Where is everyone from?

[DimGR]

let me begin:)


Athens, Greece

[sharth]

like born from or living at from?

living : delaware, USA
born : massachusets, USA

hmm.. wonder if they should kill the thread though. since this isin't much better than some of the other threads that have died... we're far more linux centric without the frivolous comedy anymore..

[AussieJohn]

If everyone simply typed in their location into their membership details then we would not need threads like this one. I just assume most of you are ashamed of where you live because including it would have no significance from a personal privacy information aspect.

Call me old fashioned (but not old) or an idiot but I am quite proud of where I live (and from) and not afraid to say so.

I am always interested in a posters place called home, it makes the conversations with them seem more real and much less abstract. Nowadays anonimity has been taken to ridiculous lengths even to using these confounded pseudonyms which I hate but seem forced to use.

Sharth and DimGR, you could set an example to others by going into your membership data section right now and putting in your details now, since you are both proud residents of USA and Greece (both lovely countrys)
By example, more may follow.

At one other Linux site I changed my avatar from a graphic to a photo of myself (it had nothing to do with vanity.......good lord, at my age ???) and now quite a number have also done so, so now we can see the persons we are communicating with.

Example starts new practices.
Cheers. John

[Parcival]

Well, I indicated my city of birth and uploaded a true photo of myself as my avatar - the StarCraft medic looked a lot better, though... ;)

[canon006]

I've got my location set and no, I do not know Dr. Weird (for any Aqua Teen Hunger Force fans :).

[AussieJohn]

Hello Parcival. Great to SEE you.

Can easily see you have a happy nature judging from that huge smile. No doubt we will communicate again.

Cheers. John.

[AussieJohn]

Hello canon006. Glad to "see" you are a Mandrake fan.
Had the pleasure of visiting your lovely region on one of my visits to the USA many years ago.
Stay happy and hope to SEE you in the near future.

Cheers. John.

[infiniphunk]

Here you go, I even shaved for this one. Brought to you by the magic of GIMP;)

Happy now?

[saturn-vk]

born and current residence: Sofia, Bulgaria, Europe

this automatically makes me hated by: DimGR

:)

[hard candy]

I have my picture and location already, I'm the good looking one.

[serz]

Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[StarTiger]

Originally posted by hard candy
I have my picture and location already, I'm the good looking one.

The one with the 'fro or the one with the mohawk?

I was born in Portland, Oregon, USA Living in the states of Oregon, Washington, Utah, California(several different towns), and am now residing in a podunct little town called Short Gap, West Virgina. At least untill I finish school and more to some place with a descent economy.

All in all, i'm just an American Mutt.

[klackenfus]

I am in Austin, Texas. I have lived in Germany (4 years), Kansas (2 years), Kentucky (1 year) Memphis, TN (2 years.) Yes, I was in the army but some of these moves were for my civilian work.

[Icarus]

I don't lie, I live in Aurora Illinois...why would I lie about that??

[Hmse]

I live in the middle of the country in Kansas USA and have for 15 1/2 years, and am proud to say so.

[XiaoKJ]

...tiny island country of Singapore...Singapore Idol

I don't need to say much about it do I? "We Bang"

BTW, national day for SG is coming round the corner in 3 days!

[lagdawg]

Born: Indiana
Body: Ohio
Mind: Alaska

[bsm2001]

Se Sig.<------------

[WayStar]

born: Ohio, USA
now: Illinois, USA (Champaign-Urbana)

[Sgood1971]

I was born and live in West Virginia, The Mountain State. StarTiger is about 100 miles east of me. Regardless of the economy I could not think of another place I would rather live. I have a beautiful 7 acre yard (Lot's of mowing) and free gas. My kids are free to play and I don't have to worry about them. The nearest "town" has a population of 3, no kidding either. My nearest neighbor is a mile away and I am his closest neighbor. Life is good here in the hills. If we only had cable or dsl, it would be better. I have to limp along with a satellite connection which wouldn't be bad if I didn't have bandwidth caps enforced. I will change my avatar to me I guess, but it will be henceforth know as my "uglytar":D

[sharth]

Originally posted by AussieJohn
Sharth and DimGR, you could set an example to others by going into your membership data section right now and putting in your details now, since you are both proud residents of USA and Greece (both lovely countrys)
By example, more may follow. There ya go :)

[timothykaine]

From: Oakland, California USA.
Live: Seattle, Washington USA.

[Parcival]

Originally posted by Sgood1971
I will change my avatar to me I guess, but it will be henceforth know as my "uglytar":D

Amen to that, that's exactly how I feel about mine. :D I think AussieJohn still has the coolest portrait, though he probably wouldn't agree. :D What really struck me was Waystar's portrait, though, because she looks exactly the way I figured she'd look like. :cool:

[EnigmaOne]

New Mexico, originally.

I forget where I live now, but want to live where I used to live before. ;)

Maybe when I decide to pretend that I'm retired.

