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#### Overview #### Overview
I am a "Zillennial" (a Zoomer larping as a Millennial) from the American Midwest. I am a second-generation Indian-American immigrant. I tend to dislike coastal states and love areas where I can experience the hottest summers and the harshest winters, but not one or the other. I am a "Zillennial" (a Zoomer larping as a Millennial) from the American Midwest. I am a second-generation Indian-American immigrant. I tend to dislike coastal states and love areas where I can experience the hottest summers and the harshest winters, but not one or the other.
#### Religion #### Religion
I am a Christian. I spent some time in the Missouri Synod Lutheran, Plymouth Brethren, and Evangelical-free denominations but am currently a Baptist. I was saved sometime around 2013-2014 and was baptized in 2021. I am a Christian. I spent some time in the Missouri Synod Lutheran, Plymouth Brethren, and Evangelical-free denominations but am currently a Baptist. I was saved sometime around 2013-2014 and was baptized in 2021.
#### Work #### Work
I am a PhD student in Computer Engineering, with my specific research area being computer architecture (even more specifically: formal verification). In the past, I've done research in neural networks, persistent memory, and vehicle CAN bus security but have finally settled into an area I fully enjoy. I hold a bachelors degree in Computer Engineering and Mathematics. I am a PhD student in Computer Engineering, with my specific research area being computer architecture (even more specifically: formal verification). In the past, I've done research in neural networks, persistent memory, and vehicle CAN bus security but have finally settled into an area I fully enjoy. I hold a bachelors degree in Computer Engineering and Mathematics.
#### Hobbies #### Hobbies
My hobbies, in no particular order, include programming, digitial music production, guitar, image boards, bicycling, exploring small towns, reading philosophy, and reading Christian theology. I do not legitimize video games as a hobby - I've noticed people that do tend to use it to justify spending ridiculous amounts of hours playing them. Nevertheless, I occasionally enjoy them. My hobbies, in no particular order, include programming, digitial music production, guitar, image boards, bicycling, exploring small towns, reading philosophy, and reading Christian theology. I do not legitimize video games as a hobby - I've noticed people that do tend to use it to justify spending ridiculous amounts of hours playing them. Nevertheless, I occasionally enjoy them.
#### Programming #### Programming
I started programming in C++, then moved to C which remains my language of choice for many personal projects (we are called "cniles"). I've worked with Python, Java, Octave, and R additionally. My work in formal verification has led me to functional programming, in which my language of choice is Standard ML, specifically the Poly/ML implementation. If you consider ELisp a functional programming language, then that would be another language I prefer. I started programming in C++, then moved to C which remains my language of choice for many personal projects (we are called "cniles"). I've worked with Python, Java, Octave, and R additionally. My work in formal verification has led me to functional programming, in which my language of choice is Standard ML, specifically the Poly/ML implementation. If you consider ELisp a functional programming language, then that would be another language I prefer.
#### Tech #### Tech
My main computer is a desktop I built. It has 16 GB DDR4 RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 3600X CPU, and an RX 580 8 GB GPU. It runs Void Linux. My laptop is a Macbook 2,1 from 2006, librebooted and running Void Linux as well. The server this site runs on is an old Dell Latitude E6420 laptop running OpenBSD. I do not use a smartphone, but I do own the Purism Librem 5 Evergreen that I use as a portal computer. I use a crappy flip phone for calls and texts. My main computer is a desktop I built. It has 16 GB DDR4 RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 3600X CPU, and an RX 580 8 GB GPU. It runs Void Linux. My laptop is a 2012 Lenovo x230 Tablet, running Void Linux as well (not librebooted yet). The server on which this site runs is an old Dell Latitude E6420 laptop running OpenBSD. I do not use a smartphone, but I do own the Purism Librem 5 Evergreen that I use as a portal computer. I use a crappy flip phone for calls and texts.
#### Software #### Software
- Operating System: Void Linux - Operating System: Void Linux
- Text editor: Emacs - Text editor: Emacs
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- Terminal: st (with modifications) - Terminal: st (with modifications)
- E-book reader: Emacs - E-book reader: Emacs
- Digital audio workstation: LMMS - Digital audio workstation: LMMS
#### Tech Beliefs #### Tech Beliefs
With the exception of video games and websites that require Javascript to run, I use entirely free and open source (FOSS) software, but have major qualms with the FOSS movement. I used to be a big Richard Stallman fan but then I grew up and realized that in the real world, the GPL makes it ridiculously hard for developers to make money. I used to be big into the privacy movement, but came to the conclusion activism is a waste of time - it takes time out of my day that I could be using for personal projects. Instead, I simply don't use technology that violates my privacy and advise friends and family to follow suit. With the exception of video games and websites that require Javascript to run, I use entirely free and open source (FOSS) software, but have major qualms with the FOSS movement. I used to be a big Richard Stallman fan but then I grew up and realized that in the real world, the GPL makes it ridiculously hard for developers to make money. I used to be big into the privacy movement, but came to the conclusion activism is a waste of time - it takes time out of my day that I could be using for personal projects. Instead, I simply don't use technology that violates my privacy and advise friends and family to follow suit.

