Brian Masinick
and no, I have NEVER been a true hacker, though I had SEVERAL friends who definitely WERE just that (with very little “people” personality). One guy I did make friends with had a “slinky” hanging from the rafters above his office. I thought that was cool, so I checked him out; his dress, demeanor, and everything about him WAS the Stallman-type hacker – very smart, pretty introverted, wore shorts and flip flops to work in the summer, etc. Another geek friend of mine, who was much smarter than me, went to the same university as me; I ran into him and two other software people who graduated from the same place. We had a silly winter staff meeting with a “summer beach party” theme – the smart guy and me showed up to the meeting in beach garb – I actually changed into beach shorts, T-shirt, sandals, hat and beach towel; the two of us took away the “prize” that day; nobody else even tried! (It must have been our “Lake Superior” Michigan minds; those New Hampshire guys just couldn’t do it!) 🙂
So yes, I’m not a hacker, but I am DEFINITELY a geek; my wife tells me this ALL the time!
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Brian Masinick
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