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My name is Kumar. Some people call me kd, I’m known for being…

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  • that guy who hosts his own website, email, dropbox, vpn, etc. Read more.
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  • a stickler about ‘oPtiMiZing mY woRkfLoW’ by scripting anything script-able.
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  • a programming purist, and linguistic enthusiast.
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  • 👎 down on social-media. I think they lead to dystopia. Read more.
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  • a B.Sc in Computer Science at the University of Toronto with a focus in Natural Language Processing
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+ 2020 - now +
+Currently working as a **DevOps** at [Kepler](https://kepler.space) 🛰️. +This is mostly a software (infrastructure) dev gig for a start-up, which is a bit new for me +coming from a more classical "DevOps" role for a mature company. There is a ton of specialized *space* +related equipment here that presents interesting problems. +

+Beyond that, I've learned a ton about +embedded computers, networking and network automation, which has opened my world up to +cool home projects for which I am very grateful for. So far, I've been responsible for the +following: +
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  • Built a custom Linux router to support our lab’s unique hardware testing requirements +for on-demand subnet generation/teardown, and develop Ansible roles switches.
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  • Completely revised our test-automation infrastructure by building a hardware-management +portal using Django with a RESTful Api (DRF) to facilitate reservation, +as well as HITL +(Hardware-in-the-loop) testing to allow us to more reliably, and frequently test our HW.
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  • Designed and deployed our on-prem Kubernetes cluster to be our software +platform going forward, while facilitating the migration to Kubernetes for all pre-existing +workloads, including (but not limited to) our various distributed databases.
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+ 2019 - 2020 +
+Worked as a **DevOps Engineer** at [AcuityAds](https://acuityads.com) in Toronto. +The main selling point for me to work here is that Acuity does not use +AWS, GCP or Azure etc. to host its infrastructure, it has its own on-prem 'cloud'. +This presents substantial challenges for us as DevOps Engineers that would normally be handled by a +the public cloud provider. +

+Apart from this, due to the nature of adtech, we deal with a massive amount of data, which forces +us to be very specific about the types of technologies we use. Here is a subset of what we use +across multiple data-centers, with high-availability: +
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  • Data: MySql, Aerospike, Kafka, HDFS, Druid
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  • Scripting: Golang, Bash, Python. Some of my work can be on my Gitlab profile: +
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      • a fast, containerized cron script +that interacts with Druid, MySql, and Influxdb written in Go. +Basic unit testing. +This is a job that powers one of our major alerting dashboards.
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      • a containerized highly modular Rest Api +that writes to Influxdb. +This is something we run in K8S as a Service to monitor Cronjobs that run in K8S.
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    • Python: a script to migrate +Slack exports to MS Teams messages. +This is something we used when we gave up on Slack.
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    • Bash: a small collection of helper +scripts that I used frequently for random things.
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+ 2016 - 2017 +
+I worked at [Achiga](https://achiga.io) (formerly *WebCanada*) as +part of my [PEY](https://web.cs.toronto.edu/undergraduate/pey) (internship) +program from UofT for 12 months. As part of this, I was involved in: +
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  • Git + BitBucket + JIRA (basically the whole Atlassian suite), with Vagrant
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  • The Pipeline team working on day to day features and bugs in the CMS powering thousands of +local hotel sites around the world for Starwood Hotels.
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  • Debugging and optimizing cronjobs responsible for storing hotel rates in +our database which is critical to hotel revenue.
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  • Contributing to the Gallery Page (CMS as well as user facing UI). +See Design Hotels Gallery Page +towards the end of my tenure.
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+ 2014 - 2016 +
+I've worked on several other small-buisness type projects involving web, and scripting over the +years in between semesters. +
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The programs and equipment I use on a daily basis.

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Programs and Equipment I Use

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I’m about getting things done quickly and having as little space between +my thoughts and actions on the computer.

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I like having vim-like bindings and prefer running programs in the terminal for simplicity’s sake. +That said, I’m very much against the cringe meme that things in the terminal are “cooler” or “nerdier” XD. +Terminals are good for most tasks, but useless for others, for example, browsing the web +(I admit this unfortunate fact with much consternation) or looking at maps.

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Software I Use

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Manjaro (stable) though this is a bit of a moot point since there’s been a lot of convergence among the +popular distros recently especially since they all offer some dedicated channel for getting up-to-date +software. The real day-to-day difference to workflow comes from the choice of desktop environment. +I do like Debian, and Fedora as well.

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I’ve settled on KDE Plasma w/ Wayland after many years of hopping. +Plasma comes with all the tools you’d expect to see in a modern desktop, +and for the most part these tools are perfectly capable of doing the task they are meant to do. +Prior to KDE, I’ve used Dwm/Bsmpw + Sxhkd, i3 etc. I’m glad these exist and people get +use out of it, but for now I do not miss it - I’m sure that will eventually change too.

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(neo)vim. Less of a text editor and more of a lifestyle. Check out my dotfiles for this. +No, I’m not going to ever switch to emacs.

