Dave dm@alpha.polymaths.social

A bisexual tech nerd who's also a student (:

:arch: :kde: 🇧🇪

Standard-issue linux FOSS nerd.

Somehow obtained a PhD in physics and ended up in the micro-electronics industry.

In my spare time, I'm the lead developer of Kasts, a convergent podcast player which is a part of plasma mobile gear. https://invent.kde.org/plasma-mobile/kasts

Also enjoys (guitar) music and into (very) amateur astronomy.

Hey, it's me!

My name is Mark, self-confessed hermit misanthrope. I'm #childfree, interested in #foss, #privacy, #selfhosting, #hiking, #gardening, #nature #conservancy. My background is Unix and Linux sysadmin for 30 years, industrial OT security for the past 10. I'm also a forest smallholder.

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"When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new." - The Dalai Lama

Avatar: ASR coat of arms by Joe Creighton.

Co-Founder/Lead Engineer at Flouze, Percussionist, Kenshi 剣術, Biker, Polyglot, Gamer, Nomad - Dad to a wonderful 14y teen who thinks she's a better AWPer in CSGO, #GenX, #Flemish, #Introvert with a touch of #OCD, lives in #France.




Currently doing #pmbok #scrum #jira #aws #kubernetes #prometheus #helm #docker #ansible #jenkins #elasticsearch #grafana #fluxdb #git #python #vim #debian


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Heyo! I'm a developer making open, user-centric software. I'm particularly interested in tools for thought, programming languages, and operating systems. If you want to chat my inbox is always open; I promise I don't bite!

I also love cooking Italian food, and measure my quality of life in days between pasta dinners. Well, or anything Szechuan, I could eat that all day. Or Korean. Or uh...you know what it may actually be easier to list off the food I don't like.

Amin is short for Benjamin.

Life is truly a journey. Mine began in Bakersfield, California, but three months later took me to northern Afghanistan 🇦🇫. I took the scenic route through India 🇮🇳 and Malaysia 🇲🇾, and am currently braving a four-year foray through higher education at Texas A&M University, studying Communication and Professional Writing. Along the way I've learned musicmaking, storytelling, the art of performance, and technological mastery.

Wanna see where my journey takes me next?

Checking out this alpha instance of GtS

I still love #fosstodon, but man, I can't say no to huuuuge post size limits ;)

Imported profile from fosstodon:

Involuntary time-traveler, recipient of offensive grace. Quasi-technical Linux and FOSS enthusiast. Armchair privacy advocate

Profile pic courtesy of neofetch: https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch

Header image courtesy of NASA: https://unsplash.com/photos/Q1p7bh3SHj8

My #interests:

#StarWars
#StarTrek
#Linux
#UNIX
#Bible
#Christianity
#Jesus
#AmateurRadio
#Bash
#Dallas
#Writing
#Poetry
#Space
#KSP
#Tea
#FountainPens
#Journaling
#TabletopRPG
#RetroComputing
#ClassicMac
#uxn

#fedi22