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# The Jerks
## Blog
[Back to blogs](https://www.thejerks.club/blog.html)
### Farewell to my old laptop
@@BLOGPOSTTITLE Farewell to my old laptop
@@BLOGPOSTDATE 1682800438
The time has come to say goodbye to mustang, my librebooted Macbook2,1 from 2006 as its battery has died only about a year and a half after I replaced it. I suspect the battery's short lifespan was due to the constant overheating it experienced due to the system's poor performance coupled with poor hardware support in Linux. I got a solid two to three years of use out of it and I think was a stellar example of how super old hardware is not necessarily e-waste. It was named after the P-51 Mustang, a plane that despite being manufactured during WWII still is still a very popular plane today. It is being replaced by a Lenovo x230 tablet from 2012, which is a significant hardware upgrade. Some preliminary tests show that it is capable of lasting much longer on a single charge and is capable of playing the multiplayer video games I play making this much more suitable for work and LAN parties. I've even heard of people installing 16 GB RAM on it, which blows the Macbook 2,1's maximum 3 GB RAM out of the water.
I anticipate sticking with this model for the foreseeable future as it does everything I need and more. I'm really hoping to get started on developing a video game soon, so I would like to learn digital art as I'd rather make my own crappy assets than use someone else's quality assets. I anticipate the touchscreen interface will really help in this endeavor. It obviously will not perform as well as the Microsoft Surface or the iPad for art purposes but you can't install a freedom-respecting BIOS onto those systems, nor can you get those systems for $150.
I am naming this computer "vampire" after the de Havilland Vampire, one of the more prolific jet fighters in the post-WWII RAF. This reflects the fact that it was a major upgrade over the piston-engined planes it replaced, just as this laptop is a major upgrade over the old one.
Mustang will live on in storage as it is somewhat of a collector's item right now and I could envision its value growing in the future. It's one of three Apple products in existence capable of running Libreboot (the others being the Macbook1,1 and the iMac5,2). I guess Apple decided to cut costs and use some of Lenovo's hardware or something for those models. Librebootability has skyrocketed the price of several otherwise e-waste Lenovos, so I don't see why it couldn't happen to the 2,1.

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video { video {
width: 100%; width: 100%;
height: auto; height: auto;
} }
a {
text-decoration: none;
color: blue;
}
/* All this crap is taken from w3's tutorial for creating a horizontal */
/* nav bar */
.navbar {
border: 10px solid black;
}
.navbar ul {
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
.navbar li {
float: left;
}
.navbar li a {
display: block;
text-align: center;
padding: 14px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
color: #444;
}
.navbar li a:hover {
background-color: #dddddd
}
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### [Home](https://www.thejerks.club) @@DIV navbar
### [About](https://www.thejerks.club/about.html) - [Home](https://www.thejerks.club)
### [Takes](https://www.thejerks.club/takes.html) - [About](https://www.thejerks.club/about.html)
### [Restaurants](https://www.thejerks.club/restaurants.html) - [Takes](https://www.thejerks.club/takes.html)
### [Links](https://www.thejerks.club/links.html) - [Restaurants](https://www.thejerks.club/restaurants.html)
### [Archives](https://www.thejerks.club/archives.html) - [Links](https://www.thejerks.club/links.html)
### [Blog](https://www.thejerks.club/blog.html) - [Archives](https://www.thejerks.club/archives.html)
### [Git](https://git.thejerks.club) - [Blog](https://www.thejerks.club/blog.html)
- [Git](https://git.thejerks.club)
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- Zack Snyder's movies are very entertaining and are only disliked by neckbeards that enjoy "real" cinema - Zack Snyder's movies are very entertaining and are only disliked by neckbeards that enjoy "real" cinema
- There is literally no reason for Burger King to exist -- their fries are disgusting and their burgers are only marginally better than the competition - There is literally no reason for Burger King to exist -- their fries are disgusting and their burgers are only marginally better than the competition
- Rolling Rock is the greatest mass-produced beer, followed closely by Hamm's - Rolling Rock is the greatest mass-produced beer, followed closely by Hamm's
- Call of Duty peaked with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) and has only gone downhill ever since
- 2008 was the greatest year ever for video games and will most likely never be surpassed
- There are almost no games released since 2014 worth playing
- Cyclones > Hawkeyes - Cyclones > Hawkeyes
#### Nuclear takes #### Nuclear takes
- The Beatles were talentless hacks - The Beatles were talentless hacks
- The Simpsons is not entertaining, not even season 4 - The Simpsons is not entertaining, not even season 4
- Skyrim (2011) is a decent modding platform but by no means a good game in and of itself - Skyrim (2011) is a decent modding platform but by no means a good game in and of itself
- Doom (1994) and other "classic FPSes" are not good games - Doom (1994) and other "classic FPSes" are certainly software engineering marvels, but definitely not good games.
- Halo: Combat Evolved (2001) is an awful game, and a good lesson in how to not design levels and weapons - Halo: Combat Evolved (2001) is an awful game, and a good lesson in how to not design levels and weapons
- Minecraft is not fun, a complete waste of time, and a technical abomination - Minecraft is not fun, a complete waste of time, and a technical abomination
- Avicii's music wasn't that great - Avicii's music wasn't that great