tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post114013430907374175..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: Maybe convict ancestry has long-term consequencesStyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1140474811848710442006-02-21T09:33:00.000+11:002006-02-21T09:33:00.000+11:00Sorry, Alex, I had to remove your comment because ...Sorry, Alex, I had to remove your comment because of <A HREF="http://fumbling-towards-geekdom.blogspot.com/2006/01/pseudo-pseudonymanonymity-and-academic.html" REL="nofollow">my intention to remain semi-anonymous</A>. <BR/><BR/>I don't mind that people can easily guess where I am living (you're correct, by the way) or even, if they dig around a little, who I am, but I don't want people to be able to google me and find this site. <BR/><BR/>Nor do I want people to be able to find it by typing in "linguistics + [city name]", since the university here has a record of getting cranky with bloggers who portray it in a bad light. (Not that I intend to bitch about the uni much, since I quite like it here, but I'd still prefer not to have to worry about censoring myself if I do get pissed off).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, that's why I removed your comment. Please don't take it personally!StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1140436428965406962006-02-20T22:53:00.000+11:002006-02-20T22:53:00.000+11:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1140307410849195492006-02-19T11:03:00.000+11:002006-02-19T11:03:00.000+11:00Yes, I kind of like it here too. I hope my posts d...Yes, I kind of like it here too. I hope my posts don't come across too negatively. At least, I like a lot of things about the place. And some things that I strongly disliked when I arrived have grown on me now. When I first got here after spending years in busy European metropoles I was really freaked out by the emptiness of the streets and centre city. Now I like the fact that, Saturday night, after a couple of hours at the pub, I can cycle home down the middle of the centre city streets, knowing the chance of meeting traffic is infinitessimally small.<BR/><BR/>And as you can probably tell from my parrot posts, I love the wildlife here, which you wouldn't get in a more densely populated place.<BR/><BR/>At first I thought everyone here was quite unfriendly, but eventually I came to see that it was a city of academics and civil servants, and both these jobs tend to attract the introverted sort. So really, it's a city of introverts, which is quite the ideal for me!StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1140289021796022612006-02-19T05:57:00.000+11:002006-02-19T05:57:00.000+11:00I think I can guess what city you're in just from ...I think I can guess what city you're in just from those questions :) Those assumptions are pretty much true for the place I'm thinking of, anyway. I have a friend who actually likes it there, which always surprises people who ask when she's leaving. I think it's more about the perceived desirability of the city than any convict heritage.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150532491859766021noreply@blogger.com