---
template: about.html
title: about
subtitle: Stuff about me, and stuff.
---

# Hi.

I'm Anirudh, but you'll often find me as **icyphox** (or just **icy**),
on the Internet. I'm majoring in Computer Science currently. My primary
interest is security -- with a focus on influence operations,
information warfare and state-sponsored actors. I write code on the
occasion, most of which you can find on my
[GitHub](https://github.com/icyphox). I currently work for
[CometChat](https://www.cometchat.com).

I care about software freedom and digital privacy, and I am a staunch
advocate of the same. I try to use free alternatives to software, if
they exist.

My taste in music is very specific, and I hardly ever experiment. I like
to stick to subgenres of metal, specifically -- metalcore and deathcore.

Here are some of my links:

- [Lobsters](https://lobste.rs/u/icy)
- [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Icyphox)
- [Reddit](https://reddit.com/u/icyphox)
- [Steam](https://steamcommunity.com/id/icyphox)
- [Last.fm](https://last.fm/user/icyphox)

The only social media I actively use is the fediverse:
https://toot.icyphox.sh/@x


## Contact

Send mail to [x@icyphox.sh](mailto:x@icyphox.sh). Should you need it, my
PGP key: [FE1B 8FCF E6C1 6222 F157 1C8E 8A93 F96F 78C5
D4C4](/static/gpg.txt). I'm also on IRC @ Freenode and Rizon, usually as
`icy` / `icyphox`.

If you're interested in **hiring me** -- here's my
[résumé](https://x.icyphox.sh/resume.pdf).

## Donate

I have [Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/icyphox) and
[Patreon](https://patreon.com/icyphox)! I don't particularly _need_ it,
but it does help with domain and server costs. :)

## This website

This site is built using a small static site generator written by me:
[vite](https://github.com/icyphox/vite). The source for this website is
[here](https://github.com/icyphox/site). Served from my Raspberry Pi 4B,
sitting at home!

The spinner icon at the bottom? That's the [XXIIVV
webring](https://webring.xxiivv.com), and this site is on it!

I don't really care about site traffic/analytics, and I never will; 
I am not interested in who is reading and I respect your privacy.

All the content on this site is licensed under Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International 
([BY-NC-SA](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)). The
source for this site is licensed under
[MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).