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Heyo! I'm Aidan, and I'm a human being, like you. I'm a Wikipedia editor, hobbyist programmer (Python, Node.js and PHP) and student. I am a troubled teen industry survivor and I also love music! I love walking (pretty much anywhere), particularly Boston and some Mass suburbs. I'm a cryptocurrency user and love it way more than credit cards/cash. However, I am strongly opposed to the adoption of Web3 technology.
I archive adverts and culture items (especially digital media) over on my secondary website for my online personality, p0ntus.com. Maybe give it a peek! Most items are uploaded in full quality, and files are served from a server in Michigan.
I strive, as a person, to understand my peers in life. I consider myself to be extremely understanding and accepting, albeit nobody is perfect and I still have biases.
Thus, I've tried to do about almost everything and learn about almost everything to get a better understanding of the world around me. I love to debate, talk and learn about other people's views, while keeping it judgement-free. I believe this has helped me find more diverse relationships.
In politics, I'm a strong Democrat and a supporter of the Pirate Party. I hope, by the time I die, that everyone may have fair human rights, open source is standard and the troubled teen industry is torn down or rebuilt into a truly healing environment. Also, let's try our best not to let AI take over too fast, eh?
If you want, you can check out my LastFM profile here. If you don't already know what LastFM is, you can see more about my music taste there. It's where the sidebar fetches now playing stats from, too!
I have a lot of experience with varying types of technologies. From servers to old XP machines, I've tried it all. I currently administer three Linux servers, all running Ubuntu.
At home, I have three MacBook Air laptops. However, I do not like Apple devices. The two older MacBooks are base model Air's with a 9" screen. One runs Arch Linux, and the other runs Gentoo Linux. The third Mac is an M1 2020 base model, which is my school laptop, and runs macOS.
I take great pride in my riced Arch and Gentoo laptops, as I believe they have been pivotal to helping me learn Linux, programming, and helping to entertaining myself. I look at my dedication to these laptops as people who are interested in cars. We both take great interest in customizing and maintaining our devices/cars.
In terms of phones, I use a rooted Pixel 7 Pro on the stock ROM with many modifications. I also use a Samsung Galaxy A32 5G as my backup phone, which is unable to be rooted due to restrictions put in place by T-Mobile.
A lot of my projects include programming, which I keep on GitHub. In fact, this is one of my many free-and-open-source projects! Most of the code and content I create is released into the public domain.
While this isn't the most common practice, I despise copyright and believe public domain content (whether it be code or images) has a heightened meaning.
Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 24.04 (includes server versions of each)
Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022
Debian 9
Arch Linux
Void Linux
Gentoo Linux
Linux Mint
OpenSUSE
Oracle Linux 8
I also work a LOT in the cloud, but not the type you might be thinking about. I almost have an obsession with enterprise cloud computing. Hell, you're actually connected to one... right now! Here are some of my favorite platforms, ranked.
This section is a work in progress, for those who don't know cloud computing. I'm working to make the wording clearer, so the non-technical folk can still understand everything here!
You can learn more about my opinions on cloud platforms on this page.
