Where my nerdy zoos at?

[adhdphilosopher]

I'm a recent addition and this is my first real post apart from my intro. Once of my goals in joining was to just chill with like minded people where you were more comfortable being yourself.

So I was wondering if there was any other self confessed zoos out there who enjoy tech, enjoy engineering, technology, space, whatever. What I'd really love is if I met a could of people here to just chat too regularly about cool shit we were working on or something that happened. And of course nerdy doesn't just have to mean academic, if you're a board game lover, tabletop lover, or dnd enjoyer I'd love to hear from you too

I'm a bit of a jack of all trades myself but I'd say my passions of the moment are distributed computing/storage, cryptography, infrastructure design, space communications..

I'm always down to chat about whatever, so feel free to hit me up if you see me around

 

[zoosebv]

I'm a web developer, I don't know if that counts.. Oh and I really like d&d

 

[adhdphilosopher]

Yeah any thing like that, if's a boring work thing don't stress but if you are working on some cool shit, then hell yeah. Do you have a main DnD character you play?

 

[Knot4bitchboi]

+1 for all teh nerds and geeks, science/math stuff takes up a good chunk of my YT watching with teh resy being gaming(board and video) stuff with a smattering of news infos. Board gaming has sadly taken a back seat for a while but hoping that things can turn around soon.

 

[pes]

I am a nerd too! I do a little bit of hobbyist engineering, software development, web stuff, server/linux stuff, gaming stuff...

 

[amorousdog5]

Software developer, PC gamer, and when I get together with my buddies we do board games. Both mainstream stuff like "Ticket to Ride" and more arcane things like "Eldritch Horror"

 

[hero0k]

im using tails OS, is that nerdy enough? XD

 

[adhdphilosopher]

im using tails OS, is that nerdy enough? XD

For sure, it's not a competition. I use tails as well although I recently migrated to Qubes for a bit of extra security (also also easier persistence).

 

[dogluver101]

Always messed with computers when I was younger, and have my own little home lab. Also do freelancing in IT.
Also, love the night lights in a data closet.
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[adhdphilosopher]

Always messed with computers when I was younger, and have my own little home lab. Also do freelancing in IT.
Also, love the night lights in a data closet.
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I swear this is why I got into IT. I used to run LAN parties, and sometimes I'd just sit in front of the core switches while everyone was gaming and/or pirating shit on DC++ and just watch the lights madly flash away. Sounds kinda goofy I guess, but there was just something about how the flashing lights represented such an immense amount of information (porn) being transferred all at once.

 

[caboose]

Also new, stripping off my lurker cloak to get a little more active in the community. Open Source enthusiast, hobby programmer, software developer, and crypto nerd (less block chain and more end-to-end stuff and cyber security). Oh and someone mentioned they like Linux ... what's your favorite distro? I am currently rocking Ubuntu.

 

[femboydogmaid]

i collect video games if that counts ^^

 

[adhdphilosopher]

Also new, stripping off my lurker cloak to get a little more active in the community. Open Source enthusiast, hobby programmer, software developer, and crypto nerd (less block chain and more end-to-end stuff and cyber security). Oh and someone mentioned they like Linux ... what's your favorite distro? I am currently rocking Ubuntu.

forrrrrr
desktop: KDE neon
VMs: proxmox
containers: currently debian, but I want to try something like flatcar

 

[caboose]

forrrrrr
desktop: KDE neon
VMs: proxmox
containers: currently debian, but I want to try something like flatcar

I have never enjoyed microservices all that much. It seems like so much effort for fairly minimal gains. I do like Proxmox but I think Gnome is waaaaaaay better

 

[adhdphilosopher]

i collect video games if that counts ^^

My vibe on it is, if you consider yourself a nerdy/geeky or the people around you consider you a nerd in a positive way, then heck yeah come on in. I'm a gamer too, mostly all aim no brain so I play a lot of hitscan classes in overwatch .

