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 setup

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iOS web: a recreation of the UI of iOS apps (outdated)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
600 hours of playtime as of writing this
my hardest is still deadlocked (i beat it back in 2023)
i have a few runs on bloodbath: 15%, 9-26%, 34-45%, 53-80% and 80-100%, currently going for a 53-100% run

clash royale

played it for the first time in 2017, but lost that account forever
main account at 7777 trophies
secondary account at 6400 trophies
i only spent $1 on each account

evocreo

started playing it in 2016
this is my childhood game
unfortunately, i lost my savefiles
had 20+ hours of playtime
will release soon on steam please play it i promise it's good

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

88x31

my tag, including the bi and enby colors

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]

valthya [he/him] [Linux]

albzy [he/him] [youtuber] [roblox] [windows 11]

a list of countries

14/07/2026 18:30

cool countries: - Paraguay - Peru - Ireland - Scotland - Wales - Bangladesh - India - Italy - Croatia - Japan - Armenia - Philippines neutral/mixed opinions: - Brazil - Uruguay - Bolivia - United States - Norway - Israel - Russia - C... read more

a quick list of the hardware i've had

10/07/2026 00:02

i currently have a laptop [1], which was already a HUGE upgrade from my old laptop [2], which also was an upgrade from my first laptop [3], which i'm unsure how much of an upgrade it was from the first laptop i used (not owned) [4] [1] Dell Inspiron 15 ... read more

Feliz Día de la Independecia!

09/07/2026 18:25

Un día como hoy hace 210 años, el 9 de julio de 1816, se firmó el Acta de la Independencia en Tucumán. Viva la patria! Viva la libertad, carajo!

my moderation/staff experience

07/07/2026 22:04

daily driving jotawm

29/06/2026 11:00

![](https://jotalea.com.ar/api/images.php?filename=img_6a427a2ce2f9d.webp) <img src="https://jotalea.com.ar/api/images.php?filename=img_6a427a2ce2f9d.webp"> https://github.com/Jotalea/jotawm

something i made up in a few minutes

27/06/2026 08:41

nah ur wrong becuz to gave a good windowing systwm on windows you gotta havw access to function call 0x08FFB5F0000A6D00 in winapi.h using the C:/Windows/System32/winwm.dll dynamic library that only comes with version 21H2 of windows 11 build 11024 but firs... read more

voy a ser el nuevo maintainer de Huayra Linux

16/06/2026 21:45

en este preciso instante me encuentro haciendo una copia completa de [todo el repositorio de paquetes de Huayra Linux](https://repo.huayra.educar.gob.ar/) para evitar que desaparezca. el gobierno tiene razones válidas para dejar de mantenerlo: mantener... read more

AI service migration is cursed af

18/05/2026 16:35

AI service data migration is BY FAR the most cursed thing i have ever seen. website B tells you that to migrate to website B from website A you have to copy a prompt from website B and paste it into the AI from website A, and then the AI from website A wil... read more

is it actually "vibecoding" or something else?

02/05/2026 20:46

i've been using AI for making many pieces of software; but at some point i wondered, is it really vibecoding if i am specific on the technologies used? for example there's this prompt i used the other day >!it is not the exact prompt but rather a rewrite f... read more

fuck fontstruct

23/04/2026 20:17

the editor is nice, but it is useless if i can't export the results. it also forces me to sign up for an application that could've easily been made offline like piskel. download doesn't work (it downloads a 0 bytes .zip file), and "export to glyphs file" d... read more

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