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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