I’m a Whovian and political geek based in Manchester, UK. You might know me from:
- Currybeer, a monthly social which I used to organise. Unsurprisingly we ate curry and (some of us) drank beer. There’s still an offshoot event running in Belgium.
- Geek Walks, another monthly social I organise. We get the train to somewhere near Manchester, go for a walk, and end up in a pub for lunch.
- UKUUG / FLOSS UK, where I served six years on Council (four as chairman). Sadly now defunct and the websites no longer work.
- Manchester Linux Users’ Group, which I have attended since 2003.
- NetMcr, a networking event for people working or interested in computer networks.
- Manchester SciFi Book Club, a monthly discussion of science fiction books. I manage the upcoming books spreadsheet and website.
- Barcamp Manchester, an annual unconference I attend most years, and have sponsored since 2018.
- Manchester Classical Association, because of my interest in classics and ancient history. I also built the first two versions of the group’s website and looked after the hosting, and served as treasurer for several years. I’m no longer a member so you won’t see me at meetings.
- Warrington U3A, where I attend the History group and give talks most years. You can find my talks at Ancient History UK.
- MadLab, a co-working and events space which I used to work from and hosted several of the groups I attend.
- Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester, where I completed two degrees (BSc, MPhil) and worked as a member of staff.
- Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology at the University of Manchester, where I completed a postgraduate degree (MA).
- X / Twitter, where I used to tweet about technology, trains, politics and Doctor Who as @pwaring. I’ve moved to Mastodon and deleted my X account. If you see someone tweeting as @pwaring after 2023, it’s not me.
- Fosstodon, a Mastodon instance where I used to post as pwaring. I’ve moved to my own Mastodon server and no longer toot from Fosstodon.
- Mastodon, my own Mastodon instance where I post about technology, trains and Doctor Who.
- Manchester’s Post Apocalyptic Book Club, which reviews books, hosts board game nights and has a film club.
- Debian, where I help out with some of the conferences.
- Goodreads and Rambling Readers, where I track my reading and post reviews of books.
- UNaXcess (UA2), a BBS which is now defunct.
- North West Drupal User Group (NWDUG)