REdOG Real Name:  Eric Age:  python -c 'import time; print int(time.strftime("%Y")) - int(time.strftime("%Y", time.localtime(288432000.0)))' Resides:  In the Milky Way galaxy Occupation:  Data Dictator

Favourite websites:
http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en

Favourite application, game, and program of all time:
vim
 
What are you playing and working on  right now:
Playing World of warcraft, Developing embedded linux applications, Working on a powerbook g4.

What's so special about your computer:
Its a powerbook running gentoo linux.

How many computers do you have:
about 12 What types: PI, PII, PIII, PIV, alpha, g4-ppc-linux-powerbook, via nehemiah, sparc5, various 386,486, laptops and lots of other collected hardware.

What was your first computer:
Commodore 64.

Do you remember the first program you ran on it:
BASIC.

Geekiest moment of your life:
The day I discovered a repetitious artifact in a live multibeam bathemytry data set and further diagnosed the cause. 

When did you first realize you were a geek:
Having known basic since 8yo, I first realized I was a geek when my first college class was on qbasic.

If I was a program I'd be:
date . Because even though it never has the exact correct answer, rarely does anyone question its correctness.

What is your favourite quote:
"Those who would sacrifice essential freedoms for temporary safety deserve neither." - Benjamin Franklin.

What do you do when you're not at your computer(s):
Bullshit mostly.

What is the funniest/most bizarre computer/Internet experience you have ever had:
AOL

You have a time machine that can only be used once. If you use it you will not come back. What date would you set it to, and what ONE thing would you take with you (not a computer):
07-19-1996 Money.

Eric, who would like to bring our attention to http://www.tonychachere.com,  uses c, c++, python, php, perl, and shell in his daily works. Eric, who is a fast learner who enjoys math, brain teasers, and bug testing software, likes to postpone his moving dates so his computers can set new uptime records.