# Penelope Gwen

## Software development & Sociology

I'm Penelope/pogmommy (it/its/she/her), a queer rat mom with a background in sociology, software development, and archivism.

## Projects

## 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 oriented around 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 Gitea, or at its mirror on my Github.

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

## Archives, Feudalism, and Digital Literacy

My undergraduate thesis synthesized my sociological studies with my aptitude for technology. Inspired by my work with my mentor, I spent the final year of my studies articulating the failure our our academic and employment infrastucture to foster digital literacy in the public.

While I consider my work on the topic far from finished, the version published here represents the spirit of my work and captures the motivation behind much of my other work.

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