https://github.com/andypiper/andypiper
My personal profile repository
https://github.com/andypiper/andypiper
about-me bio homepage profile-readme
Last synced: 7 months ago
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My personal profile repository
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/andypiper/andypiper
- Owner: andypiper
- Created: 2020-07-09T11:31:47.000Z (about 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-23T00:36:32.000Z (7 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-23T01:25:46.923Z (7 months ago)
- Topics: about-me, bio, homepage, profile-readme
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://andypiper.me
- Size: 357 KB
- Stars: 4
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 8
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
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README
### Hey there, friend! 👋🏻
I'm Andy. You can find me primarily on Mastodon (but I am also in other places in the #Fediverse). I am Head of Communications at [Mastodon](https://github.com/mastodon).
I'm a maker at [Forge & Craft](https://forgeandcraft.co.uk), and I attend and help out with the [Makeroni](https://makeroni.cc) pop-up hackspace meetup.
📑 [Glitch in Bio](https://andypiper.me) (it's like "Link in Bio" via Linktree etc, but _free_, and [yours to improve](https://dev.to/andypiper/a-quick-glitch-bio-break-1c6a)!)
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### Recent blog posts
- :fountain_pen: [Talks and travels – RightsCon Taipei](https://andypiper.co.uk/2025/02/23/rightscon-taipei/) - *2025-02-23*
- :fountain_pen: [The Enshittification Continues…](https://andypiper.co.uk/2025/02/18/the-enshittification-continues/) - *2025-02-18*
- :fountain_pen: [The Indie Beat on your (Linux) desktop](https://andypiper.co.uk/2025/01/25/the-indie-beat-on-your-linux-desktop/) - *2025-01-25*
- :fountain_pen: [Re-evaluating where I am online](https://andypiper.co.uk/2025/01/24/re-evaluating-where-i-am-online/) - *2025-01-24*
- :fountain_pen: [Finding affordable Air Quality sensors for FOSDEM](https://andypiper.co.uk/2024/12/30/finding-affordable-air-quality-sensors-for-fosdem/) - *2024-12-30*
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### More about me
💖 [OMG](https://andypiper.omg.lol)
- I'm one of the co-hosts of the weekly technology podcast 🎙️ [Games at Work dot biz](https://gamesatwork.biz) - you can find us on all of the major podcast directories. Let us know what you think!
- I sometimes write longer things on [DEV](https://dev.to/andypiper), [Medium](https://andypiper.medium.com), or on [my own website](https://andypiper.co.uk). My most recent blog posts are listed above.
- I have [a newsletter](https://buttondown.email/andypiper) 📮 which gets sent to subscribers on an occasional basis. I haven't sent one out for ages. I should get on that.
### Code (beyond GitHub)
- I use [Glitch](https://glitch.com/@andypiper) and [Replit](https://replit.com/@andypiper) as platforms for quick apps and demos.
- I'm on [Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/andypiper).
- I'm on [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/andypiper).
- I have a [RoutineHub profile](https://routinehub.co/user/andypiper) for Apple Shortcuts.
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### Fun facts 🎱
- 🌱 I’m spending time learning 🐍 [MicroPython](https://micropython.org), and 🌐 Fediverse (Social Web) APIs like [ActivityPub](https://w3c.github.io/activitypub/)
- 📝 Most-used editors: VS Code (GUI), neovim (CLI)
- 💻 First computer: [Acorn Electron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Electron) (and, I still have an [Acorn Risc PC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risc_PC) that I need to dig out from cobwebs sometime soon)
- 💻 Current systems: M1 Pro MacBook Pro, MNT Pocket Reform, Framework 13"
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