Hello there!

I can see that you have walked thousands of miles just to reach this website, but that’s just my homepage. Have fun… I guess.

I write code, take photos, study, and explore online stuff. You may reach me using these methods. Straight outta the metropolis of Shanghai, China, I currently reside in Montréal, Canada, studying statistics & computer science at McGill University.

See the online version of my resume.

My tech stuff

https://www.techpledge.org/

(I believe that) I am most widely known for making Barinsta, an open source Instagram client on Android that focuses on privacy and well-being. Ultimately I was cease & desisted by Facebook, but at least I got some clout, so that’s cool.

In my free time, I make code contributions to open source software that I personally use; see my GitHub profile. I occasionally draft some inclusion requests for F-Droid. My newer personal projects are on Codeberg. Beyond code, I participate in the development and adoption of various privacy frontends, some of which I host on bus-hit.me.

I used to be heavily invested in Discord and have written private Discord/Telegram bots, but since then I became a proponent of ethical platforms, namely Matrix and ActivityPub. I run JoinMatrix.org which hosts guides to onboard new users to Matrix. I help coordinate moderation and promotion of public Matrix homeservers. I currently manage two Mastodon instances, Mastodon Party and MSTDN+, as well as a user directory, Trunk.

My laptop is a MacBook Air (M2, 13-inch, 2022) which has both macOS and Asahi Linux (Fedora Asahi Remix) available for boot. My phone is a Sony Xperia XA2 (North American H3123) on stock ROM. My VM stack is composed of the free stuff from Oracle (which I use to improve my Linux skills).

My photos

I have a white Pentax K-50. I upload some (“Good” ones, due to Flickr’s free restrictions) of my photos on my Flickr. I also post loyalty-free ones on Unsplash. Though recently I haven’t been taking photos…

My other online stuff

  • Mastodon at @austin@mstdn.party: Opinions and thoughts. (Previously at @austin@mstdn.ca, @a@mastodon.nz and @austin@ieji.de)
  • OpenGeofiction: A collaborative platform for creating fictional maps.
  • Pixiv: A collection of illustrations I like.
  • Reddit
  • YourWorldOfText: Ask me questions here!

Contact me

You won't find me on Facebook

Please only contact me via the accounts written on this page.

  • Email: im@austinhuang.me
  • Instant messaging platforms, in roughly descending order of preference:
    • Matrix: @austin:tchncs.de
    • Signal: austin.8080
    • XMPP: austinhuang@disroot.org
    • Session: 05ef58064faa16b8200163fd529f83a85fb738c6d76ce1d1a328d0b6db8e40854a
    • Threema: 94XSDZ98
    • Telegram: @austinhuang
    • Discord: austinhuang.me

If you want to contact me securely:

  • By email: My PGP public key, ending with 84C2 3AA0 4587 A91F, is available through the OpenPGP Keyserver, which also contains notations indicating my active accounts on other platforms. If I receive an encrypted email from you, I will look for your public key on that keyserver.
  • By Matrix: My sessions change quite often (due to client setup), but they should always be cross-signed. If needed, please ask for my sessions through another way or in person.
  • By XMPP: See URI above.

You can also donate to me!

About This Site

No Cloudflare, No Google, No cookies, No problemo.

  • The pages are on Codeberg, built using their Woodpecker CI.
  • The domain is registered by Vondelphia (affiliate link).
  • This site uses nameservers from deSec.io.
  • This site is featured on Hydejack’s showcase!
  • This site is available on IPFS (with DNSLink pointed at austinhuang.me). Try it with your local node!

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