Nerdnite has been achieved- and a big thanks to Ben for inviting me and the choice of an excellent venue.
There was a couple of minor hiccups on the drive over with short-lived, stomach wrenching anxiety-surges. But once I got there and started interacting it went fine. Plus I've also picked up some suitably nerdy information on cryptography and the tango.
I tried to impart numerous bits of advise to the audience on a range of topics- mostly on how to investigate illegal wildlife activity without getting shot, arrested or suffering acute alcohol poisoning. Along the way we discussed a bit on tiger conservation. Anyways, I'm in a good place at moment. And keen to do more of these sorts of events.
It is done Brendan Moyle Oct 03
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Brendan Moyle 226 days ago
Thanks for the feedback. It was a good bunch of people (which I was expecting). The venue was also superb.
I really like the concept of Nerdnite. So am hoping to attend on a regular basis.
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Many thanks for coming he said, your talk went down, I think, particularly well. I’ve had it mentioned a couple of times, with note being taken of the risk to life and limb taken to acquire your data – impressive.
Glad it went well from your end.