2021-10-07-alec-scott.md

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title	Followed by Servers
author	@vsoch
rse	Alec Scott
excerpt	Alec Scott is always building things, and takes his servers with him from home to college.
date	2021-10-07 01:00:00 -0700
external_media	https://us-rse.org/rse-stories-episodes-1/2021/rse-stories-alec-scott-episode-66.mp3
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duration	00:43:40
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resources	name url Alec on GitHub http://github.com/alecbcs name url Lookout on GitHub https://github.com/alecbcs/lookout name url Autamus https://autamus.io name url Autamus Registry https://github.com/autamus/registry name url https://spack.io Spack name url Spack on GitHub https://github.com/spack/spack name url Singularity Registry HPC https://singularity-hpc.readthedocs.io name url More than 100 scientific journals have disappeared from the Internet (Nature) https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02610-z name url Arken https://arken.io name url Arken on GitHub https://github.com/arken name url Arken Files https://files.arken.io name url Introduction to Go for Python Programmers https://golang-for-python-programmers.readthedocs.io/en/latest/intro.html

What happens when you mix hard work, curiosity, creativity, and a little luck? You hear an inspiring story like that of Alec Scott, a current Senior at the University of Arizona. In this episode of RSE Stories, Alec shares his story from discovering a passion for working in the space of software and research, and finding research software engineering. Have you heard of Autamus, or Arken? These are some of Alec's projects for container automation and distributed file storage, and they are likely of interest to you!