Howdy from sunny Golden, CO

andrewburt · 12-08-2010, 10:03 PM

Hi, all! I'm Andrew Burt, living in mostly sunny Golden, CO. (Coors beer, right.)

By way of intro, basically I love doing new things, so, well, let's see... I started the first Internet service provider back in the day (which wasn't so much a thought of doing that as, hey, it would be cool to let the public onto the Internet, here's this machine we have that was just donated [I was a computer science prof. at the time], let's get some modems donated and start a free service so people can get on the net; I was also worried that the big players of the day, like what we called "Compu$erve" because of how much they charged, would do it and make it expensive, so I figured I'd show it could be inexpensive, even free / small donation funded).

I later started the first writers' workshop on the web. (Again, one of those, hey, there isn't one, and it sounds cool, so let's start it. Also a free, donation funded non-profit.) It's still going, just celebrated our 15th anniversary. Critters.org is the first name but I later grabbed Critique.org , which now houses 16 workshops in all (covering every genre of writing and even non-writing genres like music, art, photography, web site design, apps, video).

I'm a science fiction author [self-promotional link deleted - MODERATOR] has a list of ebooks), been VP of the SF writers' organization (SFWA), and a general lover of digital books. Been reading digitally for eons now. Been predicting digital books would overtake paper by 2015-2025, though these days I'm thinking it might be sooner. (Did some curve fitting analysis on that on my blog for those interested.)

So I'll stop rambling, that's sort of me in a nutshell.

Oh, hey, one question: How does one establish a signature for posting? I didn't see "signature" in the user control panel. Am I blind? Been known to happen. I've been pasting in but that seems awkward. Thanks for any tips.

--Andrew Burt
[Self-promotion deleted - MODERATOR

desertgrandma · 12-08-2010, 11:00 PM

Welcome to MobileRead, Andrew.

You need 10 posts and 8 days before the signature option will appear in your user cp.

Sometimes it might take a couple more days....but it will appear by itself.

So........you started the first internet service provider?

rpv · 12-08-2010, 11:20 PM

i am going to try the books, looks good to interact with author in forums.

MickeyC · 12-08-2010, 11:25 PM

Hi Andrew and welcome to MobileRead

ImogenRose · 12-09-2010, 12:11 AM

Hello and welcome to MR!

Imogen

andrewburt · 12-09-2010, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Welcome to MobileRead, Andrew.

You need 10 posts and 8 days before the signature option will appear in your user cp.

Sometimes it might take a couple more days....but it will appear by itself.

So........you started the first internet service provider?

Aha, ok, cool. I thought I was just missing it. All is well.

Nyx.net, yes. Back in 1986 or so I was concerned about making sure there were arenas of free speech and free access to the Internet for the public, at a time when the only people who had net access were at research institutions, universities, or the government. I was concerned that large corporate interests might want to set up expensive, content-controlled gardens where people wouldn't have true freedom of speech. I just kind of set the site up and... opened the doors to anyone who wanted on. The university was Not Amused.

I nearly got fired, sued, and a few clumsy hackers broke it a few times, but it survived. Hell of a lot of fun back then. It's mission was accomplished long ago though it's still running, still a free, non-profit site where people can host their personal web sites, even still get a Linux login shell. I'm glad to see so many other options for doing those things now. I stepped away from operations a few years ago and left it in good hands so I could focus on other non-profit endeavors, like Critters and GreenAroundYou.org, and I've got another one in the planning stages.

--Andrew Burt
[self-promotion deleted - MODERATOR]

Sandra Edwards · 12-09-2010, 12:14 PM

Welcome to MR!

Sandy

andrewburt · 12-09-2010, 02:56 PM

Thanks for the warm welcomes, everyone.

Valmore Daniels · 12-09-2010, 11:45 PM

welcome

neilmarr · 12-10-2010, 07:07 AM

Proud to have your company, Andrew. Some groundbreaking achievements under your belt. Congratulations and best wishes. Neil

GeoffC · 12-12-2010, 05:24 AM

Welcome to mobileread ...

happy_terd · 01-11-2011, 03:04 PM

Hello and welcome to MR!!!

12-08-2010, 10:03 PM	#1
andrewburt Science Fiction Writer Posts: 231 Karma: 124188 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Golden, CO Device: several	Howdy from sunny Golden, CO Hi, all! I'm Andrew Burt, living in mostly sunny Golden, CO. (Coors beer, right.) By way of intro, basically I love doing new things, so, well, let's see... I started the first Internet service provider back in the day (which wasn't so much a thought of doing that as, hey, it would be cool to let the public onto the Internet, here's this machine we have that was just donated [I was a computer science prof. at the time], let's get some modems donated and start a free service so people can get on the net; I was also worried that the big players of the day, like what we called "Compu$erve" because of how much they charged, would do it and make it expensive, so I figured I'd show it could be inexpensive, even free / small donation funded). I later started the first writers' workshop on the web. (Again, one of those, hey, there isn't one, and it sounds cool, so let's start it. Also a free, donation funded non-profit.) It's still going, just celebrated our 15th anniversary. Critters.org is the first name but I later grabbed Critique.org , which now houses 16 workshops in all (covering every genre of writing and even non-writing genres like music, art, photography, web site design, apps, video). I'm a science fiction author [self-promotional link deleted - MODERATOR] has a list of ebooks), been VP of the SF writers' organization (SFWA), and a general lover of digital books. Been reading digitally for eons now. Been predicting digital books would overtake paper by 2015-2025, though these days I'm thinking it might be sooner. (Did some curve fitting analysis on that on my blog for those interested.) So I'll stop rambling, that's sort of me in a nutshell. Oh, hey, one question: How does one establish a signature for posting? I didn't see "signature" in the user control panel. Am I blind? Been known to happen. I've been pasting in but that seems awkward. Thanks for any tips. --Andrew Burt [Self-promotion deleted - MODERATOR Last edited by Dr. Drib; 12-03-2011 at 04:44 PM.

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desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, Andrew. You need 10 posts and 8 days before the signature option will appear in your user cp. Sometimes it might take a couple more days....but it will appear by itself. So........you started the first internet service provider?

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