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# обо мне
## Hi.

I'm Anirudh, and I go by **icyphox** on the Internet. I'm doing my
undergrad right now, majoring in Computer Science. My primary interest
is security---information, operational and national. Tradecraft,
espionage and military tactics interest me deeply, and I love discussing
them.

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.

I write code at times, begrudgingly. Take a look at my projects on
[GitHub](https://github.com/icyphox).

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)
- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/icyphox)

My presence on the fediverse:

- @[icyphox@freeradical.zone](https://freeradical.zone/@icyphox)
- @[icyphox@pixelfed.social](https://pixelfed.social/icyphox)

## Contact

My Twitter DMs are open, but I may take a while to reply. You can also
email me at [x@icyphox.sh](mailto:x@icyphox.sh). Should you need it,
my [PGP key](/static/gpg.txt). Fingerprint:
`FE1B 8FCF E6C1 6222 F157 1C8E 8A93 F96F 78C5 D4C4`.

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). Built and served using Netlify.

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).