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I'm Paulo (nickname: w3bk3rn3l). I work and live in sunny (well, not so sunny as b4) Portugal.
I worked for 25 years in the software industry. I am currently a communications advisor for the local government.
Even before having access to the Internet, I remember accessing usenet groups and email account through local BBS. Then, in the early 90s, I was fascinated by the Internet and its possibilities (e-mail, gopher, www, etc.). I've been into communications since 1979, using my transceivers to communicate with the whole world. In amateur radio, since the 70's we have been using data protocols like AX.25 to create BBS and transfer files. And we continue to use it.
My first linux distro was Mandrake (OpenMandriva's inspiration). I enjoyed compiling the kernel to my needs. So, my nickname [webkernel alias w3bk3rn3l] is inspired in the old times of web and kernel compilation. Today, I like to test several distros (mainly Arch based), although my daily work is done with a Macbook (sorry!).
I recently discovered the Gemini project and went back to the magic of simple content and objectivity. It may seem anachronistic, but having the freedom to choose the best method of building a community is synonymous with freedom. That's what the Internet is about.
Feel free to add me to chat:
Hamradio, Astronomy, Computing, Cyberculture, Decentralized Web, Flight Simulation, FOSS, GNU/Linux, Hacking, Indieweb, Literature, Music, Nerd Culture, Numbers Stations, Philosophy, Privacy, Semantic Web, Software Libre (just to name a few).
- MacBook Pro (2020)
- Macbook (2017)
- Macbook Pro (2012) --> Manjaro Linux KDE Plasma
- iMac 27" (2009)
- Lenovo ThinkPad T450s --> Garuda Linux Dr460nized
- Generic Desktop --> Trisquel
- Productivity: Omnifocus, Basecamp
- Notes: Standard Notes
- Database: DevonThink 3
- Browser: Beaker, Brave, Firefox, Icecat
- Terminal: iTerm2
- File Transfer: Transmit
- IRC Client: irssi
- Password Manager: Bitwarden
- Music: Neutral