What are you doing......

I was fortunate enough and happy to take a very early retirement. So now I do just what I want to do when I want to do it. I love to read and now that I have the time I read a lot, doing some traveling, and enjoying spending time with the family and friends. If I run out of things to fill my days I will do some volunteer work. You might think my life is boring but I am presently enjoying it a lot.

 

Plotting. -D

 

Trying to get my Homestead up and running....in other words fixing a run down house and trying to grow things in rock.

 

Maine. I am not that tech savvy and new here but if you can fix up your house and grow stuff in rocks with your computer, that is real impressive. I cant even get my laptop to do the washing up. 3 attempts 3 laptops??

 

I like World of Tanks and now World of Warships as well. I do get out though as i like building and flying RC aeroplanes. I did just pick up a homebrew wine kit today also....should be interesting :-D

 

I'm an installation engineer, all sorts of IT but mostly datacoms, a lineman for the country if you will.

Oh and I'm still heavily involved in politics, I'm on about 5 blogs as we speak, then there's the Geek stuff ;-)

 

Like, for a job? Or in my copious free time? LOL

In my regular life I'm a stagehand for http://iatse26.org/, primary training in lighting, wardrobe, and matrix (programming and running the LED ribbon board and scoreboard at our arena), but able to work in every department with appropriate adult supervision. I also write freelance for a couple of different tech blogs, make jewelry, and run a cooking/recipe blog and Facebook page. Most of my online time ends up being divided between scrolling through umpteen tech sites to find something to write about and ignoring it all to play Farmville.

 

Working.

 

What he said. When I'm not working, I read (probably far too much) play video games, listen to music, and I'm at the gym for one reason or another at least 5-6 days a week. I also play with the pets, and watch sports when I get the chance.

Huh. I actually seem busy? :confused

roflmao

 

If not working, then dining out and having a bit of a party. Spending time with the family and the doggies.
Tim, how about you??

Cheers..

 

Grilling some hot dogs and brats, drinking some Blue Moon Belgian Whites...y'all have some.

:wine

 

He probably dreams of cake. :cool

 

maybe we'll send u a "little Debbie" (or mayb a BIG Debbie)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8rev7S3lC8

 

Sorry Mimsy, no such thing as reading too much. I play video games, write, read, watch youtube videos, almost exclusively of people playing video games, as totally insane as that sounds.

 

Dj for weddings, provide sound support/services for a local arena, work for a local community based tv station doing "production assistant work" which means i basiculy do everything from video to audio to editing to arranging/setting up shoots, and a part time board op slash handle engineering and tower climbing for a local six station radio group. Oh and i play the occasional video game.

 

Breaking links in my last Post, so it seems, LoL!
Apart from that, Electronics, reading, cleaning, (yuck!), gardening, (Mr. Brown thumb), collecting/restoring stuff, cooking, etc.

 

Hi, I'm currently doing my task at my office for the day..and you this keeps me busy most of the time

 

Been a Busy Bee, and feel free to use the software/disclaimer formula if you'd like:

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Also six old DDR2 Optiplexes with your choice of Linux...

 

I could be in my big comfy chair watching TV. I occasionally do house work.
I have an E reader to occupy my time.

 

Keep at it. It can be done. It' not easy but it's worth it. :wave

 

Eat, drink, and smoke as much as you like. You'll look a total prat lying in the bed at the age of 90... dying from bugger all. rolleyes

 

I take up bicycling. I have a Trek road bike and a Gary Fisher MTB. Occasionally also I home brew. Also work on windows 10 in a Server 2016 test lab domain, that is always fun.

 

My first time bulk reloading ammo. 500 rounds of .45 should be done in the AM before I head back up to North Louisiana to cook for my Dad. I need to get one of these reloaders. I cranked up some iPhone tunes and had fun.

A truly epic range trip is planned with around 25 people next month. Can hardly wait!

 

kes! you can do it! im here if you ever need a chat

 

I just outed myself on my other home, All About Circuits.

Bill_Marsden is no more.

 

Not bravery,desperation.

http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/threads/a-confession-and-an-outing.112679/

 

I develop software if I am not here. Heck, I develop software when I am here.

 

What is your preferred code?

 

c#, though I am not tied to any one language.

I'm employed by an MS shop, so I primarily work with c#, vb, javascript, html5, css3, asp.net (including entity framework, web api, wcf, web forms, mvc, odata, and owin), wpf, win forms, etc.

I also have become to company's main mobile developer, so I also use java and XML with Android, and the occasional stumbling through objective-C with iOS.

I have experience (in this order) with:
C#
VB
Java
C++
PHP
C
Objective-C

Scripting languages and libraries
Javascript
Jquery
KnockoutJS

 

I play drums loudly!

 

R.I.P., Bill.
~ Long live, Wendy!
I hope that I got that right.

@ Adryn:- You are indeed multi- Geek lingual .

 

Wow, I missed this post. Rock on with your bad self Wendy! :major

 

Thanks guys. It really is good to be back. Looks like the forums have compressed a bit, but most of my old friends are still here. It is all good.

I've let myself get behind the tech curve. Been focusing on the hardware front, chippies and such. I'm trying to learn Python, since BASIC seems to be a dead language nowdays.