About
Basic Information
Name / Online Identity:Xeptonite
Also Known As:Xanodroid, Xepy
Birthday:March 22, 2009
Zodiac:Aries
Country:Estonia 🇪🇪
Languages:English, Estonian, German, Finnish
School Level:10th grade
Personality:Introverted, private, technical, detail-oriented
Preferred Working Environment:Alone / quiet
Online Since:At least 2012
Current Main Identity Established From:Numerous older identities gradually consolidated into Xeptonite
Technology
Favorite OS:Windows 8.1
Main OS:Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024
Other OS Interests:Windows, Windows Server, ReactOS, old/experimental operating systems
Favorite Interface Eras:Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1, Aero, Metro, Frutiger Aero-ish design
Favorite Browser:Brave
Computer Preference:Desktop
Phone:iPhone 13 Pro
Technology Preference:Apple fan, but interested in considerably more than just Apple
Virtualization:VMware Workstation
Favorite Kind of Software:Configurable, local/offline-capable, distinctive, technically interesting
Favorite Software Property:User control
Least Favorite Software Property:Unnecessary online dependency / forced redesigns / bloat
Computing Interests:Legacy software, virtualization, OS development, compatibility, old hardware, UI design, software archaeology, optimization
Archival Interests:Lost software, old builds, websites, screenshots, videos, installation media, version history
Storage Philosophy:If it might become historically interesting later, keep it
Programming / Development
Programming Languages I Know:Scratch
Visual Programming:Scratch, TurboWarp
Web Development:HTML / CSS and AI-assisted web development
Development Interests:Operating systems, interfaces, websites, experimental software
Preferred Development Style:Experiment, test, refine, preserve old revisions
AI Usage:Tool-assisted development, writing, experimentation and troubleshooting
AI Preference:Useful AI with an actual purpose > AI inserted into everything
Design Preference:Distinctive/custom interfaces > generic SaaS styling
Games
Favorite Game:Minecraft
Games I Play / Have Played:Minecraft, The Powder Toy, Gorilla Tag, Job Simulator, WorldBox, Roblox
Minecraft Interests:Old versions, Classic-era builds, version preservation, modding, obscure development history
Minecraft Launcher / Archival Interests:Prism Launcher, Omniarchive
Game Preference:Sandbox / simulation / experimentation-heavy games
Roblox Usage:Playing, Roblox Studio and miscellaneous experiments
Favorite Characters
Favorite Characters:Fandroid, Enderman, Ghast, Buzz Lightyear, Hoglin, Emperor Zurg, JobBot, Yin (from YBBR)
Favorite Ghast Variants:Happy Ghast and original Ghast
Favorite Character Type:Robots
Other Recurring Character Interests:Illagers, Vexes, Minecraft mobs
Fandroid Interpretation:Blue balloon, canonical, non-negotiable 🔵
Character Preference:Characters with enough unexplained material to build absurd amounts of lore around
Creative Stuff
Main Creative Interest:YTP / video editing
Video Editor:VEGAS Pro
Recording Software:OBS
Image Editing:Paint.NET
Other Creative Tools:TurboWarp
Content Style:Edited parody, absurdity, technical humor, constructed nonsense
Upload Frequency:Rare / irregular
Project Lifecycle:Potentially dormant for months without being abandoned
Creative Priority:Making something worth keeping > maintaining an upload schedule
Content Archive:Large and deliberately preserved
Favorite Humor Traits:Timing, escalation, unexpected wording, transformations, misheard dialogue, surreal technical situations
Disliked Humor:Witherslop, copy-machine humor, excessive repetition, unnecessary shorthand
Operating System / Software Interests
Favorite Windows Version:Windows 8.1
Favorite Things to Investigate:Old builds, betas, release candidates, obscure bugs, boot environments
ReactOS Interest:Especially old releases such as 0.2.x and 0.3.x
Favorite Question to Accidentally Ask:"can this ancient thing run here?"
Virtual Machine Philosophy:Test environment + dumping ground + digital archaeology site
Compatibility Philosophy:Legacy compatibility is worth preserving
Versioning Interest:Exact builds, timestamps, release dates and changelogs
Optimization Interest:Making software run with increasingly unreasonable constraints
UI Preference:Functional, recognizable and distinctive
Modernization Preference:Improve things without deleting their identity
Internet / Preservation
Personal Websites:xeptonite.com / xepy.eu
Archival Habit:Extensive
Lost Media Interest:Yes
Software Preservation Interest:Very high
Personal Digital Archaeology:Yes
Old Account Archaeology:Yes
Website Archaeology:Yes
Version Archaeology:Absolutely
Data Collection:Yes
Local Copies:Preferred when practical
Attitude Toward Old Files:Historical evidence until proven otherwise
Attitude Toward "Legacy":Description of age, not an insult
Attitude Toward Data Loss:no. (these major incidents happened three times to me)
AI
AI Stance:Useful as a tool when there is an actual reason for it
AI Uses:Coding assistance, troubleshooting, writing assistance, experimentation, image generation, research
AI-Assisted Websites:Acceptable when still actively directed and maintained by a person
AI Design Preference:Avoid generic generated SaaS aesthetics
Favorite / Useful AI Tools:NotebookLM and GPT models
Dislikes:Invasive AI features, video-generation models (Sora 2), and unnecessary AI integration
General Rule:"AI exists" is not by itself a feature
Specific Interests
Hardware Interests:Old PCs, thrifted hardware, strange compatibility experiments
Storage Interests:Large local archives + cloud storage
Hardware Troubleshooting Experience:Unfortunately a bit extensive
Favorite Technical Subjects:Operating systems, software history, compatibility, UI behavior, archival, versioning
Favorite Aesthetic Territory:Classic Windows, Aero / Frutiger Aero-ish, Metro-era design, blue/black technical interfaces
Favorite Color Territory:Blue + black
Favorite Weirdly Specific Activity:Comparing software builds that almost nobody else remembers
Favorite Thing to Preserve:Versions
Favorite Thing to Measure Apparently:Balloon diameter
Worldbuilding:Extremely detailed when activated
Worldbuilding Interests:Fictional countries, technology, economics, languages, infrastructure, history and chronology
Lore Preference:Excessive
Technical Terminology Enjoyment:Also excessive
Personal Preferences
Sense of Humor:Conservative / hybrid internet humor; late Generation Z. I prefer timing, structured parody and unexpected payoffs over TikTok trends, low-effort repetition and witherslop.
Likes:Privacy, silence, being alone, technical detail, user choice, preservation, distinctive design, experimentation
Dislikes:Forced engagement, data loss, needless redesigns, paywalls on basic features, laggy web apps, content farming, witherslop
Social Preference:Low-noise
Small Talk Preference:Minimal
Creative Pressure Tolerance:Low
Project Pressure Response:Usually makes the project less appealing
Upload Philosophy:Finished when finished
Privacy Preference:Private creation does not need to become public content
General Software Philosophy:Give the user the controls and stop removing them
General Preservation Philosophy:New versions should not erase old ones