I've just moved servers, so I thought I'd better do an #introduction post. I never really did one before, as I wasn't really sure what to say, so hopefully I'll cover all the bases with this one!

I'm a late 50's dreadlocked #Vegan #ActuallyAutistic cis white guy in Telford in the #WestMidlands of the #UK. LGBQT ally. Anti-fascist; Anti-racist; Anti-oppression. Husband and father to several neurospicy children and step-children.

I hate exploitation, oppression and authoritarianism of all sorts.

I'm a #ComputerGeek by trade, and #Maker in my spare time - I love #Linux #FreeBSD #RaspberryPi #Arduino #Python #3DPrinting #LaserCutting #Inkscape. I'm active at my local #RepairCafe and a former #Makerspace founder.

I work #PartTime these days, mainly due to having done 30+ years of high-stress roles in #IT and crashing and burning (#AutisticBurnout) about 5 years ago, just before the #Covid pandemic and eventually slowly putting myself back together.

I make stuff on my #LaserCutter and #3Dprinter; I #Upcycle things like old wooden pallets or old furniture. Occasionally #dabble in #Electronics; hack wood and metal and electronic gadgets.

Music-wise, I'm predominantly into grunge, punk, dub, with a bit of psytrance and electronica on the side.

I love #Art especially amateur/small scale artists. Occasionally try to do my own, in Acrylic paint, or lately wood.

Don't watch TV or netflicks, but I *do* watch some YouTube and PeerTube channels but don't "follow" any.

I think that covers most of it. I hope nobody objects to the hashtag soup!

Possible service offering:

Thinking of taking my technologist skills freelance. Would authors or anyone be interested in remote assistance to help with computer issues/website updates (i.e. you log in, I remote in and help/guide/do while you watch vs. giving me access and letting me do it), or technology consulting as part of Epona Author Solutions?

#AuthorsOfMastodon #WritingCommunity #WritersCoffeeClub #Technologist #ComputerGeek #WordPress #Neurodivergent

"True Tales from the Land of Digital Sand"

It all started with a $99 @atari #computer, and a 25" #magnavox #television...

Available on #hardcover #paperback #ebook #audiobook. Link in bio 😉

#computergeek #techsupport #customerservice #geek #true #humor #wit #business #management #nonfiction #nostalgia #honesty

This was my childhood.

https://youtu.be/i1NKoMNy5bY

Link to my books in profile 😉

#Genx #80s #computergeek #bandgeek #nonfiction #nostalgia #childhood

Yes, I still do.

I still think #WesleyCrusher is a fantastic, fun, relatable character. He — along with Penny from #InspectorGadget, #DoogieHowser, and #FerrisBueller — was the reason I always wanted to work with #computers.

Yes, I still do.

🤓🧠❤️💾😎

#WilWheaton #CreeSummer #NeilPatrickHarris #MatthewBroderick #computergeek #80s #nostalgia #stillgoing #inspiration #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG

The first time I peeked inside this book, I thought I’d fallen in a well and smacked my head. It was utter gibberish.

A week later I was a wizard, wielding previously unknown powers, casting powerful spells of extraction and substitution far and wide. I was sucked in to the beauty and power of regular expressions and there was no looking back.

#SedAndAwk
#ClassicOreillyLibrary
#ComputerGeek
#RegularExpressions #Linux #SysAdmin

There's nothing quite like popping into a client's office to pick up a check and they Columbo you with, "Oh, while you're here, just one more thing..." and you spend 20 minutes sorting out a shared network drive for them.

#webmaster #computergeek

#introduction i guess?

30-year #IT professional, 40-year #computergeek. i love #programming in #python and other languages.

lots of hobbies i never finish, including
* #photography
* #boardgamedesign
* writing #computergames
* writing #shortstories
* small #woodcraft projects
* #calligraphy
* #graphicdesign

i'm #lgbtqia (cis gay male, he/him), in love with @StoneAI since 1991 and married since 2008.

most non-work time is spent playing #simulationgames or "god" games and mocking @StoneAI.