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<article>
  <h1>About Me</h1>
  <p>My name is Dylan Beattie. I'm a software development consultant, <a href="/speaking">conference speaker</a> and <a
      href="/music/">musician</a> based in London, UK. I'm the founder and director of <a href="https://ursatile.com/">Ursatile</a>,
      an independent consultancy specialising in software development, communications training
      and technology strategy.</p>
  <p>
      I'm the creator of the <a
      href="https://codewithrockstar.com/">Rockstar</a>
    programming language, and I'm a <a href="https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5002699">Microsoft MVP</a>
    for Visual Studio and Development Technologies. This blog and all content and
    opinions are my own.</p>
  <p>You can <a href="https://twitter.com/dylanbeattie">follow me on Twitter</a>, read <a
      href="https://github.com/dylanbeattie">my code on GitHub</a>, view <a
      href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/5017/dylan-beattie">my profile on StackOverflow</a>, <a
      href="https://www.youtube.com/dylanbeattie">hear my music on YouTube</a> and see <a
      href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dylanbeattie/albums">my photographs on Flickr</a>. You can even email me at <a
      href="mailto:dylan@dylanbeattie.net">dylan@dylanbeattie.net</a> if you really want to.</p>
  <h2>Speaker Bios</h2>
  <p>If you're looking for a speaker bio or photographs for your event website, help yourself!</p>
</article>
<article>
  <h3>The Really Short Bio</h3>
  <p>Dylan Beattie designs software, builds websites and makes music. He lives in London.</p>
</article>
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<h2>Photos</h2>
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