Ted MacD
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Occupation | Network Security Geek |
| Location | Ontario, Canada |
| Introduction | Ted was born at a very early age. Blessed with a dominant mutant Geek gene, he established himself as "the nerdy kid" immediately upon starting school; all were quick to realize that Ted didn’t just think outside the box, he didn’t even know there was a box. In later years, he discovered amateur radio, electronics and finally, computers. At the tender age of 12 Ted purchased his first computer, eventually embarking on his adventure in information security at the age of 15. In 2001, after relinquishing his eye teeth and first born, he was transferred to a government CIRT; after just 4 months on the job, Ted had the title of “Big Giant Head” (en français - “Tête de Melon d’Eau”) conferred upon him by his peers as the result of his infosec expertise and the fact his brain is hung like a horse. His most recent do is having been voted “Best Looking Man in a Kilt” by the woman’s auxiliary of the CNIB; he currently resides in Southern Ontario with his two cats & case of Keith's. |
| Interests | Ancient/celtic/military/european history, anime, art (esp. Dali, Matisse, Picasso, Rembrandt, Van Gogh), Asperger's Syndrome, astronomy, autism, autism awareness, beer, cats, celtic culture, celtic music, chasing skirts, cinema, comparative religion, computers, cyberpunk, digital rights, electronics, folk music, folklore, gaelic, geeking out, Go, hacking, hacktivism, hanging with friends, historical fiction, intelligent discussions, internet technologies, ireland, irritating stupid people, kabbalah, linux, museums, mysticism, mythology, network security, networking technology, panentheism, physics, pot stirring, psychology, pubbing, quantum mechanics, reading, sarcasm, satire, science, science fiction, scotland, singing, space exploration, spirituality, subcultures, technology, vintage computers |
| Favorite Movies | A Clockwork Orange, A Beautiful Mind, Apocalypse Now, Babel, Bell Book and Candle, Blade Runner, Braveheart, Children of Men, Dr. Strangelove, Event Horizon, Fiddler on the Roof, The Fifth Element, Fight Club, Forrest Gump, Full Metal Jacket, The Matrix, Monty Python (any), Mozart and the Whale, Pi, Pump Up the Volume, Rain Man, Rob Roy, Serenity, Sin City, Sneakers, Snow Cake, V for Vendetta, The Wall, The Wicker Man (original version) |
| Favorite Music | 70s, 80s, classical (esp. Baroque), "alternative", punk, metal, Celtic/ East Coast/UK folk |
| Favorite Books | Anything by Bernard Cornwell, anything by J.R.R. Tolkien, anything by Morgan Llewelyn, anything by William Gibson, The Cuckoo's Egg, Dante's Equation, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Avalon series, H2G2 series, Prayers for the Assassin, the "Webmage" series |
Q. How many people can read hex if only you and dead people can read hex? A. 57006