--- title: "About" --- {{< profile-picture >}} I'm known as **redstrate**, and I create things to fill my own niche. I program, draw, and occasionally make bad music and edit videos. I'm an infrequent contributor to open source projects, and also a KDE developer. In my free time, I like to cook and study languages (the linguistic kind). I like developing software that I would personally use, and it also fills a niche or problem that either isn't adequately solved, or maybe just want to learn how to do it myself. My languages of choice usually are [C](/tags/c), [C++](/tags/c++), and [Rust](/tags/rust) - and that's what you'll find most of the projects using! Drawing has been a hobby of mine ever since childhood, and I try to draw when I can. I'm not a professional artist (nor ever will be) so my posting schedule is erratic. My preferred software is [Krita](https://krita.org) when I'm at home, and [Procreate](https://procreate.art) on the go. I also like to animate, but I don't really get the chance to sit down and do it anymore. I also like to administrate my own servers, and that's what's hosting the website you're reading right now! You can find more details about this setup below. # Links I'm on plenty of platforms if you want to follow me: * [Mastodon](https://mastodon.art/@redstrate) - my microblogging... blog. * [sourcehut](https://sr.ht/~redstrate) - lovely code forge containing my lovely code. * [Newgrounds](https://redstrate.newgrounds.com/) - collection of my recent art. * [Pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/58118005) - another collection of my recent art. # Contact If you wish to contact me privately about something, the best way is by emailing me at josh@redstrate.com or sending a message through [Matrix](https://matrix.to/@redstrate@pyra.sh#/@redstrate:pyra.sh). # Languages English is my first language, but currently learning two new languages. Here is my current progress: *Japanese*: ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ *German*: ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ # Machines | Name | Purpose | Model | Operating System | |----------|----------------|----------------------|------------------| | Adrastea | Workstation | N/A | Gentoo Linux | | Amalthea | Old Laptop | Macbook Pro 16" 2018 | macOS | | Thinkpad | Current Laptop | Thinkpad X230 | Fedora Linux | | Rhea | Server | AX41-NVMe | Gentoo Linux | As you can probably tell, I like working with [Linux](https://kernel.org/), and using alternative operating systems in general. My preferred desktop environment is [KDE](https://kde.org) and I prefer using [Gentoo](https://gentoo.org/), [Fedora](https://getfedora.org) and [Arch Linux](https://archlinux.org).