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ianfarquhar

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Nick: IanFarquhar
Name: Ian Farquhar
Gender: male
City: Sydney
Country: Australia
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Interests: art & culture, computer & internet, politics
Language skills: English
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The NAQ (Never Asked Questions) list about me:

1. I work as a technical security specialist for a data security and cryptography vendor. My particular specialties are cryptography, key management and data loss prevention.

2. The happiest moment of my life was the birth of my triplet children in July 2002.

3. At the age of four, I was one of those precocious brats on the Australian version of "Romper Room".  The toy I took in was a multimeter, and Miss Helena called me "The Professor".  Miss Helena also gave me an early lesson on the realities of showbiz, by pointedly blowing me off when I said hello to her in the canteen after the episodes had finished filming.

4. I used to love collecting old computers.  I even had a Cray Y-MP/EL92 supercomputer in my garage for some years, and sitting on top of it, a MIPS Magnum which ran Windows NT 4.0 on a non-Intel CPU (MIPS, in that case).  Yes, kiddies, Windows NT did at one point run on a non-crap ISA.

However, as I now have kids, I now also have storage space problems.  Most of this collection has been divested. :(

5. I don't drink alcohol.  This isn't because of a religious or philosophical issue, but because I think it tastes foul and makes people act stupid. It also absolves me from attending tedious social functions which are about as fun as pulling teeth without anesthetic unless you're drunk.  If forced to attend such functions, I collect blackmail material from drunk colleagues which they're reminded of next morning.  This prevents further attempts to invite me to these god-awful social events.  You've been warned.  :)