“ I want these local Meetups because I am a contract web designer and online marketing consultant. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because Mac are awesome and I want to meet some like minded folks. ”

“ 30-something doctor-type who just happens to like Macs more than other PCs... ”

“ I'm interested in learning Python. I've coded it a little bit, but not much. Plus, this is pretty much the only programming-related group on meetup.com that looks like there's some remote chance that it might actually meet up some time. ”

“ I want local .NET Meetups because I'd like to be able to use it better and share what I know ”

“ User Experience designer at Nokia. Living in Jamaica Plain. And learning C# on the side. ”

“ I'm new in town, so I'd love to meet other tech folks in the north of boston / portsmouth area. ”

“ Doing ruby and rails exclusively these days, but my company is out of San Diego. (I'm in Cambridge) ”

“ Yet another boston /.er. Been reading and writing to /. since before accounts, moderation, and Rob free'd the /. source. Think it's great that /. has scaled to the point where there are so many /.ers it's become a huge meetup.com venue. Heh. :) ”

“ I've done development in the Windows environment for years and a recent project has led me to work with Java under Fedora. ”

“ I want local Tagalog Language Meetups because I want to travel there. Thanks! ”

“ I want local System Adminstrators Meetups because! ”

“ New arrival to RI. New job; same slashdot. ”

“ Doing WiFi Security for Companies. I want to help them share the bandwidth with the neighbors. ”

“ I'd like to see what other people are up to and keep up to date with existing technologies. ”

“ Software Developer and long time Worcester resident (ie: sometimes I think 'commute' is my middle name). I homeschool/unschool my children (10-16) most years. Slashdot is something I try to scan daily -- lots of inspiring articles & puerile rants:( ”

“ Hi Slash dotterssss: I am graphic designer, and a new commer in Boston, which is a city of endless charm and mystique. I am eager to meet greet and converse, anytime. Words are meaningless, at times the creative process is the only way to exchange ideas ”

“ Hi, I'm a computer engineer recently moved to Chicago from Boston. ”