Texas is not a place I know a lot about but, based on George Bush and Morgan Spurlock’s Supersize Me, I’ve not been convinced I’d like it.  As a card-carrying liberal, I’m also dismayed by the state’s execution of more than 400 prisoners between 1982 and 2007. In many ways the state seems to embody everything about post-9/11 US that we liberals despair of. So it’s been great to have my prejudices challenged by the arrival at Osborne Brook of Robert Crim.

Robert’s from Austin and ’seriously’ Texan.  Yet, in his first few weeks working here he’s proved to be articulate, talented, and great with customers. And whilst we might disagree about the role of the desirability of a market-driven economy, he’s not nearly as neo-conservative as I feared.

Robert’s background has been in programming and hosting support. He’s served time at The Planet (the Texan ISP not the fictional Metropolis-based paper) and he’s proving to be a whiz at configuring and maintaining our vservers.  His PHP is great and he’s giving me a run for my money with CSS.

So, whatever I may think of Texas, we’ve certainly gained a lone star. So if y’all need some friendly advice from Osborne Brook, we’ve got the man to give it.  

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