My name is Nicholas Paul Sheppard—but "Nick" will do in most circumstances. I grew up in Brisbane, Queensland, but have lived in Wollongong, New South Wales for most of the 2000's. I've also lived in Canada and Singapore.

I'm an academic, software developer and occasional writer with additional interests in the social implications of technology and in mediaeval re-creation. You might also find me reading, walking, cooking, brewing (beer), travelling and/or doing conservation work. I love music but never practised hard enough to be much of a musician myself.

This web site has existed in several forms since July 1995, when having your own web site was the thing to do. I never joined Facebook, MySpace, and the rest because I never found Internet relationships to be very satisfying, and because I didn't want to demand that my friends sign up with some Internet corporation in order to talk to me. You are, however, welcome to drop me a message at nps@nps.id.au.