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www.cypherpunks.ru founder
Free Software Foundation member #5968 since 2007-12
Free Software Foundation Fellowship member #1390 since 2008-12
Electronic Frontier Foundation member #313912 since 2010-11
Hacker and cypherpunk
Python, Flask, Django, PostgreSQL, Go programmer
Finished Moscow Aviation Institute's department of space engineering
Python and Go programmer at ivi.ru
Fields of interest: radio telecommunications, network and cryptography protocols, astrophysics, cryptography-related algorithms
Lecturer on several Moscow's cryptoparties (cryptocurrencies, cryptography basics, anonymization technologies)
Have several software development related pages on: [openhub.net] [github.com] [sourceforge.net]
I am very fond of and inspired by Bruce Schneier and Richard Stallman
I have no relationships anymore (the reason why (on russian))
Some photographs with me

Some news from my life (also see my blog)

Some software written by me

goircd: minimalistic simple Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server
GoVPN: simple high-performance secure virtual private network daemon
IviCC: Vim utility for code review under git
SGremailer: cypherpunks Type I remailer
SGts: timestamping service
SGfw: iptables configuration helper

Some kind of my blog, articles

I use only free software exclusively. I hate GUI in nearly all cases. I prefer simple hackerish robust unbloated software, plain text protocols, plain text editable formats and human readable/editable configuration.

FreeBSD 10 amd64 OS
DWM window manager (config)
dmenu application launcher
st terminal emulator
Tmux terminal multiplexer (config)
Zsh shell (config)
Vim text editor (config): Surround Mark Tabular Fugitive Tbone IviCC
own notes manager
own password manager
Postfix MTA with Procmail MDA
Mutt MUA with mu helper
GnuPG
Git VCS (config) with Git-flow AVH edition
irssi IRC client with BitlBee and goircd IRC server
ratox Tox client
LaTeX, TikZ, Beamer
Newsbeuter newsfeeds aggregator
Cmus music player
Mplayer/Mencoder
Zathura PDF viewer
sxiv image viewer
GoVPN
Useful utilities for Go language
- github.com/golang/lint/golint
- code.google.com/p/go.tools/cmd/goimports
- github.com/kisielk/errcheck
- golang.org/x/tools/cmd/godoc

What I respect on servers

FreeBSD and Debian OS
ZFS and XFS filesystems
Postfix SMTP server
Mailman maillist manager
Unbound recursive caching DNS
NSD DNS
lighttpd HTTP server
goircd IRC server
GoVPN or OpenVPN VPN daemons
Prosody XMPP server

Literature I prefer and like

Nearly everything what is read on Модель для сборки
1984, Cryptonomicon, Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, Metro 2033, The Martian, Schismatrix, The Fountainhead, The Terror, A briefer history of time,
Bruce Sterling, Dmitry Glukhovsky, George Orwell, Greg Egan, Harry Harrison, Isaac Asimov, Kir Bulychov, Neal Stephenson, Poul Anderson, Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Robert Sheckley, Roger Zelazny, William Gibson, William Tenn, Mikhail Uspenskiy,

Music

I like very wide range of rock-related genres, some jazz, folk and ethnic music.

The most favourite album and musical creation for me is undoubtly Colored Sands by Gorguts:

Bands I am very fond of:

Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Joe Satriani, Gorguts, Napalm Death, Dysrhythmia, Ulcerate, John Coltrane,
7 H.Target, Jig-Ai, Ahumado Granujo, Looking For An Answer, Mindly Rotten, Negligent Collateral Collapse, Nero Di Marte, Putrid Pile, Putridity, Regurgitate, Septicopyemia, Tension Prophecy, Rompeprop, NeBeLNeST, Beneath The Massacre, Cock And Ball Torture, Dead Infection, Devourment, Diablo Swing Orchestra, Disgorge (Mexico one), Gordian Knot, Ion Dissonance, KTU, King Crimson, Last Days Of Humanity, Lock Up (England one), Nasum, Sikth, TesseracT, Aristocrats, Cremated Lives, Duodildo Vibrator, Guilty Connector, Katalepsy, Optrum,

Concerts I am going to visit

2015-02-14: Diablo Swing Orchestra
2015-02-21: FUBAR, Stoma, Epicardiectomy, Rabid Dogs, Scrambled Defuncts, Malignant Defecation, The Rigor Mortis, Purulent Jacuzzi
2015-02-28: Periphery
2015-04-05: Eisbrecher
2015-06-16: Lamb Of God

Visited concerts

My creations

Movies I like

I will write my movies preference on russian language, because it is much easier to understand in my country.

I like many old good well-known in USSR movies like: Бриллиантовая рука; Джентльмены удачи; Иван Васильевич меняет профессию; Кавказская пленница; Кин-дза-дза; Мимино; Операция Ы; Самогонщики;

Except them I am fond of: Амели; Американский психопат; Бойцовский клуб; Большой куш; Гравитация; Джанго освобождённый; Заводной апельсин, Зелёная миля, Игра; Крёстный отец; Кровавый алмаз; Матрица; Машинист; Молчание ягнят; Начало; Отступники; Париж, я люблю тебя; Побег из Шоушенка; Подозрительные лица; Поймай меня, если сможешь; Помни; Престиж; Адвокат дьявола; Анализируй это; Бесславные ублюдки; Бешеные псы; Близнецы; Внутренняя империя; Волк с Уолл-стрит; Вспомнить всё; Девушка с татуировкой дракона (шведский); Девушка которая играла с огнём; Девушка которая взрывала воздушные замки; Залечь на дно в Брюгге; Игры разума; Карты, деньги, два ствола; Криминальное чтиво; Линкольн для адвоката; Mulholland Drive; Назад в будущее; Общак; Она; Оскар; Остров проклятых; Отель "Гранд-Будапешт"; Пролетая над гнездом кукушки; Пятый элемент; Список Шиндлера; Терминатор 2; Форрест Гамп; Револьвер; Семь психопатов; Семь; Совокупность лжи; Человек дождя; Четыре комнаты; Шоссе в никуда; Эффект бабочки; О чём говорят мужчины; Шестой день;

Interesting links

Updateable

Static documents

Contact information

Email is the most convenient communication tool. You can contact me using stargrave at stargrave dot org address. Encrypted messages are preferable. My public PGP key's fingerprint is CF60 E89A 5923 1E76 E263 6422 AE1A 8109 E498 57EF.