reeseric.ci

Reese (reesericci) Armstrong’s little homepage on the interwebs.

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student advocate, community organizer, youth liberationist, democratic socialist & computer artist from austin.

about the web and free software

I love the web. It’s one of the last truly free digital mediums like Email and Matrix that are not run by companies.

It allows me to express myself however I want, with no restrictions.

Free (as in freedom) software carries this torch beyond the browser, into your operating system, your word processor, everything on your computer.

now!

I’m running for Travis County commissioner to deliver for the working class! I’m running in Precinct 2, which serves most of North Austin. I’m excited about our platform to lower rents, build infrastructure, and more. To learn more about my campaign and to donate or volunteer, visit https://reesefortraviscounty.org

updated 2025-04-01

my work

organizations/campaigns/events

• Reese for Travis County - I’m running for Travis County commissioner in Precinct 2 to deliver for the working class!
• Students United - I kickstarted a union drive with LASA YDSA at LASA High School to organize students for a more dignified life.
• LASA YDSA - I was the co-chair of the Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy in Austin, Texas.
• Obl.ong - I built and chair the steering committee of Obl.ong, a democratic nonprofit domain registry providing free .obl.ong domains to all.
• Hard Fork - I am a co-chair emeritus and active member building up a new, democratic organization and community for creative technologists!
• Hack Austin! - I ran the first high-school hackathon in Austin since 2020 on October 16th, 2022 with ~18 people!
• Say NO to i-Ready - a successful petition against the use of “i-Ready” in Austin ISD with over 160 signatures!

software projects

• United - free and open membership software for collective organizations
• turbowarp.sh - ssh client for scratch (yes, that scratch)
• Obl.ong Panel - multi-tenant domain services
• 2Posit - a firefox extension to watch PlayPosits at 10x speed
• shortie.sh - a very nerdy url shortener
• tools - a collection of webtools I’ve made
• oclock - an ad-free version of time.is that uses the new Temporal API and only relies on the system clock.

A more updated list can be found at my codeberg git remote.

writing

• I’m running for Travis County commissioner - The vision and why of my run for Travis County commissioner
• On Hack Club - An overview of the unfair operations and union busting at The Hack Foundation.
• The Ultimate Guide to Printing Custom T-Shirts - my advice on printing custom tees.
• Reese’s Browser Guide - browsers to avoid and browsers to consider.

client work

• Midtown Rulers - the digital presence for a Central Austin youth basketball program. No paper was ever used.
• Ladies Let’s Talk - the digital presence for a nonprofit helping Austin refugees to speak English. (This has significantly changed since I first built it years ago)

quick info (h-card)

talk to me

I would love to talk to you too! Please reach out

• email: me@reeseric.ci

• matrix: reesericci:matrix.org

• gimme a call (like actually, i love phone calls): +15128297248

• fedi (mastodon): @reesericci@social.hardfork.ngo

• instagram: @reeseric.ci

webrings :)

Made with ❤ by Reese Armstrong since 2015