I signed up for the US Cyber Games.

Not a coder.
Not a netsec pro.
Just a solo OSINT learner trying to level up.

I hit a wall — fast.
XOR, stego, packet captures. Not my arena.

So I stepped back.

Not a ragequit. A redirect.
This wasn't a failure — it was clarity.

I'm here for footprints, metadata, pivots, and pattern recognition.

If you're on the same road, you're not alone.
You're not broken — you're forging a different weapon. ⚔️

— TXRattler

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https://medium.com/@txrattler/i-signed-up-for-the-cyber-games-im-not-a-coder-here-s-what-i-learned-e2a1916d0e23

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