hi, i'm jotalea.

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about me

i'm a years old developer from

i started programming in 2020 and enjoy experimenting with new technologies and languages. i value privacy, sideloading, and freedom in computing. that's why i use arch (btw).

i speak spanish (native), english (11 years of experience) and i can understand a little of portuguese and italian.

personal notes

i'm non-binary (they/them). computers don't like me.

i'm bi too ;)

politically, i'm center/center-right, i dislike extremism on either side.

the Malvinas belong to Argentina.

🇦🇷 argentina 🐧 arch btw 💻 programmer enby 👤 they/them 🎵 music lover 👾 gamer
my desktop
my Arch Linux setup with i3 window manager, polybar, and a nullscapes wallpaper
my Arch Linux setup with i3 window manager, polybar, and a nullscapes wallpaper

you can check more of my i3 config here ;)

programming languages

i have experience with:

  • bash
  • python
  • php
  • scratch
  • html
  • javascript

i've tried but wouldn't say i have experience:

  • assembly
  • c++
  • c
  • rust
  • go
my software stack

current setup:

  • arch linux
  • i3 window manager
  • polybar
  • firefox
  • kde dolphin
  • kitty terminal
  • nano editor
  • python & bash for scripting
  • discord
  • scrcpy

on mobile (one ui 8):

  • termux
  • shizuku
  • avnc
  • codeassist
  • f-droid
  • firefox (sync is really good)
  • fossify suite
  • newpipe
  • pydroid 3

used in the past:

  • debian
  • docker
  • Hyprland
  • vscode
  • freebsd
  • zsh
some of my projects
  • ralsei.js: a oneko.js fork that adds a walking Ralsei from Deltarune to your browser (he can blush)
  • TaskHub: a platform for students to post their homework
  • backend for super mario maker world legacy: server-side code for a super mario maker fangame a friend of mine made
  • degradado.py: python module to make gradients from strings, inspired by chalk.js
  • jotabot: my own discord bot
  • FRIDAY: an ai assistant for your terminal, based on friday from the marvel cinematic universe
  • SimpleForum: a barebones blog/forum software made in vanilla php, suckless-inspired
  • j-notes: a simple notes app
  • j-chat: a simple, end-to-end encrypted chat app, designed to be ultra-minimalist
  • j-link: a simple link sharing service
  • Jorge AI: my own AI chatbot
  • JotaleaOS: my own OS made from scratch in assembly
  • iOS web: a recreation of the UI of iOS apps (outdated)
  • Flappy Bird: a recreation of the classic mobile game
  • oxicord-bin: I'm the maintainer for the oxicord-bin package on the Arch User Repository
  • jwm: a minimal tiling window manager tailored to my needs
games i like

deltarune

  • i love the soundtrack
  • the pixel artstyle is really fucking cool
  • it is a huge upgrade from Undertale and that one was already good
  • ralsei is a cute fluffy boy
  • papyrus is NOT the roaring knight
  • started playing it with the release of chapters 3 and 4

celeste

  • again, the artstyle is GOOD
  • madeline is mad
  • apparently i'm a masochist
  • started playing it in early 2025
  • i'm still on golden ridge
  • i play it like once per month

geometry dash

  • started playing it back in 2021, in 2.1
  • 1300 hours of playtime as of writing this
  • my hardest is still deadlocked (i beat it back in 2023)
  • i have 79% on windy landscape and 97% on future funk
  • i have a few runs on bloodbath: 30%, 53-82% and 80-100%, currently going for a 53-100% run
  • loading rank...
  • loading stars...
  • loading demons...

clash royale

evocreo

  • started playing it in 2016
  • this is my childhood game
  • have 60+ hours of playtime
  • i 100% recommend getting it on steam

minecraft

  • i've been playing since 2018, when 1.13 was in beta
  • i've never beaten the ender dragon or wither
  • i play 1.8 bedwars (1.8 pvp > 1.21 pvp, stay mad)

super mario maker: world engine

  • been playing since 2021, when version 3.0.1 released
  • kind of a veteran here
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connections
gen1x [he/him] [ubuntu] [programmer] [Argentina]
baum_xdxdxd [he/him] [windows] [tech support] [Germany]
playfairs [he/him] [macOS] [nixOS] [programmer]
foxy_tp [he/him] [windows] [programmer] [ai] [hispanic]
asukosama [he/him] [youtuber] [roblox] [windows 11]
recent posts

about jotawm updates

10/11/2026 12:56
if you've been noticing i stopped development on jotawm (the last commit being a month ago), it's mostly because i haven't had to add any new features. but of course, if you find any bugs, please report them so i can fix them. i still use jotawm daily. th... read more

the Malvinas belong to Argentina

17/10/2026 15:58
the Malvinas belong to Argentina. the brits illegally invaded them in 1833, mass murdering the local civilization (which was managed from Buenos Aires) and establishing themselves as the disgusting colonial empire they are.

all Geometry Dash release dates (Steam)

18/09/2026 08:50
version | date | depot 2.2081 | 2026-01-21 | 3816559102876907245 2.208 | 2026-01-19 | 4708369212204820145 2.2074 | 2024-11-12 | 7678373534998244044 2.2073 | 2024-11-9 | 7061773846290027563 2.2072 | 2024-11-9 | 6397429455085000806 2.2071 | 2024-11-9 |... read more

jotawm git log --all

19/08/2026 09:16
commit 7a7917f46c2966fcaf17807c128ef31e3ed9bd5d Author: Jotalea (ThinkPad) <[email protected]> Date: Wed Aug 19 07:47:04 2026 -0300 add instuctions for the different modes commit 24ac0a4a1fc6824e91cb82ac5240b39e81b478b7 Author: Jotalea (Th... read more

some nothingburger runs in random demons

18/08/2026 17:18
Black Blizzard 52-70 1.5k att Aftermath 86-100 20 att Bloodlust 94-97 117 att Acu 21% 2k att Windy Landscape 68-100 311 att Big Shot 44% 666 att

i'm NEVER buying HP again

12/08/2026 17:26
i got this HP Pavilion 15 laptop back in 2021. it has an AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, 12GB DDR4, and a 512GB NVMe SSD. ever since acquiring it, everything started going down. first, windows 11 (bleeding edge back then) broke itself out of literal nowhere, leav... read more

[reply] message from the guestbook

08/08/2026 12:58
anonymous: how did you learn to program? if you had to start from scratch, what would you do? jotalea: i started back in 2019 making very simple HTML websites, copying CSS from a random website and pasting it into my pirated copy of Adobe Dreamweaver th... read more

i told Gemini to analyze my FPS playing statistics

27/07/2026 00:22
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>Jotalea Performance Analysis</title> <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/chart.js"></sc... read more

roblox fast flags

25/07/2026 21:58
```json { "DFFlagAdsPreloadInteractivityAssets": true, "DFFlagAssetPreloadingUrlVersionEnabled2": true, "DFFlagDebugOverrideDPIScale": false, "DFFlagDebugPauseVoxelizer": true, "DFFlagDebugPerfMode": true, ... read more
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