tek - dominating unknown parameters since '76

For the last few months I've been sounding out a few old contacts and doing various bits of freelance development again after a years hiatus from doing anything serious. Some of the folks that have known me some years know that I ran a successful email system and was a happy freelancer for a long time. I also run a hosting endeavour at the moment. The hosting works, makes money and because of my experience as a systems admin is semi-trivial and doesn't really take up a lot of time.

The fact of the matter is that I don't want to up-scale it and the reason is it doesn't financially up-scale all that well due to competition (that I can't and won't try to compete with), I've been there before and frankly I'd rather not loose sleep. Also there would come a time when I would need to make a choice, a choice I'm not in the mood to make right now because of the current financial markets.

That said... after a conversation I had earlier, I'm craving. So thanks Jake, thanks a lot... no really :-)

Also, I managed to catch up with a few people I've not spoken to in nearly six years this evening; as it's the first time I'd logged on to MSN for probably that long. WIN.

#1. jake
Posted about 9 months ago

we'll just chalk up a beer for my contributions, shall we?

#2. tek
Posted about 9 months ago

Sounds good to me :-)

#3. Robert Foxx
Posted about 9 months ago

I know what you mean - after a couple of years of apathy I have a bit of a craving to create something myself.

Oh, and I wish I'd taken you up on the hosting offer - the fuckers I went with are abysmal! ;)

#4. tek
Posted about 9 months ago

Yep, I think it's about time again :-)

Man, you're joking, thought you were all good with the new host, what's the problems you're having? :-(

#5. Robert Foxx
Posted about 9 months ago

Database issues, slow response times, that kind of thing. The kind of crap you get when you're not on a dedicated server and they've put too many people on it.

#6. tek
Posted about 9 months ago

Shitter. No luck with Customer support? or is it the usual fingers in ears job?

The offer is still there if you want it.

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