Author Topic: OK - lets get to know each other... who are you, what do you do, where from? (Read 1,593,209 times)

Darwin · « **Reply #525 on:** June 25, 2009, 09:42 PM »

Hi Jamey - welcome to DC and good luck with those exams! I went to two uni's in the UK (and one in Canada) - make the most of the next few years - no matter where you go, you only get out of the experience what you put into it...

jamiemac2005 · « **Reply #526 on:** June 25, 2009, 09:57 PM »

Haha thanks for the luck =] I'm really looking forward to uni, all dependant on the grades though.

sunlitlaz · « **Reply #527 on:** August 27, 2009, 09:30 PM »

Greetings all, I am Laz. I live in the US, in the SouthWest part of Virginia. I am a CTO for my day job, where I worked my way up from a UNIX and Storage sysadmin. I have been working with computers and related stuff for over 20 years and I love it all.

As for software development, I am a self taught programmer and scripter. People tell me I am sick in the head because I code for fun. I can spend a day working on a code project and have a ball. Primarily, I am a Visual Basic guy for Windows software, but I have dabbled with lots of other languages too, including some C++ when I worked on Half-Life mods a while back. I also do loads of web development and love PHP for that, plus lots of PERL and Bash/shell for UNIX/Linux scripting. I enjoy working with databases as well, and use MySQL, MS SQL and SQLite quite a bit.

I like what I see here at DC, and I am very happy to be a member here. I have been writing and giving away little apps and utilities for years, and I love what everyone is doing here. I look forward to getting to know folks here and tinkering on some good software!

Thanks

mouser · « **Reply #528 on:** August 27, 2009, 10:25 PM »

Welcome to the site sunlitlaz, glad to have you!

ps. Make sure you don't miss our NANY event in december, sounds like something you would enjoy. Here's last years description. This goes for anyone else reading this as well -- NANY 2010 is only a few months away!

jamiemac2005 · « **Reply #529 on:** August 27, 2009, 10:40 PM »

Ahh i can't wait for NANY, it will be great coding practice =]

sunlitlaz · « **Reply #530 on:** August 29, 2009, 07:19 PM »

Cool, NANY sounds like a fun thing to participate in! One question, I want to make sure I get it right, does the app have to be developed between (for example) Dec 1 - Dec 31? or just released by Jan 1?

mouser · « **Reply #531 on:** August 29, 2009, 08:39 PM »

has to be released to the public for the first time around jan 1.
so it CAN be something you've worked on for a long time up until then, as long as it hasn't been available to the public previously.

in the spirit of NANY, it should be something youve worked on at least a little bit recently.. so just grabbing something you wrote 10 years ago and not even updating it a little for NANY would be pushing the terms of the celebration.

rgdot · « **Reply #532 on:** August 29, 2009, 09:08 PM »

Welcome all, back for a visit myself

sunlitlaz · « **Reply #533 on:** August 30, 2009, 02:07 AM »

Quote from: mouser on August 29, 2009, 08:39 PM

has to be released to the public for the first time around jan 1.
so it CAN be something you've worked on for a long time up until then, as long as it hasn't been available to the public previously.

in the spirit of NANY, it should be something youve worked on at least a little bit recently.. so just grabbing something you wrote 10 years ago and not even updating it a little for NANY would be pushing the terms of the celebration.

Cool. I wouldn't just grab something from 10 years ago LOL (yikes!) But I have a couple of ideas and wasn't sure if I could get one of them cranked out in 30 days.

Thanks!

awopbamboo · « **Reply #534 on:** September 04, 2009, 01:44 PM »

Hi mouser,

You wanted to know where my nickname 'awopbamboo' can from, well, its nothing exciting. A freind of mine 'beebopalula', and I carried that on with 'awopbamboo'. It's probably not even spelt right, but its quite unique so handy for joining forums etc!

As I'm a newbie, with regard to who I am etc.
Name: Jamie
What I do: IT Consultant (whatever that is)
From: Basingstoke, UK.

I've been watching the forums for a while as guest, some interesting ideas pop up now and then, just didn't have the urge to 'get involved'. But now I am.

Cheers

J.

