About
My name is Anton Olsen. This is my site.
I have been involved with, and excited about computers for about 30 years, and currently work as a senior web developer. I used to be a PHP guru but have since lost faith in the language and the direction it is taking. Python is quickly taking over as my preferred language yet I’m quite comfortable with Bash, and C and might be able to code my way out of a paper bag with Ruby.
Design, specifically web and graphics design are both something that I tinker with in my spare time. I am not a great designer, but I have produced some nice looking sites and understand the use of WC3 standards, CSS, and XHTML. I prefer to leave the graphics work to a artist, but can get by with The Gimp if needed. I am a Linux person and haven’t used Windows with any regularity since mid 1999. Currently I’m running Ubuntu on my desktop, laptop, and tablet computer. I’m completely at home with RedHat, Fedora, and SuSe and have tried most of the major Linux distributions.
I don’t really have any plans for this site. Just like me, the focus here will likely flit from one interest to another. Often hovering around web stuff, photography, electronics, robots, food, and occasionally kayaking.
If you want to contact me, leave a comment on a post, or email me at anton at this domain.
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