Hello Hive! You can call me Farpetrad or just Farp. I've been using this online name for a LONG time. It was auto generated for me way back in the Beta days of Star Wars Galaxies, I was a long time Starsider player until the NGE. Anyways, for some reason I liked the name and it stuck with me through SWG into other games and what not.
I've always had a passion for gaming, some of my fondest memories are playing NES with my mom and sisters. I pursued a degree in game and simulation programming, graduated with honors and worked in the industry shortly before realizing I just want to program and write code and have spent the years doing various different type of development, systems level firmware, Slot machines and video poker, online gaming/networking, robotics, and web development. I've used various languages, C/C++, C#, node.js, python, Java, although I won't ever list Java on my resume because I freaking hate it all due to a college professor giving me a bad grade for using the wrong 'library' to complete an assignment, but I have done it professionally.
Besides gaming I'm a huge Star Wars nerd and outdoorsman. I grew up on all the movies and reading all the expanded universe books. I loved the Clone Wars series especially Ahsoka, I adopted a rescue puppy and named her Ahsoka. I'm such a fan that I have countless collectibles, a sith empire tattoo and I had a cat for 18 years named Yoda who sadly passed from liver failure whos now a force ghost.
I love being outside, especially in the mountains. The Rockies are where my heart belongs but I currently live in the Cascades. You can usually find me hiking, fishing or camping in the summer when I'm not working. In winter snowboarding, snowshoeing and snowmobiling are what satisfy my call to the wild.
I currently have two dogs, Lulu and Ahsoka, both are rescues and the sweetest girls. Lulu is getting up there in years, she often goes by Ranger Lu since shes super adventurous and can be trusted off leash to lead a hike. She loves people and giving kisses as well as playing tug o war constantly. Ahsoka is a little over 1 now and is full of energy, shes still coming out of her shell and is scared of new people and being reached over. She is quite the lover and cuddle bug and loves playing fetch.
I'm a huge crypto fanatic, have done mainly mining and a little bit of trading but my favorite is Splinterlands. I got introduced to it earlier in the year and it has become a daily obsession to play earn some DEC and finish my daily quests. I'm not the best at it but I really enjoy playing, talking to others and reading through the community.
@lovesniper @indayclara thanks for the links.
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Hey @farpetrad! Great to know more of you. If you ever decide to share to us your travel adventures, we have a great community called Haveyoubeenhere! We also have the Splinterlands community where other players like you drop their tutorials and opinions about the game.
However, I am excited of you sharing more stories of your furballs! So looking forward!
-@indayclara
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