I'm a 30-yr old male computer geek/hacker. First hacks were on a Commodore PET (the predecessor actually), then moved onto AppleIIs, Commodores, and sorry to say, IBMs. (this was back during the day of 4-color CGA graphics and no-sound - blech).
I'v.e tried various stints doing professional/contract programming and database desig, and frankly, it sucks. Big IT projects suck. Big companies suck. Windows sucks. Management sucks.
I'm taking a year off of the merry-go-round to re-learn the lov.e of programming (i'm serious). I'm gonna eat, sleep and breathe Linux, C and Java. Look for some fun screensavers in the near future.
arnim.