MATT

Systems Technician

What are you a complete nerd about?

Nerd?  I'm not a nerd!

What's the best piece of advice you've ever gotten?

Intelligence is not measured by information retained, it is measured by information comprehended.

Who's your favorite fictional nerd?

Seraph from Matrix Reloaded. He counts, right? I mean c'mon, how cool is challenge response authentication applied to a fight scene?

What was your first job?

The community lawn boy.

What did you catch onto (early adopt) before your friends?

Freeride mountain biking.

What's the longest you've gone sitting at a computer without getting up?

Are we talking total without removing my rear from the chair? Around 8 hours, give or take.

What is your earliest computing or internet memory?

I was twelve, and playing with a program called "modem & hack 'em" that I had for my C64. The first time i completed a connection to the internet was quite liberating.

What software or websites couldn't you live without?

I could live without any of it. I'm talking Grizzly Adams here. Am I the only one who looks at tech as a hobby and not a dependency?

Which three of your coworkers would you choose to be stranded on a desert island with you and why?

Perry, Jeffrey, and Mike D. I already know I work well with them so why not?

How would you explain a database in three sentences to your eight-year-old nephew?

Three sentences? How about three words: RTFM little trooper.

If you could be a superhero, what would your superpowers to be?

Superpowers are lame. Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark have it right. Their powers didn't fall in their lap like everyone else's. And yet they can keep up with all the 'superpower' wielding sallys.

What was your favorite NES game?

Contra.  My friend and I could smoke the entire game in eleven minutes flat.  And that's without the code.