About me

I'm Jacob, but more commonly known as speedie on the internet. I'm from Sweden, and I like software programming and learning about technology, among other things. I write blog posts occasionally about things that interest me, where I share my thoughts unfiltered. Often they are technology and software related, but sometimes about other things as well.

Projects

I write programs to achieve goals that I have. Notable projects are libleet, stellar, spmenu, curload and others. I love C++ and PHP because they are limitless languages that allow the programmer a lot of freedom. I also have several preservation projects, such as the wii project which aims to preserve Nintendo Wii homebrew software, and the hbc-archive which aims to preserve Homebrew Channel related media/software.

Video games

I don't play that many games, but I like Nintendo games the most. I've also played Geometry Dash for 10 years and Fortnite for about 5 years, both of which I'd consider myself relatively good at.

Music

I love music. I run a Jellyfin server which has my music collection in lossless quality (for the most part). Rock and metal, along with subgenres are probably my favorite genres. If I know you, feel free to ask for Jellyfin access.

Linkin Park is my favorite band, with Meteora, Minutes To Midnight and The Hunting Party being some of my favorite albums of all time.

Computers

I have several computers, but I only use two of them most of the time. My main desktop is a custom PC which I built in 2016, but have upgraded several times since. I use that machine mainly for tasks that require a lot of resources such as compiling programs and playing games. The other machine is a ThinkPad X220, a relatively old machine. I still use it because it has a really nice keyboard, TrackPoint and is generally very durable and small.

For anyone wondering, the desktop has an ASUS ROG Strix Z490-G Gaming Wifi motherboard, Intel Core i9 10900, 16 gigs of RAM, as well as an AMD Radeon RX 570 and 580.

The server

I thought I'd put this here for anyone who might be wondering. This site along with all my services (with the exception of email) runs on a quite old laptop. It just goes to show that you can easily set up a server in an hour or so if you have an older computer that you don't use.

Other

If you have more questions, feel free to ask me personally.