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).

🇦🇷 argentina 🐧 arch btw 💻 programmer bi 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  • iOS web: a recreation of the UI of iOS apps (outdated)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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recent posts

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

the reaper

22/07/2026 17:11
i was botting an impossible Geometry Dash level, and after finishing recording the macro and later the video (by the way, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W49N9OfEy4Y">check it out</a>), i decided to try the level myself, knowing it is literally im... read more
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