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Geek Of The Day: WinkyDink |
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 Nickname: WinkyDink
Real Name: Paul
Age: 101110
Resides: San Jose, California (Do YOU know the way?)
Occupation: Pointy Haired Boss
Favourite websites: http://www.flyertalk.com
Favourite programs of all time: /bin/sh
What are you working on right now: Right now, I'm getting the bugs out of the code that run www.networkmirror.com and am about to launch a daily clipping site called The Daily Variable
Current wallpaper/screensaver: all are 0x000000
What does your mousepad look like: don't have one.
What's so special about your computer room: The most special thing is that I've been able to retain ownership of the entire room for the past nine years despite vague grumblings from my wife about converting it into a guest bedroom.
How many computers do you have: Define computer. Personal computers? Do PDA's count? If we're counting PDAs, 14: 6 Dells (2 linux, 1 Open BSD, 3 Wintel); 2 IBM Thinkpads (a loaded T41 and a broken X20 that I swear I'll fix in my copious free time); a Vaio laptop (mostly unused); a PowerMac G3; 2 Dell Axims (X5 & X30i), an iPaQ 6315 and an ancient Palm V.
What was the geekiest moment of your life: You mean there are moments that aren't geeky?
When did you first realize you were a geek: The first time I played "strtrk" on a DECsystem 10
If I was a program I'd be: constantly swapping
Favourite quote: "I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer" -Ken Kesey
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The Truth Behind The Geek (*creative liberties taken for the benefit of the reading audience)
Paul, who was placed in the Geek Protection Program at the end of the dot-com bubble, credits his beard and his bald head for his success. Paul taught himself UNIX & C by porting B-News to an old Altos 68 using only man pages, the K&R C Book and The UNIX Programming environment book.
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