Nathan Black

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Nathan's README

Nathan Black, SSE/ASE (AMER US Federal) - This page is intended to help others understand what it might be like to work with me, especially people who have not worked with me before.

About Me

• I learned to code basic/C/some assembler, when I was gifted a commodore64 luggable at 13yo
• Started my first business "irq4" at 19yo
• Started my second business "digitalboy networks" at 21yo
• I enjoy all things technical, from ICEngines to EV motors and everything in between
• Having been in "tech" since 1992, I have seen a lot of change and its been a blast
• Shifted to 100% Linux and opensource in 2004, but still keep up with most other platforms
• 15s of fame, I am mentined in the slackware 11 Changelogs

Related pages

• GitLab Profile
• Configuraton/dotfiles Years of configs
• base_config ansible role for setting up my dotfiles
• Task tracking (internal)

How to work with me

• I operate at 10000 RPM all the time, and can be intense, just let me know if I need to chill
• Be direct, I struggle with "soft" feedback, just rip the bandaids off
• "@" me in a ticket or an issue and I will add it to my list
• "@" me in slack, and I will likely stop what I was doing to check, as for me this is "high" priority
• "DM/PM" is lowest priority for me, as I prefer channel/open conversation but when discretion is needed feel free

My working style

• I really enjoy solving problems, pairings are a joy, group pairings under 5 people are also wonderful
• I also enjoy mocking up a solid repro of a stubborn issue

Tech and links to others

• https://pi-hole.net/
• https://www.cncf.io/
• https://nextcloud.com/
• https://github.com/jessfraz/dockerfiles