Hi folks!
As is seemingly customary, I figured that I ought to write a quick paragraph or two to introduce myself to the community - or at least 0.0001% of the active members here who may read this post ;)
I'm at the older end of the scale of IT Geeky people - having had an obsession with computers since the ZX Spectrum. I went through the whole phase of building PCs, customising them, over-clocking & even, at one point, water-cooling. I got into gaming a little too compulsively perhaps (Tribes/Tribes 2) and spent a ridiculous amount of money on the cost of those early internet connections - in the days when you paid for each minute online. Most of this 'hobbyist' stuff happened whilst controlling aeroplanes as a day job.
Air Traffic Controlling is a little like speculating in Alt Coins; you need a nerve and to think rationally when everything appears to be going away from you :) Anyway, after 15 years of that, I opted for life as a Pro Photographer and the chance to move to a beautiful part of the world (Central Italy) and enjoy a slower pace of life. Then my wife & I decided to buy a ruin and renovate it ourselves; sometimes the heart rules the head - haha.
Anyway, I love the whole Crypto revolution - having watched it for several years before having the nerve? to do something about it.
Steemit looks right up my street. You'll find me interested in all things Crypto and IT (Mac & iOS particularly), but also photography, home-grown food, music - especially guitar-related (from the Beatles to Steve Vai), and a whole host of anything that catches my eye.
See you out there!
- Andy