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Well, after ten years I suppose I should at least own up to who I am, so here goes: I’m Olly. Interests, if they’re not obvious from this wiki, are financial services law, language, writing, guitars, cricket, books and mountains. And wikis: MediaWiki, which this site is written on, is the cleverest software, and I have learned a lot about it in the last decade. | Well, after ten years I suppose I should at least own up to who I am, so here goes: I’m Olly. Interests, if they’re not obvious from this wiki, are financial services law, language, writing, guitars, cricket, books and mountains. And wikis: MediaWiki, which this site is written on, is the cleverest software, and I have learned a lot about it in the last decade. | ||
While writing this wiki I’ve practised law in NZ and the UK for 27 years, mostly inhouse at places I will not mention | While writing this wiki I’ve practised commercial law in NZ and the UK for 27 years, mostly inhouse at places I will not mention to protect their reputations as much as mine. I put in a stretch as a film and book reviewer — which I was pretty good at, as you will see from my [http://olly-buxton.blogspot.com/ fan mail] — written a couple of books (the first one, '''''[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078LMG24Q The Montenegro Sanction]''''', under the pen name [[Hunter Barkley]], you can buy for a fiver from Amazon), released an album of angsty-but-ironic rock music ([[Dangerboy]]), played with my buddies in the same cool band, [[Supercheese]], for longer than either the Beatles or Led Zeppelin managed, and drunk a ''lot'' of wine, all while being supported by my super-talented better half — whom I will spare the ignominy of naming — but she is a world-famous<ref>In our house, anyway.</ref> bridge teacher, artist and the most patient spouse on the planet. | ||
The [[Jolly Contrarian]] started out life in 2012, as AmwellClear, as | The [[Jolly Contrarian]] started out life in 2012, as ''AmwellClear'', as a fun way way of remembering the difference between {{isdaprov|Loss}}, {{isdaprov|Market Quotation}}s, {{isdaprov|Close Out Amount}}s and {{isdaprov|Unpaid Amount}}s and just kept growing. | ||
SEO folk: before you write to offer tips on how to differentiate the JC from its competition, remember: I write satire about derivatives for Pete’s sake. ''THERE '''IS''' NO GODDAMN COMPETITION''. | |||
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Revision as of 15:08, 17 September 2020
Well, after ten years I suppose I should at least own up to who I am, so here goes: I’m Olly. Interests, if they’re not obvious from this wiki, are financial services law, language, writing, guitars, cricket, books and mountains. And wikis: MediaWiki, which this site is written on, is the cleverest software, and I have learned a lot about it in the last decade.
While writing this wiki I’ve practised commercial law in NZ and the UK for 27 years, mostly inhouse at places I will not mention to protect their reputations as much as mine. I put in a stretch as a film and book reviewer — which I was pretty good at, as you will see from my fan mail — written a couple of books (the first one, The Montenegro Sanction, under the pen name Hunter Barkley, you can buy for a fiver from Amazon), released an album of angsty-but-ironic rock music (Dangerboy), played with my buddies in the same cool band, Supercheese, for longer than either the Beatles or Led Zeppelin managed, and drunk a lot of wine, all while being supported by my super-talented better half — whom I will spare the ignominy of naming — but she is a world-famous[1] bridge teacher, artist and the most patient spouse on the planet.
The Jolly Contrarian started out life in 2012, as AmwellClear, as a fun way way of remembering the difference between Loss, Market Quotations, Close Out Amounts and Unpaid Amounts and just kept growing.
SEO folk: before you write to offer tips on how to differentiate the JC from its competition, remember: I write satire about derivatives for Pete’s sake. THERE IS NO GODDAMN COMPETITION.
References
- ↑ In our house, anyway.