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alex@kalex.cc ~> cat greeting.txt
Hi there 👋, I'm Alex and welcome to my website! Here, you will be able to find the following 8 bits (or a byte) of information:
- A bit about me 👨
- My skills 🧑💻
- Some of my projects 📦
- Hobbies 🎮
- Education 🎓
- Other stuff 🎲
- Life & career goals 🚀
- Contact me ✉️
alex@kalex.cc ~> cat 1-about-me.txt
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- 17 years old
- Live in Manchester, England 🇬🇧
- Willing to relocate to London this Autumn
- Trilingual (English, Russian and Lithuanian)
- "man united is rubbish"- BBC News
alex@kalex.cc ~> cat 2-skills.txt
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Over the years I've tinkered with a lot of things and have built up knowledge & experience of varying degrees in at least the following areas:
- Windows (including Server) and Linux systems such as Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, RHEL based distros as well as some experience with BSD systems, namely FreeBSD.
- Container environments and virtualisation including LXC, LXD, Docker (including Docker Compose), Libvirt, Microsoft Hyper-V and Oracle VM VirtualBox
- Version control using Git and the GitHub platform (including GitHub Actions for CI)
- Using IDEs and development toolkits (ie Microsoft Visual Studio, VSCode, and IntelliJ based IDEs eg PyCharm)
- C#, C, C++, x86_64 Netwide Assembly, Python, Node.js (Typescript), V8 JavaScript, HTML, CSS & Svelte
- Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and LDAP
- Emebedded software development with Arduino IDE and MicroPython using a NodeMCU (ESP8266) development board
alex@kalex.cc ~> cat 3-notable-projects.txt
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- 🌟 (Most popular) N2D22 ESP8266 Flash Utility with 180+ stars, 50 forks
- ⭐ (My latest GitHub project) v4004 CPU Emulator with a custom ISA and assembler
- 📦 (Discord Hack Week 2019 Entry) DiscordRT allows you to remotely control your Windows PC from a Discord channel
- ... more good ones to come!
alex@kalex.cc ~> cat 4-hobbies.txt
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I like to spend time with family, occasionally play video games, and to make stuff. My main hobbies/interests are:
- Drone flying (I have a DJI Spark, it's a little old now, but it still amazes me every time)
- Digital content creation eg Editing videos and making montages / mashups of things as well as making logos, brand images, etc
- Programming (no brainer??)
- DIY stuff and electronics (I really want to do this but haven't go the chance to yet)
alex@kalex.cc ~> cat 5-education.txt
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- Currently studying 3 A-Levels (Computer Science, Business & Mathematics)
- Also working towards a level-3 Extended Project Qualification.
- First aid certified (3 years)
alex@kalex.cc ~> cat 6-stuff.txt
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This section is currently empty. I'm still trying to work out what to put here, any suggestions please email 6-stuff@kalex.cc. On that note, thank you so much for taking the time to read this website. Enjoy the rest of your day. 🙂
alex@kalex.cc ~> cat 7-life-goals.txt
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`---'
- Travel the world
- Start my own business
- ... we'll see!
alex@kalex.cc ~> cat 8-contact.txt
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Public contact information:
- Email: hello@kalex.cc
I aim to respond within 1-2 business days amd in most cases I will respond to legitimate emails within a few hours.
alex@kalex.cc ~> cat privacy.txt
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In the interest of digital security, the contact details provided on kalex.cc are publicly available and are intended for public communication purposes. If you receive a response, please be aware that any further communication may be handled via private channels (ie an email address or telephone number not listed on this site). The expectation is, and it goes both ways, that this information will be treated with confidentiality and not shared without prior permission. Thank you.