[eriksays]

<-- sig

[bradfordgd]

Um, Worcester, MA, duh...

[MkIII_Supra]

in Seattle
Stationed in
-- Chicago, Illinois
-- Norfolk, Virginia
-- Pascagoula, Mississippi
-- San Diego, California

Currrently live in Salinas, California and work in Monterey, California.

[DMR]

Originally posted by bradfordgd
Um, Worcester, MA, duh...
Small world- say hello to my cousin Tim... he's your mayor. :p

[EnigmaOne]

Originally posted by MkIII_Supra
Currrently live in Salinas, California and work in Monterey, California.
Dare I say, "Bum-mer!"

Ok, I'm officially jealous. ;)

[blackspace]

ZhengZhou Hena China.But I am a newbie!

[MkIII_Supra]

Originally posted by EnigmaOne
Dare I say, "Bum-mer!"

Ok, I'm officially jealous. ;)

You may, but I have the Big Sur and all it's beauty at my doorstep, Silicone valley up the road and if I need to see a city, San Fran is about an hour and half away (I go once a month to see my Spanish lady friend.) Great (although overly expensive!) place to live. The best of Oregon, Washington and California right here!

Oh did I mention the fresh fruits and veggies as well as *hic* the vinyards in Carmel and up north of me?

[DMR]

OK- we haven't had one of these threads in a while, so why not? It is good to get an idea of who we all are and where we come from, soooo...

1. Yes- I truly am a Wombat, as my pic clearly shows. We wombats are actually quite intelligent and have also a good set of claws on our feet, so it shouldn't come as any surprise that we're very well suited to online tech support.

2. I've been living in Fairfax California for the past 7-8 years and absolutely loving it. Fairfax is located about 20 miles above San Fransisco, and the area (and the people) are friggin' great; couldn't imagine a better place to live.

3. I spent most of my life in Syracuse NY (Dad was a professor at SU), and then spent about 8 years working in NYC before moving west to take a job in Berkeley, CA.

[DMR]

Originally posted by MkIII_Supra
...San Fran is about an hour and half away (I go once a month to see my Spanish lady friend.)

Hey MkIII_Supra, I didn't realize you were in the area too. Give me a PM some time; beers are on me if you want to get together.

:)

[mmills]

Born: Evansville Indiana

Live: Edinburgh Indiana

but I will be moving soon

[fiske]

Live: Fairview Park, Ohio (suburb of Cleveland)
Born: Another city in the same area

[Desi]

Belfast, Ireland

[twilli227]

Born in Cincinnati
lived in LA for awhile
moved back to Cincy
have lived in different parts of Greater Cincy/No. Kentucky
<-- hence my sig

[duncanbojangles]

Originally posted by Parcival
Well, I indicated my city of birth and uploaded a true photo of myself as my avatar - the StarCraft medic looked a lot better, though... ;)

So did I!

[Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379]

*pulls out stereotypical Gee-tar*

GOOD OLE NASHVILLE! :D

[AussieJohn]

Congratulations everybody for getting into the spirit of the exercise.

I feel I know a lot of you better now and it seems more like a community rather that faceless contacts. You are right about the lady, she is beautiful.

Cheers. John.

[Parcival]

Most ladies are, it's often just a matter of men being too ignorant to see it. ;)

[MB[DK]]

Aalborg, Denmark.

[cs02rm0]

Living: Exeter, England
Born: RAF Wegberg, W. Germany.

[nko]

Soon to be living in McMinnville, Oregon! I'm living with my fiancee, who I'm marrying at 5 PM today (USA Pacific time, Aug.7th). Once the lease at our current place is up, we're moving.

[hard candy]

I'm living with my fiancee, who I'm marrying at 5 PM today (USA Pacific time, Aug.7th).

Congratulations!
Now that's a true geek, hanging at the Justlinux site on his wedding day. :)
You did check for broadband in your new place, that would have been first on my list, then make sure the toilet flushed. :)

[Parcival]

Originally posted by hard candy
Congratulations!
Now that's a true geek, hanging at the Justlinux site on his wedding day. :)


These were exactly my thoughts when I read that post. :) I decided I will open a new thread on my wedding day to broadcast the happy message to have it locked five minutes later because it's not connected to Linux, Technology, or the Community... oh wait, it DOES relate to the community since marriage is hopefully the the gate into a land of more little penguins. :) Dang, now I know how we're going to win this OS war. :D

Hey, nko, I wish you good luck and a great future together with your wife! :)

[Salyavin]

Bangor, Ireland.

[WayStar]

Congrats, nko!

I got married almost exactly one year ago. I played Frozen Bubble on Knoppix while my sister fixed my hair. (I always bring a live distro CD with me when I go "back home.")

Good luck on the move, too.

-Waylena

[Desi]

Originally posted by Salyavin
Bangor, Ireland.

ahh cool - irish linux users unite!

heh

[Salyavin]

Unite? What both of us? Hhahah, I love this country but we really do lack LUGs:(