👋 howdy 🤠

welcome to my internet place 🛋️. let me take your jacket 🧥 and please take off your shoes 👟. i'm glad you're here. can i get you a drink ☕️?

quick intro

• for work, i practice software development, mitigating errors on quantum computers, and technical writing.
• i like open source. it's good.
• i love spending time outdoors. running, climbing, hiking, cycling, swimming, i don't care. just get me OUT!

you can learn more about what i am and where i do if you step into the /about room.

link up

• send me emails @ nate@stemen.email. i love getting emails from friends, family, and strangers alike.
• check out my codes @ GitHub
• check out my thoughts @ Bluesky

recent happenings

• 2026-03-05:

  My piece on Hilbert's Hotel is showing at Seattle's Center On Contemporary Art! The show (knock on wood) runs March 5 – April 25.

• 2026-01-13:

  I'm a visiting researcher at QuSoft in Amsterdam for the Jan–Mar of 2026.

• 2025-12-12:

  My project on Hilbert's Hotel was on display at The Vestibule Gallery in Seattle, WA.

• 2025-09-29:

  I wrote a technical recap of WERQSHOP is available summarizing the state of QEM and open problems moving toward the early fault-tolerant era.

• 2025-09-20:

  I proselytized about infinity at the Georgetown Steam Plant Science Fair using Hilbert's Grand Hotel.