andypiper - Overview
Hey there, friend! ๐๐ป
I'm Andy. You can find me primarily on Mastodon (but I am also in other places in the #Fediverse).
I'm a maker at Forge & Craft, and I co-run the HackWimbledon "pop-up hackspace" meetup.
Recent blog posts
- ๐ Tech is failing older people - 2026-05-26
- ๐ Choose the Fediverse - 2026-01-09
- ๐ Highs and lows in 2025 - 2026-01-02
- ๐ Retro-tastic! - 2025-08-25
- ๐ Talks and travels: FrOSCon, Germany - 2025-08-22
More about me
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- I'm one of the co-hosts of the weekly technology podcast ๐๏ธ Games at Work dot biz - you can find us on all the major podcast directories. Let us know what you think!
- My website is where I post blog updates, and the most recent posts are listed above.
- I have a newsletter ๐ฎ which gets sent to subscribers on an occasional basis.
Code (outside GitHub)
- I'm on Codeberg.
- I'm on GitLab.
- I have a RoutineHub profile for Apple Shortcuts.
Fun facts ๐ฑ
- ๐ฑ Iโm spending time learning ๐ MicroPython, and ๐ Fediverse (Social Web) APIs like ActivityPub
- ๐ Most-used editors: VS Code (GUI), neovim (CLI)
- ๐ป First computer: Acorn Electron (and, I still have an Acorn Risc PC that I need to dig out from cobwebs sometime soon)
- ๐ป Current systems: Framework 13 (Fedora), Chuwi Minibook X (Fedora), StarLabs Starlite Mk V (Fedora), MNT Pocket Reform (Debian), MacBook Pro M1 Pro (macOS Tahoe), Homelab (Proxmox w/ Debian LXC, VM etc)
Bonus badges ๐๏ธ
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* [Selling the Dream - Guy Kawasaki](https://guykawasaki.com/books/selling-the-dream/)
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* [The Business Value of Developer Relations - Mary Thengvall](https://www.persea-consulting.com/book)
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* [Developer Relations: How to build and grow a successful developer program - Caroline Lewko & James Parton](https://www.devrelbook.com/)
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