 

[adhdphilosopher]

I have never enjoyed microservices all that much. It seems like so much effort for fairly minimal gains. I do like Proxmox but I think Gnome is waaaaaaay better

I sometimes do projects that are intentionally over-complicated because I wanna learn whatever the thing of the moment is. At the moment I'm building a multi-tenant porn site on microservices architecture and it's been keeping me interested enough to keep going with it.

 

[caboose]

I sometimes do projects that are intentionally over-complicated because I wanna learn whatever the thing of the moment is. At the moment I'm building a multi-tenant porn site on microservices architecture and it's been keeping me interested enough to keep going with it.

Oh that sounds very interesting what are you using for the framework?

 

[adhdphilosopher]

Oh that sounds very interesting what are you using for the framework?

Writing my own, I've done a lot of systems and low level work. Rust is my jam at the moment so I'm writing it in that, for any rustaceans (I think I spelled that right?) out there I'm using diesel postgres for store my shit, hyper for handling the HTTP shit, serde to change shit to other shit, and a ton of security and crypto junk. I also wanted to explore ideas around the social part of the platform and see if I could apply any crypto stuff to make it more interesting (like maybe signal-esque chats, or group media sessions, or just group media at rest, I'll find a reason damnit!).

 

[caboose]

Writing my own, I've done a lot of systems and low level work. Rust is my jam at the moment so I'm writing it in that, for any rustaceans (I think I spelled that right?) out there I'm using diesel postgres for store my shit, hyper for handling the HTTP shit, serde to change shit to other shit, and a ton of security and crypto junk. I also wanted to explore ideas around the social part of the platform and see if I could apply any crypto stuff to make it more interesting (like maybe signal-esque chats, or group media sessions, or just group media at rest, I'll find a reason damnit!).

Dang that’s a pretty niche stack. I have encountered Rust but haven’t really worked with it to the point I can write code. It’s interesting though, way more safe than C/C++.

 

[TomiMacek22]

I'm studying in the electrical engineering field and didn't have that much programing stuff, mostly some GUI function block diagram programming. I had some C basic but i didn't really study it, i just studied enough to pass, maybe a little bit of cheating.
I wanna learn more about C (and C++), mostly for Raspberry Pi projects. Does anyone know any really simple noob friendly sources for C and C++ and any tips for learning it? I think we used 2 programs one was Raptor and the other was Dev C++ at school.

 

[Puhp]

 

[dartel]

I wanna learn more about C (and C++), mostly for Raspberry Pi projects. Does anyone know any really simple noob friendly sources for C and C++ and any tips for learning it? I think we used 2 programs one was Raptor and the other was Dev C++ at school.

These days C# is probably more useful.

 

[FirstLast]

I'm a recent addition and this is my first real post apart from my intro. Once of my goals in joining was to just chill with like minded people where you were more comfortable being yourself.

So I was wondering if there was any other self confessed zoos out there who enjoy tech, enjoy engineering, technology, space, whatever. What I'd really love is if I met a could of people here to just chat too regularly about cool shit we were working on or something that happened. And of course nerdy doesn't just have to mean academic, if you're a board game lover, tabletop lover, or dnd enjoyer I'd love to hear from you too

I'm a bit of a jack of all trades myself but I'd say my passions of the moment are distributed computing/storage, cryptography, infrastructure design, space communications..

I'm always down to chat about whatever, so feel free to hit me up if you see me around

Nerdy here!!

 

[caboose]

I'm studying in the electrical engineering field and didn't have that much programing stuff, mostly some GUI function block diagram programming. I had some C basic but i didn't really study it, i just studied enough to pass, maybe a little bit of cheating.
I wanna learn more about C (and C++), mostly for Raspberry Pi projects. Does anyone know any really simple noob friendly sources for C and C++ and any tips for learning it? I think we used 2 programs one was Raptor and the other was Dev C++ at school.

If you are getting started I recommend trying Python. There is an abundance of free resources available and YouTube videos to get you started. Python has a pretty strong syntax so it’s great for teaching good habits and it’s very beginner friendly.

