Nicolas Ward 

It's an #introduction post!

I live in #Seattle with my family, my wife @Andrle and our son. We love a lot of the same things — playing #VideoGames and #BoardGames, building with #lego , and reading #books. #StarTrek is of course a huge influence on us, too. 🖖🏻

I've been #vegan since 2015 and like to #cook when I can.

I am a Principal #SoftwareEngineer working at #AWS in #cloud #cybersecurity. I love to mentor newer engineers.

Nov 20, 2022 at 6:41pmWeb
Show threadNicolas Ward Dec 3, 2022
Forgot to post a very important #introduction addendum, the image that I think perfectly captures my relationship with #computers.
Show threadJoe Rosensteel 🏳️‍🌈Dec 3, 2022
@ultranurd oh my god
Show threadalDec 3, 2022
@ultranurd OMG. This should be the new ermahgerd meme.
Show threadStuart Celarier ❌👑Dec 3, 2022
@ultranurd Zip drive ftw!
Show threadSarahDec 3, 2022
@ultranurd this is frikkin adorable 🥰
Show threadKenneth HayesDec 3, 2022
@ultranurd amazing! Also, same!
Show threadZach PerlmanDec 3, 2022
@ultranurd Maybe I can still buy a Jazz drive on ebay? LOL
Show threadZach PerlmanDec 3, 2022

@ultranurd Man you are giving me flashbacks! So awesome.

"Earlier Jaz drives could overheat, and loading-mechanism jams could leave a disk stuck in the drive. This became known in the profession as the "click of death", because of the clicking sound it made as it tried and failed to eject the disc. Forcibly ejecting a stuck disk could destroy both the drive and disk."

Show threadZach PerlmanDec 3, 2022

@ultranurd
According to Wikipedia:

"In September 1998, a class action suit was filed against Iomega over a type of Zip drive failure dubbed the "Click of Death", accusing Iomega of violation of the Delaware Consumer Fraud Act."

"In 2006, PC World rated the Zip drive as the 15th worst technology product of all time. Nonetheless, in 2007, PC World rated the Zip drive as the 23rd best technology product of all time despite its known problems."

Show threadDan Wearsch 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 3, 2022
@ultranurd Amazing. Our original stories have a lot of overlap.
Show threadNicolas Ward Dec 3, 2022
@NerdDotIs I have my uncle to thank for this photo opportunity.
Show threadMatt HaugerDec 3, 2022
@ultranurd What sorts of stuff we’re you using Zipdisks for, at that age?
Show threadNicolas Ward Dec 3, 2022
@matt Some games I had copied from friends... and my main school project folder, since there was a Zip Drive in the library and I could bring things for printing. Also the ClarisWorks Database of my Star Trek CCG card collection 😆
Show threadMatt HaugerDec 3, 2022
@ultranurd Love it. I was always jealous of the kids who had Zip disks in college. Still have the #startrek cards?
Show threadNicolas Ward Dec 3, 2022
@matt Some of them! I have a playable deck... and I found a complete bridge crew set at a mall a few years ago for $7 😆
Show threadEmergencyJoeDec 3, 2022
@ultranurd I had the same look on my face when I got my ZipDrive
Show threadThree Squirels in a CoatDec 12, 2022
@ultranurd 16yo me is very jealous of you in this photo.
Show threadNicolas Ward Dec 12, 2022
@nevyn I could store so many shareware games!
Show threadThree Squirels in a CoatDec 12, 2022
@ultranurd I was studying at the time and was having to use floppies for bigger files (smaller files could be transferred using Hotmail). I remember the excitement of going into an art school (I had friends there) to find that the norm was zip drives/disks and later there were even jazz drives!!!
Show threadMac84 🍏Jan 11, 2023
@ultranurd Hah! I got one for my birthday as a kid, I'm sure I had an equally dorky moment like this! 😅
Show threadNicolas Ward Jan 11, 2023
@mac84tv I am very glad someone (my uncle I think) captured this.
Show threadmjJan 18, 2023
@ultranurd this is EVERYTHING
Show threadEvan LightJan 19, 2023
@ultranurd That could have been me in the early 90s... except I looked like a dork.
Show threadTyler Knows NothingJan 19, 2023
@ultranurd That is the exact reaction I had when I got an HDI-30 adapter for my PB 145b so I could finally use the blazing rotational velocity of my 3x top-load CD-ROM drive. I was drunk with power.
Show threadJessamynJan 27, 2023
@ultranurd omg the braces!
Show threadNicolas Ward Jan 27, 2023
@jessamyn *headgear not pictured 😂
Show threadChris EnnsMar 17, 2023
@ultranurd ZIP DRIVE!!!!!!
Show threadjoshbuddyMar 17, 2023

Find someone who loves you like this person loves their zip drive.

https://tacobelllabs.net/@ultranurd/109450944157100871

Nicolas Ward (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Forgot to post a very important #introduction addendum, the image that I think perfectly captures my relationship with #computers.

Taco Bell Labs
Show threadDiarmuidNov 20, 2022
@ultranurd @Andrle guten tag and welcome
Show threadKeith TharpNov 20, 2022
@ultranurd @Andrle 👋 looking forward to connecting with other like minded folks here as I depart from Twitter. Started my vegan journey in 2016 and started my engineering journey in 2020. The vegan journey has been very successful, the software engineering journey less so.
Show threadNicolas Ward Nov 20, 2022
@Andrle @Keiththarp Software is like that 😭
Show threadVeraNov 21, 2022
@ultranurd @Andrle That's the cutest! Learning a new language w/ your partner. I'm learning #French on #Duolingo -- pleased to have read your intro 🤘🏽
Show threadHeike NaumannNov 28, 2022
@ultranurd @Andrle Ich freue mich zu sehen, dass Ihr Deutsch lernt. Deutsch ist meine Muttersprache. 🍀
I'm also an avid #duolingo user, celebrating my 1000-day streak today 🤩
Show threadmjJan 18, 2023
@ultranurd @Andrle I just started German on Duolingo today! Spent a lot of time doing French a few years back.