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Hi all,
I'm Richard.

After many years of seeing this site in my search results, I figured it was about time I joined :-)

I work half time for an ISP, and in the rest I'm attempting slowly to build a free software-oriented consulting business.

I'm based in Wellington.

Richard

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#1207294 2-Jan-2015 20:02

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Hi and welcome to Geekzone! Are you allowed to say what ISP you work half time for?

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#1207295 2-Jan-2015 20:07

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Welcome!

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#1207301 2-Jan-2015 20:23

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sonyxperiageek: Hi and welcome to Geekzone! Are you allowed to say what ISP you work half time for?

I guess so - Actrix.

As a new member, I'm just treading carefully :-)

Richard

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#1207302 2-Jan-2015 20:30

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ahoy! :)

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#1207314 2-Jan-2015 21:13

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great - another geek!

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#1208284 5-Jan-2015 07:32

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Welcome

I'm a geek, a gamer, a dad, a Quic user, and an IT Professional. I have a full rack home lab, size 15 feet, an epic beard and Asperger's. I'm a bit of a Cypherpunk, who believes information wants to be free and the Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it. If you use my Quic signup you can also use the code R570394EKGIZ8 for free setup.

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#1208680 5-Jan-2015 18:11

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Welcome aboard.

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#1210138 7-Jan-2015 20:13

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Hi Richard! Great to see you here!

(I used to flat with Richard)

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#1210162 7-Jan-2015 20:59

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hi richard!

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