What is a Kingsqueak?

It’s the online nickname I’ve been using for nearly  ‘forever’ at this point. When I first got connected I had to pick one for an ISP account and didn’t want to use my  ‘real name’. At the time, I was working as a sound engineer and the industry slang for a soundman is ‘squeak’. I became fairly active on usenet in a pro audio group and tagged the ‘King’ on as more or less a joke because of the egomaniacal slant.

I am also known as KC2RGW as I am a “ham radio” or amateur radio operator.  I’ve been licensed since 2007 after putting it off for many years.  I regret having waited so long, as it is a fantastic hobby and I’ve been having a blast with it ever since.

I keep the lights on and pay for my toys by playing the part of “The man with the broom that follows the circus.” in the systems architecture field.  Basically I’ve been mucking about with various *nix operating systems long enough that I get paid to fix other people’s messes.  Occasionally I can stop a mess before it happens, but IT management generally speaking never heeds an advanced warning.

Ah job security….sometimes ignorance is indeed bliss.

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