my slonksite

hi, i'm Rain, or slonkazoid
i write code and break computers
also see my blog

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did you know?

ubuntu 14

about

i have been writing code since i was 10. the first language i learned was c# (with winforms), and i was really interested in malware analysis. predictably, danooct1 was among my favorite youtubers at the time.
though time changes people, and it has changed me quite a bit. i am still really into cybersecurity and malware analysis, but my main thing has shifted towards webdev.
nowadays, i specialize in backend web development and write web apps, cli tools, bots, etc. you can find some of my personal projects over at projects.html.
my favorite languages are rust and bash, but i can write js/ts, c, c#, go; and to a lesser extent, java (minecraft modding), python, brainfuck, php, and lua.

learning new things is one of my passions. every time i want to learn a new technology, i will try to make a non-trivial starter project in it to give me a head start.
most of these learner projects serve a purpose, though sometimes, i will make a potentionally useless yet involved project just to learn a new thing or practice my skills.

accepting software commissions.
will write:

websites & webapps
cli & (simple) gui desktop apps
discord, minecraft, whatsapp etc. bots
minecraft mods
(or whatever else really)

in a language i am familiar with . not able to do large projects due to reasons explained in my most recent blog post. if you are unsure about anything, just ask, contact information is below.

my favorite/go-to web stack is

programming language	rust
web framework	axum
logging system	tracing
async runtime	tokio, and the rest of the tokio ecosystem
templating engine	askama
database and driver	postgresql with sqlx
web server	lighttpd
system	linux on arm64

also experienced with handlebars, express.js, mysql & mariadb, sqlite3, nocodb, electron, ejs, php (7, plain), and i'm always willing to learn.

i also play video games. my all-time favorites are, in no specific order after the first: team fortress 2, celeste, deep rock galactic, ultrakill, minecraft, half-life, counter-strike, hyperhell, portal & portal 2.

fluent in english (not certified though one could reasonably guess C-level) and turkish (native). A1 in german. enough to play csgo in russian.

my cat's name is karamel.

contact info

email	slonkazoid [AT] slonk dot ing
ssh key	download `ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIHVWgaeL8f7Rwh4WzvqJ5DWG9c7wwjpHG5tsOzF7yVVe slonkazoid` if key this changes, i will make sure to sign the new key with this one and put it on the identity page
pgp key	see identity.html
discord	slonk.ing (preferred)
matrix	@slonk:slonk.ing (might not see)
steam	/id/slonkazoid
fedi	@slonk@donotsta.re
forgejo	slonk
gitlab	slonkazoid
github	slonkazoid

in order of chance of actually reaching me:
discord (99% if you dm me), email (95%), fedi (90%), matrix (80%), steam (60%), phone (0%)

specs

main pc

cpu	Ryzen 5 5600X 6c12t (3.7 GHz base, 4.7 GHz boost)
ram	32 GB DDR4-3200 (16+16)
gpu	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
disk	1x 1 TB Samsung SSD 990 EVO PCIe Gen4x2 M.2-2280 NVMe (4000 MB/s read/write) 1x 1 TB ADATA SX8200PNP Gen3x4 M.2-2280 NVMe (3000 MB/s read/write) (dying)
mb	ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS
fs	btrfs
os	fedora 40 kde
comp	kwin
panel	shittiest 1920x1080 144Hz (i run it at 120) VA panel possible, brought to ~~you~~ me by GameBooster
rice	slonkazoid/dotfiles (old)

laptop (what this server runs on)

model	HP G4 250
cpu	Intel Core i5-6200U 2c4t (2.3 GHz base, 2.8 GHz boost)
ram	8 GB DDR3-1600 (4+4)
gpu	Intel HD Graphics 520 (1 GB VRAM + 2 GB shared) AMD Radeon R5 M330 (2 GB VRAM) (firmware not loaded)
disk	1x 500 GB Samsung SSD 870 EVO SATA III (500 MB/s read/write)
fs	LUKS+btrfs with `compress=zstd:1` and TPM unlocking
os	probably some sort of frankendebian + several debian 12 systemd-machined containers

phone

model	Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite 5G
SoC	good enough
ram	4 GB
disk	128 GB flash
fs	ext4
rom	LineageOS

old phone (what this site was running on, R.I.P)

model	Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus 4+64 GB
SoC	MSM8953
cpu	8x ARM Cortex-A53 (base 2016 MHz)
ram	4 GB
disk	64 GB flash
fs	ext4
os	postmarketOS
death	by cat

table of links

did you know? this website has a total of 0 bytes of javascript
in my opinion, simple websites like this shouldn't require a powerful system to render. i want my site to be accessible on an old smartphone, on your 14 year old, crumbling computer, curl | bat -l html, a nasa supercomputer, and the sbc you found on the sidewalk.
my other projects do have javascript, and sometimes even require it. do you really need to react facebook nextjs angular vue csr hydration firebase a personal website, though?

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