h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Welcome to h2g2. Have a loo brush. I'm Batty, one of the h2g2 ACEs (Assistant Community Editors). Don't worry. All Personal Spaces are a work in progress. For a long time mine only said 'I have no idea what to say'.

Below are a few links you might find useful. Feel free to contact me if you need further assistance or just wish to chat. Click on my name above to go to my page and leave me a message, or just reply to this one.

- The <./>Welcome</.> page
- A Special Welcome from Douglas Adams: <./>Welcome-DNA</.>
- DNA's own homespace, as he was very involved in h2g2 during his life (it includes lot's of links): U42
- <./>browse</.> H2G2
- Don't forget our own periodical, <./>thepost</.>
- The <./>ACES</.> Homepage
- The Smileys Page (more than just smileys): <./>smiley</.>
- If you'd like to participate in some of the upcoming Virtual Events this is the place to go: A715592
- If you would like to learn to code your pages to look really great, go to the GuideML Clinic: <./>GuideML-Clinic</.>
- If English isn't your primary language, try the Terran Embassy: A473898

Ready to socialize with some of h2g2's festive (if somewhat odd) locals? Try some of these links.

- A list of many of the Virtual Pubs available on h2g2 and 'Sense of Place': A707465
- If you just can't seem to get the hang of Thursdays join the Thingite revolution: A516647
- Join the crew of h2g2's own pirate ship, 'The Blood of the Zaphodistas': A579684
- Got something that's yours and yours alone? Claim your Keeper title here: A441596
- If you're the questioning sort you might enjoy the "Questions Only" forum... just don't expect any actual answers.. F63419?thread=100987
- If you would like to find out about other researchers living near you try here: A660313

As if this wasn't plenty, here is Shea's Links Page: A534953 (why bother to create one of my own when Shea did such a great job?)

Oh and... don't forget your



Batty, ACE

Loo brush? Looks like a flower to me. Must be something I've not noticed.

Gee, can I get to bee keeper of Horses and all things Equiine?

Thanx for the welc. Nice to feel noted.

AC

I'm sure you can... just to the Keepers page to see if it's still available...

All over it, matey!

Let me know if you get it. I'm sure you will....

*Whinnies cherfully, prances and canter a bit*

Woohoo!!! You got it!!!

Sure did!

Very happy

AC

What exam? Whaddaya study?

'Orses?

I'm taking a series of certification exams for software engineering..

Software? Oho...

*Ponders*

Not too many 'orses in that, I guess.

What kinda software? Windows platforms? More basic? Linux? Stuff?

AC

Mostly Microsoft... I'm also considering some Cisco certifications... they have some nifty security certifications going...

Cisco? Isn't that some sort of glue?

Sorry, not much of a Geek here, I'm one of the teaming masses who have surrendered unconditionally to Bill Gates. Why bother?

Oh, and I've meant to ask: Why did you put up the -smiley and offe me a loo-brush? In-joke, I'm sure. But as it hold nothing whatsoever equine, I don't quite follow...
To me, it looks mostly like an offering of food to a couple of ...



AC

Most of my certifications will actually be Microsoft. They have a large campus here, though not even remotely as large as in Redmond of course.

Cisco is the technology the internet is basically run on. They have some great internet security courses which companies need to keep their systems safe (or rather safer) from hackers and such...

The loo-brush thing is kind of a joke. The smiley looks more like a loo brush (or toilet scrubber, you choose your wording) than it does a flower so it's jokingly called that...

I see...

Well, let's hope that no foul mistakes are made, shall we?

Thanx for the info on Cisco. I suddenly remember having had a Cisco-router a while ago, would that be from the same company, or is it just a weird coincidence?

Ever met Stephen Hawking?

AC

It is the same company. And no I haven't had the honor of meeting Professor Hawking, though he is an idol of mine... I keep a copy of 'A Brief History of Time' in my library, though I keep having to update it as he tends to change his mind about things...

Well, I guess it's not Cisco's fault that my before-provider of Internet was worse than bad. The kinda people who just kept treating us as if we were an inferior race or something...
Hey, I'm almost 33 years old, I don't deserve to be adressed "young friend" or worse when phoning for the N'th time to complain!

Today we are running on supreme connection again - and STABLE!

Anyho, yeah, I would have you figures for a Hawking-fan.

How about JRRT?

The problem with many 'puter geeks, especially of the 'tech support' variety is that they forget that not everyone knows these things about computers. If they did there would be no need for 'tech support'.

Now how did you have me figured for a Hawking fan? And yes, I like Tolkein as well. Actually I just really like reading. I'll be glad when I can once again read something that's not a technical manual.

You mean, like the phone book?

You sounded (read?) like a Hawking kinda person.

What else do you read? When able.

AC