 

[dogluver101]

forrrrrr
desktop: KDE neon
VMs: proxmox
containers: currently debian, but I want to try something like flatcar

I started to use Proxmox 6 months ago and wondering why did I not do that before. A long time ago, I was using SolusVM since I wanted to do a small hosting company. Never worked out, so kept it for my use and other uses for zoo sites.
Now run two servers with Proxmox. The last straw to move over when the hard drive failed, bought the other hard drives from the provider and let the server die.
I use unraid at home with Docker, but may check out flatcar now that I see it.


Just to catch up with the programming talk, I at one point wanted to learn PHP or may be Java. Most of my experience was programming IRC scripts and the most I did in PHP was fixing a file that worked for an older version.

 

[FirstLast]

If you are getting started I recommend trying Python. There is an abundance of free resources available and YouTube videos to get you started. Python has a pretty strong syntax so it’s great for teaching good habits and it’s very beginner friendly.

Ehh python is alright, but it’s not as powerful as c# or C++. It’s also on its way out for app usage so it’s really only for learning now. C++ is great and I suggest learning through unity tutorials

 

[caboose]

Ehh python is alright, but it’s not as powerful as c# or C++. It’s also on its way out for app usage so it’s really only for learning now. C++ is great and I suggest learning through unity tutorials

I mean everyone has a different approach, I moved on to React and JS. I think the important part is to start in a language. The debate is not what language is the best for a new person but rather pick something and start learning.

 

[FirstLast]

I mean everyone has a different approach, I moved on to React and JS. I think the important part is to start in a language. The debate is not what language is the best for a new person but rather pick something and start learning.

That’s true! Pick one and stick with it. In college every professor had us use a different language and it was so hard to keep them straight

 

[caboose]

That’s true! Pick one and stick with it. In college every professor had us use a different language and it was so hard to keep them straight

I honestly think in the next 5 years. Over 80% of code is going to be written by AI. It will get to the point where you just need to see if it “looks right” or not.

 

[adhdphilosopher]

These days C# is probably more useful.

I'm studying in the electrical engineering field and didn't have that much programing stuff, mostly some GUI function block diagram programming. I had some C basic but i didn't really study it, i just studied enough to pass, maybe a little bit of cheating.
I wanna learn more about C (and C++), mostly for Raspberry Pi projects. Does anyone know any really simple noob friendly sources for C and C++ and any tips for learning it? I think we used 2 programs one was Raptor and the other was Dev C++ at school.

I think it could depend on where the passion is. If you enjoy more low level drivery/hardwarey stuff (and given you are studying as an EE, that may be true) then C is probably more the priority in my eyes. C is more or less more readable assembly, and if your passion or job revolves in hardware boy are you gonna be dealing with a lot of assembly and low level hex mumbo jumbo. It is a bit more nice job wise though I feel like, but the pay can be good if you find the right job. Rust would certainly fall into this category too, although I feel like C is good to learn first. I hated it, every second of not understanding pointers and references and why things were segfaulting all the time.. But at the end of it I felt like if you asked me who a processor actually did, I might be able to give a passable answer. And that knowledge can be quite useful! Oh and if you are going down this route, learning shell scripting will make your life immensely easier.

But that bores the piss out of some people! in which case I do agree with @dartel.. or you might wanna dooo web stuff... then JS. But I doubt it given you are studying EE.

My biggest tip for learning anything like this though, just from personal experience is to make it a practical activity with some kind of purpose, even if its contrived as fuck. "I'm gonna write a C program to control a stepper motor that pumps my bad dragon dildo into my ass and align the pumping to the solar pulses of the sun" or some bullshit like that. I see it as a bit like learning music, learn by doing, repetition and most importantly creativity.

Instead of looking for specific sources for language resources, look for ideas for simple projects, keep an eye out for a problem you could solve or a gadget you could build. Googling for "How do I make the led light flash in sync with my butt pumper" is a lot easier these days than reading the B&K C book IMO.