Chris Watkins |
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Languages:
English (native) Indonesian (fluent) Malaysian (conversational) Japanese & German (very basic - thanks, excuse me, delicious, mein linke Blinker ist kaput...). |
My writing |
Pablo Garuda, my blog - observations on life, culture, politics... |
I wonder if I can automatically list links to my most recent posts in a table on this page? Here's my out of date blog which I must copy over... |
My vegetarian recipes: for me, food has to taste good, and make me feel good. |
a.k.a. "Chriswaterguy" |
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Anyone calling themselves Chriswaterguy (or, formerly, Singkong2005) on the internet is probably me, whereas "Chris Watkins" describes a lot of people... if my parents had taken my sister's suggestion to call me "Gilligan," then I'd probably be the only Gilligan Watkins, but thankfully they insisted she pick again. |
What I'm doing now... |
Catching up on the talks from Wikimania. Some interesting stuff.
Currently (August 7) indulging my Wikiholism for a few days, before I get onto doing the boring stuff I need to do (taxes, passport, sorting through all my crap...) before buying my one-way ticket overseas. I love the way the internet facilitates collaboration, and I'm quite involved in several collaborations, as you can see below. |
Contact |
I don't put my email on here, as I want to avoid spam... likewise I don't put my chat usernames here as a whole word - you'll have to do some simple decoding...
You can contact me:
I also like IRC chat... but you'll need to contact me first to arrange a channel. I plan to spend a bit of time on the wiki-related IRC channels occasionally (e.g. #wikipedia & #wikimedia on irc.freenode.net). Please note: I enjoy chatting, but don't be offended if I sometimes say I can't chat for long (I believe in honesty). Often when I'm on the computer, I've started editing one Wikipedia or Appropedia page, then realised I need to check something else and maybe correct it, which leads to yet another article... having 4 or more editing windows open plus various google searches is fairly standard for me. And it all starts with one little edit... |
My collaborations |
Development stuff |
Appropedia - Appropriate technology, development, sustainability. User page |
WikiIndex - a great site that helps people find wikis by topic. For me it's a tool to encourage more synergy, or mergers even, between sustainability- & development-related wikis. See my userpage for more on this. |
Nabuur.com - "The global neighbour network." Assisting mainly with water and sanitation. User page |
Development-related topics on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia user page.
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Wikipedia - The concept inspires me. User page. I'm involved in several WikiProjects (collaborations to improve content) including: |
Climate change Energy development |
Learning & teaching at Wikibooks. Wikipedia user page. |
Mainly Indonesian and English.
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Wiki-based communities: Wikia.com has a number of community sites. My user page has miscellaneous net-related stuff, and links to the Wikia communities I'm watching. |
Political: Campaigns, and also the Australian Greens' wiki... still experimental. |
I'm looking and waiting for a community recipes site - for now see my recipes and recipe links.
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Other exciting free sites |
CouchSurfing - share your couch or spare bed. It can be a great experience. My username: Singkong |
HelpX - work for accomodation. For work in Asia & developing nations, free. Most advanced nations, free reg, 10 euros/2 years to make contact with hosts. |
OkCupid The most interesting dating site, with the most accurate matching, completely free. Interesting even if you're not dating. |
more...
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My other writing - see the blue box on the right. |
Who I am[edit | edit source]One of my reasons for putting this info here is to make it easier for people find me - e.g. people who went to the same school. Memberships, places of study, associations[edit | edit source]Current memberships:
Former memberships, associations (80s and 90s):
Places of Education (all in Sydney, Australia):
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