CleverCat · « **Reply #535 on:** September 05, 2009, 07:40 AM »

You won't regret it!

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mouser · « **Reply #536 on:** September 06, 2009, 12:45 PM »

hi awopbamboo,
welcome to the site

great to have you here.

lanux128 · « **Reply #537 on:** September 06, 2009, 01:09 PM »

welcome aboard awopbamboo! we're already excited about the print utility..

mouser · « **Reply #538 on:** September 06, 2009, 01:15 PM »

by the way awopbamboo, this is a bit off topic but i could not more highly recommend the Do Wop Box collection of do wop songs -- some of the best stuff ever recorded.

edbro · « **Reply #539 on:** September 06, 2009, 04:07 PM »

Every time I see this thread I start singing in my head the following. Anybody else want to admit their age by saying they recongize it?

Quote

Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself
I'm A Man Of Wealth And Taste
I've Been Around For A Long, Long Year
Stole Many A Man's Soul And Faith
And I Was 'round When Jesus Christ
Had His Moment Of Doubt And Pain
Made Damn Sure That Pilate
Washed His Hands And Sealed His Fate

mouser · « **Reply #540 on:** September 06, 2009, 04:21 PM »

too easy -- and one of the best bands in the history of the universe.

Darwin · « **Reply #541 on:** September 06, 2009, 04:37 PM »

edbro - the same lines keep running through my head!

You know what they say - a rolling stone gathers no moss

sunlitlaz · « **Reply #542 on:** September 06, 2009, 09:01 PM »

OK, I must be old, not only do I know that tune, I used to play it in a band I was in a few years ago. It's a good tune all the way around

lanux128 · « **Reply #543 on:** September 06, 2009, 10:44 PM »

Quote from: edbro on September 06, 2009, 04:07 PM

Every time I see this thread I start singing in my head the following. Anybody else want to admit their age by saying they recongize it?

Quote
Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself
I'm A Man Of Wealth And Taste
I've Been Around For A Long, Long Year
Stole Many A Man's Soul And Faith
And I Was 'round When Jesus Christ
Had His Moment Of Doubt And Pain
Made Damn Sure That Pilate
Washed His Hands And Sealed His Fate

one could claim that they heard it first on that brad pitt/tom cruise movie..

40hz · « **Reply #544 on:** September 07, 2009, 03:35 AM »

Quote from: edbro on September 06, 2009, 04:07 PM

Anybody else want to admit their age by saying they recongize it?

Well..I could answer that question...but:

If you start me up
If you start me up I'll never stop

Quote from: mouser on September 06, 2009, 04:21 PM

too easy -- and one of the best bands in the history of the universe.

+1

Shades · « **Reply #545 on:** September 07, 2009, 03:41 AM »

Yeah, if not the best!!!

After all, it is easier to crush a Beatle with a Stone than the other way around...

awopbamboo · « **Reply #546 on:** September 07, 2009, 09:17 AM »

Hi All,

I'm from the UK too (as per Carol above, and zriding). From Basingstoke in Hampshire. And for that reason, I see no point in sending a photo!

Whats the ratio roughly of where people are from on here? I assume the majority are from the U.S?

lanux128 · « **Reply #547 on:** September 07, 2009, 09:37 AM »

Quote from: awopbamboo on September 07, 2009, 09:17 AM

Whats the ratio roughly of where people are from on here? I assume the majority are from the U.S?

you can check out the member map for a better picture.

tomos · « **Reply #548 on:** September 07, 2009, 02:09 PM »

Quote from: awopbamboo on September 07, 2009, 09:17 AM

Hi All,

I'm from the UK too (as per Carol above, and zriding). From Basingstoke in Hampshire. And for that reason, I see no point in sending a photo!

Whats the ratio roughly of where people are from on here? I assume the majority are from the U.S?

well the people who are active in the forum are from all over really which is nice - there's no bias I find (bias = not quite the right word but does the job I think)
What the problem with Basingstoke and photos - not so nice?
If you did want to post a pic there's always the Show us the View Outside Your Window thread

olla86 · « **Reply #549 on:** September 22, 2009, 02:38 PM »

Hey! I am a newcomer from Boston! I am glad to be here!