User:David Gerard

Been around for years. I do stuff. Mostly volunteering with WMF and WMUK on press things. A wikimediauk-l listmod. Have read about diplomacy and can usually spell the word accurately.

I am very busy out in the world and stop by here only very occasionally. Still here though!

My Wikimedia blog: https://davidgerard.co.uk/notes/

I have the keys to User:Querulous, but took the name just so everyone can freely use it as an example username.

You will need to decide for yourself whether I am an NSA shill.

I'm also one of the sysadmins at RationalWiki (I have root on the server) though I don't edit much there either.

I have written and self-published a book on cryptocurrencies and blockchains, and a book on Facebook's Libra/Diem project. I'm on telly and in the papers a bit on the subject. The first book has been used as a college text. Unfortunately, this appears to have rendered me slightly notable.

I'm yelling at the AI bubble these days.

How to make a martini for me

1 shot vodka
1 shot gin
1 shot dry vermouth
shake with ice
two olives

Achieves the cocktail effect: where all the alcohol cancels out and it slips past your lips and mouth like a song, before burning all the way down your gullet.

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