About

My name is Akilesh Kannan. You’ll usually find me on the internet as aklsh. My interests lie mostly in the hardware-software interface—low-level software (OS, networking), computer architecture and hardware accelerators. I am also huge supporter of Open-Source Software and Open Hardware.

Here’s somethings that you can talk to me about:

1. Hardware. All kinds: Processors, Security, GPUs, Laptops, PC Builds etc.
2. TV Shows. Name any english TV show and I’ve probably watched it.
3. Music. Alternative, Rock, Electronic.
4. Ricing. I sometimes post my rices on r/unixporn.
5. Gaming. I play with a controller instead of a keyboard.
6. Motorsport. I keep up with F1,2,3,E and am an avid fan of Scuderia Ferrari (sad 2022 noises).

Here’s my resume if you’re interested in my professional life.

Also, I’m a proud Chennaiite :)

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This site is made with Hugo , a static site generator written in Go. It uses a heavily modified version of the Codex theme by Jake Wiesler . It uses minimal JavaScript—rendering $\LaTeX$ and a responsive navigation burger menu—no analytics and improved accessibility for screen readers.

The source code can be found in this GitHub repository here ¹, MIT-licensed. This site is hosted on a DigitalOcean droplet (BLR Region)². There are a few redirects—using NGINX—for having a vanity handle on the fediverse :p

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