{"id":61,"date":"2023-02-18T19:13:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T19:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deadpicsel.co.uk\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2023-12-26T16:45:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T16:45:12","slug":"about_me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deadpicsel.co.uk\/index.php\/about_me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Welcome to My Digital Playground!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t
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As a child, I was the one who’d take apart toys not to break them, but to embark on a ‘how-does-this-tick’ adventure. My fascination with technology started early and only grew stronger with time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Genesis of My Tech Love:\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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  • The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Saga:<\/strong> Picture an 8-year-old me, eyes wide with excitement, holding a second-hand Sinclair ZX Spectrum. This was more than a gaming console; it was the gateway to my lifelong tech love affair. Yes, those games took ages to load, but patience is a virtue, especially when you’re waiting for “Jet Set Willy” to start.<\/p><\/li>

  • The Mystery of the Second-Hand PC:<\/strong> Fast forward a few years, and there I was, buying a ‘broken’ desktop from a stall. Little did they know, all it needed was a new operating system. Voil\u00e0! It was like finding the secret level in a video game, but in real life.<\/p><\/li>

  • My First ‘Hack’:<\/strong> High school brought my first taste of digital mischief. Bypassing the admin lock and Internet filters felt like unlocking a secret achievement. Sure, I ended up in detention thanks to a forgetful ‘friend’, but hey, every hero has their origin story.<\/p><\/li>

  • The Beastly Build:<\/strong> At 16, I built my first gaming PC. It was a beast with an Intel Quad Core Q6600 and 4 GB of RAM. I felt like a wizard conjuring a spell, except my spell was made of wires and CPUs.<\/p><\/li>

  • Linux: My New Playground:<\/strong> Then came Linux. An older friend introduced me to Knoppix, and soon after, I dived into the Ubuntu world. It was like discovering a secret underground tech society, and I was all in.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    Fast Forward to Now:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    I’ve since evolved from tinkering with Linux, servers, and networking to modding Android phones and tablets. What started as a childhood curiosity has blossomed into a career that mixes passion with pixels. Today, I’m living my dream job, turning digital chaos into harmonious solutions for clients.<\/p>

    So, whether you need a website wizard, a hosting hero, or just a good old tech chat, you’re in the right place. Let’s make your digital dreams a reality!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Welcome to My Digital Playground! As a child, I was the one who’d take apart toys not to break them, but to embark on a ‘how-does-this-tick’ adventure. My fascination with technology started early and only grew stronger with time. The Genesis of My Tech Love: The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Saga: Picture an 8-year-old me, eyes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-61","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deadpicsel.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deadpicsel.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deadpicsel.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deadpicsel.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deadpicsel.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/deadpicsel.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":507,"href":"https:\/\/deadpicsel.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61\/revisions\/507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deadpicsel.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}