# Penelope Gwen

### it/its, she/her

## Software Development & Sociology

I'm Penelope/pogmommy, a queer rat mom with a background in sociology, software development, and archivism.
Below are some of the things I've been up to.

## Pogmom Suite

In an effort to avoid predatory data collection, hostile platform siezure, and enshittification of the centralized internet, I host a collection of online services dubbed the 'Pogmom Suite'.

These services utilize federated social networking standards and rely on free and open source software as exclusively as possible.

While security and practicality require that registration not be open to the general public, I am more than happy to offer advice and guidance to those interested in pursuing similar projects.

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## MusicBrainz Artist Monitoring

I do my best to honor the importance of the art and artists in my life by documenting their work on MusicBrainz, an open music encyclopedia.

To see the statuses of my actively-monitored artists, please see the public spreadsheet here.

If you would like me to consider adding an artist to the above spreadsheet, please fill out the form here.

## Software

My current software development projects are primarily in Rust and Bash, targeting my own Linux server and desktop usage.
In the past, I have developed software for Pebble smartwatches and Apple devices, both jailbroken and stock.

Most of my software can be found at my Forgejo, or at its mirror on Codeberg. My presence on Github is limited to pull requests, discussion, and other contributions toward software hosted on the platform.

I also package software for the Debian operating system, which I distribute on my apt repository.

## Musings & Essays

I want to write more! God knows I ramble plenty, and I'd like to start collecting those thoughts again.

These might be less technical and more personal, veering into topics such as gender and spirituality.

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## Project Blog

I'd like to start documenting the various projects I'm working on, especially those involving niche/old hardware!

If you have any interest in forcing linux onto ancient computers or abysmal soldering jobs, this'll probably be your thing.

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