliminary legal helplegal services commission sainformation, advice and referrals, including intervention and tenancy matters · 1300 366 424 young people and familiestranscend australiasupport and navigation for trans and gender-diverse young people and their families.

service details checked 19 july 2026. hours and availability can change. if a listed service does not feel safe or suitable, you are allowed to try another one.

sa crisis services ↗device safety ↗safety planning ↗
08 / site index

the useful parts and the strange parts.

01 / long formnotesthe writing that needed more room 02 / playgamesbrowser experiments with actual rules 03 / placeliminalrooms, thresholds, and procedural quiet 04 / systemlifeconway’s tiny universe
09 / live signal

a small wire back to the room.

♪current album artwork
apple music / now playingbridge / connecting
checking the signal… discord bridge
adelaide light / checking sky
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