 Bob Weiner from PC Weenies
Real Name: Bob Weiner
Age: 42
Resides: In the 'burbs
Occupation: IT worker bee
Favourite Website: Slashdot , GOTD (of course)
Favourite Program Of All Time: CP/M
What Are You Working On Right Now: I'm currently in the
midst of writing an automatic uninstaller program that automatically
uninstalls itself as part of the install. I'm also writing an assembler
using C++.
Current Wallpaper: Default blue wallpaper with the Matrix screensaver.
What's So Special About Your Computer Room: It's my secret fortress of solitude.
How Many Computers Do You Have: My wife says I have too
many to list, but my favorites include a heavily upgraded Apple I (with
3 GB of RAM and 4 terabytes of storage, running OS X).
Geeky Qualities: I claim to be familiar with Perl, UNIX,
Python, C++, Assembly, shell scripting, Java - at least that's what
I've put on my resume.
Geekiest Moment: submitting a white paper on encryption techniques using hex.
When Did You First Realize You Were A Geek: I always knew I was different, from a very early age.
If I Was A Program I'd Be: Assembler.
Favourite Quote: "You can't spell GEEK without EE."
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The Truth Behind The Geek (*creative liberties taken for the benefit of the reading audience)
Bob, who once wrote an entire BBS software package using punch cards
fashioned from recycled toilet paper, lives by the motto "It's
not a bug, it's a feature." Bob dreams in ones and zeroes, and spends
the rest of his waking moments with his family at PC Weenies.
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