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 I am a retired Systems Engineer. I am a retired Systems Engineer.
  
-I have an honours degree (BSc) in [[https://www.theorsociety.com/about-or/|Operational Research]] & Computing and have spent most of my working life in IT.+Graduated with an honours degree (BSc) in [[https://www.theorsociety.com/about-or/|Operational Research]] & Computing, I spent most of my working life in IT (financial sector and later with an ISP).
  
-I live in Bangkok with my lovely wife, a 5 year-old nephew, and an adopted black Soi cat.+Currently live in Bangkok with my lovely wife, a 5 year-old nephew, and an adopted black Soi cat.
  
 My interests:- My interests:-
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   * Backgammon / [[https://royalur.net/rules|The Royal Game of Ur]]   * Backgammon / [[https://royalur.net/rules|The Royal Game of Ur]]
   * Cosmology (Astrophysics, maths, physics)   * Cosmology (Astrophysics, maths, physics)
-  * Flying (particularly aerobatics - I am a fully qualified pilot (PPL)) +  * Flying (particularly aerobatics)
-  * IT (still like to "keep my hand in")+
   * Slide rules (I use one almost daily)   * Slide rules (I use one almost daily)
   * Watercolour painting   * Watercolour painting
  
-I am currently into algorithmic trading.+I am currently working on algorithmic trading systems using python and machine learning.
  
 I use the following systems:- I use the following systems:-
  
-  * Laptop - [[https://www.freebsd.org/|FreeBSD]] + [[https://i3wm.org/|i3]]+  * Laptop - [[https://www.freebsd.org/|FreeBSD]] + [[https://fastestcode.org/emwm.html|EMWM]] (Enhanced Motif Windows Manager) - main **workhorse**, and trusty machine!{{https://wiki.bsd.cafe/lib/plugins/ckgedit/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/heart.png?nolink&22x22|heart}}=)
   * Desktops - [[https://www.freebsd.org/|FreeBSD]] + [[https://i3wm.org/|i3]]   * Desktops - [[https://www.freebsd.org/|FreeBSD]] + [[https://i3wm.org/|i3]]
   * Home server - [[https://www.freebsd.org/|FreeBSD]] + [[https://wiki.freebsd.org/bhyve|Bhyve]] for VMs   * Home server - [[https://www.freebsd.org/|FreeBSD]] + [[https://wiki.freebsd.org/bhyve|Bhyve]] for VMs
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 **Finally**, I would like to close by **thanking my lovely wife**. Who, despite the years, still "puts-up" with me, and, without whom, I would be **totally lost**! **Finally**, I would like to close by **thanking my lovely wife**. Who, despite the years, still "puts-up" with me, and, without whom, I would be **totally lost**!
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