New member in Nelson - oldie gamer and tech enthusiast

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Food4Dogs

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#280163 30-Nov-2020 14:48

Hi,

I've been using Geekzone for years, whenever I needed to research some topic or tech item. I thought it was finally time to join. 😀

I'm retired and now pursue my hobby: gaming (consoles mainly). I'm active on Twitter and also on YouTube.

I used to work with computers, networking, web servers (Linux), web design .. you name it, in the heady internet days of the 1990s and early 2000s.

I just purchased a new android phone (which process brought me here for info) - bemoaning the supply situation in NZ - and look forward to sharing experiences with my mobile and other tech items in the appropriate forums.

Cheers

Britta

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#2613394 30-Nov-2020 14:48

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#2613395 30-Nov-2020 14:48

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#2613413 30-Nov-2020 15:03

Welcome to Geekzone, @Food4Dogs.

As a former Waimea College boy that moved north for study and then work, I miss the place greatly. The majority of my college friends have moved elsewhere as well, so unfortunately moving back is not on my horizon any time soon. :)

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#2613518 30-Nov-2020 17:55

Welcome to the madhouse

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. Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer.

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#2613558 30-Nov-2020 19:49

Welcome

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#2613599 30-Nov-2020 20:28

Welcome to the GZ gerigamers family - the more the merrier. What do you play?

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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#2613610 30-Nov-2020 21:18

Dynamic:

As a former Waimea College boy that moved north for study and then work, I miss the place greatly. The majority of my college friends have moved elsewhere as well, so unfortunately moving back is not on my horizon any time soon. :)

Hi Dynamic,

we just love it here in Nelson - Waimea College is actually not that far from our home. We had to wait a long time until the opportunity arose, and now we're staying put. No more moving! 😃

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#2613614 30-Nov-2020 21:21

eracode:

Welcome to the GZ gerigamers family - the more the merrier. What do you play?

Ha, geri-gamers - I love it!

I play mainly Playstation consoles (PS4, also older ones, and my beloved PS Vita), Nintendo Switch and 3DS, and very limited on PC.

I'm very much an RPG player; but do like to try a bit of everything.

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#2613615 30-Nov-2020 21:23

Thanks, Lias and RunningMan.

Madhouse, eh? Sounds like I've landed in the right place!