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About me

Gender Male
Industry Internet
Occupation Tech Installer, Combat Engineer - US Army
Location Austin, Texas, United States
Introduction I am a fairly new linux user and work with a guy called helios. He's got one goal and that is to make Linux work for everyday people. I spend much of my spare time hunting and fishing, I enjoy working on my car and dumping money into it. It's a 1969 Coronet with a 440 and a true sixpack with about 90k original miles. I also enjoy working with the Linux community and helping people discover how cool running a computer can be. If people only knew! Am currently serving in Afghanistan. I am a Combat Engineer, my paygrade is SSG/E-6 and I plan to be a career soldier. My Dad served 16 years of his career with Ken Starks, aka helios. He won't ever talk about it but some people have referred to him as a "hero". You don't know what level of truth you've spoke. And knowing Kenny, you never will. When I retire from the Army, I plan to go to work for HeliOS Solutions as a Tech Specialist and installation manager. If that's not possible, I intend to see if Sun Microsystems or Cisco needs my talents. Until then, I will be content in just blowing stuff up for Uncle Sam.
Interests Linux, Early Western European Philosophies, Exploring the micro-ization of desktop computers.
Favorite Movies Top Secret, In Search of The Holy Grail, Training Day, Midnight run
Favorite Music Humble Pie, Mott The Hoople and early David Bowie
Favorite Books Linux in a Nutshell, The Linux Networking Cookbook, Glenn Beck, The Real America, The Christmas Sweater.

If the opposite of pro is con, what is the opposite of progress?