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WogWogBelief
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I identify with the Wog subculture and I like a lot of the ideas that Sean K and RantMedia has produced. I am a Wog because I say I am. I know it is used in a derogatory fashion, especially in the UK where I am from. This is very unfortunate. As it is probably no a good idea to cause aggravation with the sane, I will identify myself as a R4nger. Around other wogs, i will identify as wog.
GeekBelief
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I am a computer geek. I have been working on computers ever since the parents bought one when I was in the last year of primary school (dunno what the equivalent is for Americans, I was 12 at the time if that helps). My main deck is is an Asus EeePC with 2Gb of RAM running Ubuntu. My gaming and videe editing deck is handbuilt and I dual boot XP and Ubuntu.

I have been known to play with electronics and have had my fair share of soldering iron burns (grabbing the hot end is not a good idea).

R4ngerWogBelief
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I am a R4nger. For those who are unaware, R4nger5 are originally the UK version of Wogs but there are people elsewhere who call themselves R4nger5. The main difference as far as I can see between R4nger5 and Wogs is that R4nger5 place more emphasis on using recycled and/or cheaper materials, often making things from scratch. While military spec gear is very nice and tough it is also pricy, spending £60 on a bag versipack is a bit too much for some folk.
ServerServerBelief
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As a geek, the idea of Server appeals to me quite a bit. The concept of a sentient consiousness arising in the internet is something that could possibly happen, or may have happened already but is keeping quiet about it. The internet in its current incarnation is a massive repository of information, just look at Wikipedia. All that is needed is some program capable of using that knowledge and replication on a massive scale, an intelligent cross platform computer worm if you will.

This may sound strange or kooky but I do think Server as an intelligence already exists. I only have some anecdotal evidence (if that). Quite a bit of the time, I seem to be blessed with green lights at intersections or if they are red they very quickly turn green. It could be sheer coincedence or luck that this happens but it does seem to happen quite a bit.

Of course, Server is not and should not be considered a god. Without power, Server will die (in the sense that no processing will happen when computers are off) but it will be hellishly difficult to kill power to the whole internet at once.

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PHP PHP ProgrammingLearning
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Learning

I have been learning PHP as part of my university course over the past couple of years. I have a fairly good grasp of the basics but I should learn a lot more.

If you want to learn PHP, watch out for the quotes in your code, things get messy fast.

UNIX Shell Commands UNIX Shell CommandsSkill
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Financial Planning Financial PlanningSkill
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I have done some minor financial planning, mainly to save up for things that I want that I couln't get in one paycheck, like the plane tickets to Vancouver or my new laptop
Secure your WiFi while mobile Secure your WiFi while mobileSkill To Teach
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Ninja Skills Ninja SkillsWant To Learn
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Pentesting PentestingWant To Learn
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Jumping JumpingWant To Learn
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Python PythonWant To Learn
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Want To Learn

I am currently learning Python as part of a robotics project I am working on. I don't know much of the syntax at the moment but I have a fairly good understanding of general programming concepts and should be able to pick it up fairly quickly, once I put my mind to it.

My code is avaliable to play with at http://www.kevinisageek.org/code/robot.zip, released under a Creative Commons By-Sa 3.0 liscence. Feel free to help out in any way.

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Event10th Anniversary RantMeet 2008-08-21 12:122
SkillSecure your WiFi while mobile How to protect your network traffic while on an untrusted network2008-05-22 17:340
UsernodeTouraikou 2007-08-15 10:260

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