User:BarnaclePete

Hello and welcome to my user page. My name is Peter Santerre.

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Mycology
I've always found mushrooms to be vaguely interesting, but it wasn't until a co-worker of mine walked in with a 5+ pound Porcini and said "Hey, look what I just found outside!" that I became hooked. Since that time I've been actively learning as much as I can about mycology and mushrooms. I am a member of the Kitsap Peninsula Mycological Society and have recently joined the Wikipedia Fungi Project. I'm a confident identifier of local edibles and am trying to expand my knowledge to any and all of our fungal friends.

Sailing
I've always been in love with boating and the sea, but not until recently have I taken the initiative to learn how to sail. I've spent about 2 years now with a trusty old C-Lark 14 which has most of the parts of a larger complicated boat, with a sturdy and forgiving enough character to allow me to do lots of stupid stuff. I also race occasionally on a C&C 37/40XL which is a fantastic way to learn how 'real' sailors do things.

Computers
The hobby that started with an Atari 2600 and bloomed with an Atari 1200xl and Amiga 2000 eventually led to my career in the IT world. I still occasionally play games such as Guildwars, but more and more recently the computer has become a tool to get a few things done and keep in contact with friends and associates. Maintaining the systems and network at the library as well as helping my less tech-savvy co-workers pays the bills.

Music
Of all the art forms in the world, music speaks to me the most strongly. My tastes are eclectic, but the majority of the time I find myself listening to either indie singer-songwriters like The Mountain Goats, or electronica from artists like Armin van Buuren or Jon Hopkins. I also played the clarinet and saxophone regularly while in middle and high-school.

Photography
I enjoy taking pictures, but mostly in the context of my other hobbies. Currently I own a Canon A640 that I use with a small Gorillapod for macro and low-light work. I've 'hacked' the A640 with the Canon Hack Development Kit (CHDK) so that I can shoot in RAW and run some custom scripts. Any organization and post-processing is done in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

Pictures of my [mushroom] finds.

Pictures of my [sailing] adventures.


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