Andy Piper

@andypiper.me

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most active on Mastodon, for bridged AT acct see @andypiper.org DevRel at The Matrix.org Foundation Maker at forgeandcraft.co.uk Podcaster at gamesatwork.biz Pen plotter artist, public speaker, Fediverse builder.

A range of 1970s and 1980s computer boards
An imagined circuit design, being drawn in black and silver pen on bright white paper by a NextDraw pen plotter.
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Hands typing on a green Olivetti typewriter
Hands typing on a green Olivetti typewriter
A view across St Paul’s Bay, Malta. The sky is blue and the sea is slightly choppy. There is a rocky shoreline in the foreground and a headland in the distance, beyond the waves.
The RubyWorld 2024 banner at the entrance to the conference venue, showing Matz and Andy Piper as the keynote speakers.
An historic Japanese castle. The sky is blue and the is a curved path leading towards the castle. It is wooden with a solid stone lower floor / foundation. It is white with black layered roofing.
A pen plotter artwork of an intricate trellis archway, in black and grey fineliners.
A white card showing information about Qcon London April 8-10, 2024 at The QEIl Centre, London. Text shows KEYNOTE Where is the Art? A History in Technology SPEAKER Andy Piper Social Bridgebuilder, loT / MQTT Enthusiast, Formerly Developer Relations @Twitter. There is a picture of the speaker, and of Westminster in London, on the right of the card.
Screenshot from an email "Hello, At X, we're constantly looking for ways to better serve our customers. As the platform evolves and as our team grows, I'm excited to introduce myself as your dedicated Account Manager. I'm here to ensure that your company is getting the most out of your investments on X. From initial campaign set up, to analyzing results and driving stronger performance through optimization, my goal is to advise on all things X. If you have time this week I'd love to introduce myself. Please use my calendar link below to find the time that works best."
A photograph of a computer screen, showing a very zoomed-in section of the central segment of the coast of England. A few parishes of Hampshire are highlighted in yellow, red and orange.
A circuitboard in an antistatic reflective bag on a green cutting board with a yellow grid. There are two rows of pins poking through the antistatic wrapping, and they are squashed in various directions sideways and downwards. There is little chance that these pins will be usable without some care and attention first...
A jackdaw, wings partly spread, staring into the camera.
Selfie of the author, wearing a navy t-shirt with a heart outline made up of silver PCB traces
Image banner for State of Open Subset - Episode 3 "Contributing to Open Source (is more important than ever)” on 16 May 2023 at: 3:00pm London Andy Piper Open Source Advocate https://stateofopencon.com/
A leaflet for the Wimbledon Art Fair
A bright orange 3D printer with a badge showing “Marlin” in orange text in black, at the front panel.
A banner image for the OpenUK meetup in London on Wednesday April 26th 2023, showing the speaker and host.