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Geek Of The Day: Johnny Mnemonic |
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Nickname:
Johnny Mnemonic
Real Name: Michael Age: 100011 Resides: Montgomery County, Maryland Occupation: "Macintosh Specialist" LAN support for the NISC/NHGRI/NIH, with a Mac bent.
Favourite Website: Only one? What kind of geek site is this? That's like asking a librarian what their favorite book is, or an astronomer what their favorite star is...I spend more time than I should at Slashdot.
Favourite Application Of All Time: Terminal.app
What Are You Playing And Working On Right Now: I'm working on configuring and optimizing a 9 node Xserve cluster for bioinformatics work, specifically BLAST, which is the tool used to find genomic differences between organisms.
Current Wallpaper/Screensaver: My cluster *sigh*.
How Many Computers Do You Have: I have 2 iBooks, a PowerBook, a dual CPU 2.0Ghz G5 is on the way, and I keep an HP dual booting linux/windows around so I can laugh at it. Also an old G3 with lots of weird stuff in it, but is mainly serving as a router/gateway.
I also have an old Sun to learn how Unix should be done vs the NeXT-ish way of Apple.
Also a Tivo, if that counts. All of is connected via 802.11b, except the HP box, as Windows isn't let on my network.
What's So Special About Your Computer Room: It has Mac stuff in it. I'll bet yours doesn't. :)
When Did You First Realize You Were A Geek: When I was more interested in breaking things and fixing them on my computer, than actually getting any work done at it. Now, breaking and fixing things I can call work.
Geekiest Moment: Responding to this questionnaire.
If I Was A Program I'd Be: NetInfo Manager. Only funny if you have a Mac.
Favourite Quote: Jobs: "Our stuff is better!" Gates: "It doesn't matter." (Pirates of Silicon Valley)
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The Truth Behind The Geek (*creative liberties taken for the benefit of the reading audience)
Michael, whose original image was cropped from (http://www.bungie.org/mwny2000/fanfest/fansinny.html), has accreted knowledge of the way the Apple OS works, driven by a fanaticism to make it behave when it doesn't want to. Michael would also like to add that: "Mac5 0wn, Wind0z3 is teh suX."
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