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Firefox / +Brave / +Vivaldi. +I have tried, Chromium, Qutebrowser in the past.

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nnn. Yes, I have used ranger.

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Where can I find good software options?

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The program of your dreams is probably listed below:

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  • The suckless website’s list of programs that “rock”. +Generally minimalist programs.
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  • A more comprehensive list +of minimalist software.
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  • FSF’s Free Software Directory. +Emphasis on libre software (although most software in the links above will have free licenses as well).
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  • Gentoo Wiki Recommendations +A good mix of programs for novices and advanced users.
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Hardware I Use

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Laptop

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The main laptop I use is the Framework laptop. +I’m a huge fan of the whole upgradability concept coming from a few generations of ThinkPads.

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What I don’t use

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Proprietary software.

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I’m not going to endorse proprietary services that have gone out of their way to spy on or politically +suppress their users, just as Facebook, Discord etc. +One of the many take-aways you should get from me is that the use of libre/free software, +by its nature, is more constructive and extensible; and that’s the point.

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There are philosophical reasons for this I’ll talk about in time, but for now, +suffice it to say I will not endorse the usage of proprietary software.

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My reasons for self-hosting.

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Digital freedom/independence

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To put it simply, if you use a service such as Lastpass, iCloud, Dropbox, GDrive, OneDrive, etc. +to store your data, you do not own it.

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You are trusting corp. X to store it, secure it, and make it available to you. +Beyond the obvious privacy pitfalls with this, there are many other things that +could go wrong with your data being stored this way:

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  • Corp. X could make a policy change and lock you out from accessing your account.
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  • Or you could “forget” to pay the bills a few times and get locked out.
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  • Corp. X could get hacked, and your data gets stolen. This is the latest trend!
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  • Many other doomsday 💀 scenarios.
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Personally, I don’t feel comfortable depending on the existence of corp. X for data that is important to +me i.e. a lifetime’s worth of documents, memories, and passwords etc. +I 💤 much better at night knowing I am avoiding most if not all of the risks above.

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Normies often ask me some variation of:

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  • Since I’m aware of targeted advertising, it won’t work on me, +so why should I care if corp. X has my data?
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Do you want to contribute to a dystopian (Orwellian future?

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If your answer is yes, then no need to read further, the following will not change your mind.

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If your answer is no, but you aren’t convinced that/how these are related, +then the argument goes something like this…

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  • We live in a world of mass data-collection/surveillance.
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  • This enables corp. X to use techniques such as ML (Machine Learning) to build/train models (or “AI” - +Artificial Intelligence)that aim to predict human behaviour.
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  • The problems arise when corp. X use these techniques for profit without +regard for the harm they cause at a population level.
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I have unfortunately lived through enough of these cases to be able to cite a few recent examples:

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    Instagram (etc.) designs its apps/products optimizing for maximum addiction1. +Think slot-machines. +You might think you are “too smart” to fall for these tricks, and you might be right, +but what about the millions of adolescents using these platforms who aren’t as wise as you? +The data collected, and techniques developed from your usage enables platforms +to target not only you, but all users on the platform, including the most vulnerable.

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    Unfortunately, many of these kids will end up suffering from mental-health, +body-image, self-esteem issues2, +and for some it will be fatal. +I do not think this is morally acceptable, and is primary reason I refuse +to participate in social-media platforms.

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You could say “well that’s due to bad parenting”, but the point remains that +more and more of the digital world is having real world negative consequences regardless of +your individual participation level. Another example:

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    By now its well known that Facebook’s (etc.) targeted advertising +played a significant a role in the 2016 US Elections3. +Facebook was able to do this thanks to its users voluntarily giving personal information for two decades. +However, the policies that come out of this election has real world consequences to millions +(if not billions) of people, regardless of their individual Facebook usage, which +undermines the very purpose of a democratic republic. +Regardless of your political affiliation, it should worry you that this can happen.

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To summarize, it might not be a problem if individuals disregard their +privacy at the individual level, but in aggregate, a population-wide disregard +has dystopian consequences.

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Start by valuing your privacy. +Then, follow some of these tips to say no…

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  • Limit your exposure to these services. If a friend stops talking to you because +of this, then congratulations, you’ve just gotten rid of a fake friend. You’re welcome.
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  • Self-host +as much as you can. +You can see how I implement this and replicate it yourself, +though it is a bit involved for normies.
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  • If neither of the above work for you, then you’ll need to do some research to +find an alternative source that you can trust isn’t doing the same thing. +Use this +as a starting point and try to search (Ctrl+f) for your service. For eg. Twitter, and +Instagram both have popular options available.
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  • Stop using Chrome. If you must use it, use Brave instead. +I advocate for Firefox. +Neither are perfect, but both offer privacy respecting options in their settings. +Specifically disabling cross-site tracking is important. +Beyond that, install an ad-blocker extension such as UBlock Origin +on both of them. Don’t forget to do the same on your mobile device!
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