[Hak5 EU Meetup Thread]

Last year I went to Palmer's Lodge and I rather liked it. It wasn't the cheapest, but at 12 pounds a night it was still quite affordable, especially since it is close to a metro station in zone 2, has free internet (and wifi), clean accomodations, checkout time at 11:00, and generous (and rather good) breakfasts. So far my two cents.

[Full time linux users?]

I am a former fulltime linux user. I've used it two years fulltime on the desktop (about 2001-2003). After that real life necessitated me to run windows again on the desktop (OOo incompatibilities in school office documents, AutoCAD use). In that period I delegated linux to the server because I hate to dual boot. Up till november my linux server ran very nicely, but after I moved in november, the hardware was dead. Laziness has prevented me from building a new one up to now, but I will build it up again soon (hardware is in house), because I need a filevault again.

Currently I use some 65% win2k3 (work, logged in terminal session), 5% winxp (workstation OS work, used to vnc to troubling PC's) and home OS for the few times I play games, 30% OSX (sweet sweet laptop), but I long to lay my hands on linux again, linux is sweet :D

[Hak5 EU Meetup Thread]

As far as I am concerned London is pretty great; it's an awesome city, fairly cheap to fly to when you book early, and previously I went to a hostel that was rather affordable end very neat.

I think I could cram about ten people in my house if need arose, but (fortunately) I can afford to travel, so I wouldn't mind to do so.

[Introduce yourself]

When trying to register my nick on the forum I misspelled my email adress, so I am using my secondary nick, I'm better known as Blikkie.

Favourite game: Tichu (chinese card game, most computer games suck, maybe OpenTTD will do)

Favourite OS: OSX, love Ubuntu too, deal with WinXP/2K3 at work

Favourite console: A linux console, preferably gentoo

Nationality: Dutch

Accent: Dutch (unfortunately)

Sex: Male

Age: 25

Race: Caucasian

Height: 1.81 m (about 6")

Status: Very single

Build: Lean, could use exercise

Favourite band: Not sure, favorite composer: Philip Glass

Favourite book: Gap Cycle by Stephen R. Donaldson

Favourite author: Can't tell

Favourite movie: Heaven, Trois Couleurs: Bleu, Balde Runner

Favourite director: Tom Tykwer

Favourite TV Show: Heroes

Favourite actor: Rutger Hauer

Favourite actress: Kate Blanchett (in Heaven)

Favourite Pinup: Love watching women, not pin-ups

Favourite Comedian: hate comedians

Other hobbies: Impro, breaking and fixing stuff, dancing, photography, people.

Car: Travel by public transport, need to get a driver's license

Occupation: IT professional at an outsourcing company (currently running the first tier helpdesk at a medium sized company)