Jim Hoover's Page

What kind of geek are you?

Mechanic of the Quantum Kind.

Why do you consider yourself a geek?

Spent 33 years busting atoms.

How did you find out about our Geek community?

Saw it on TV.

What are your "geeky equipment" specs?

A 4X4X4 CPU array with 8 tera word storage. (32 bit words). Like to use the LISP programing language to write code that writes itself. I love recursion ! Auto computer control of stuff like aquariums, telescopes (radio and optical) and particle accelertors.
Not to mention. I send my blood pressure, temprerature, eeg, ekg, blood O2 level, and blood sugar, to annoy him. ( A simple," I feel fine." is all he wants.)

What do you want to be when you grow up?

I haven't the damdest idea.

What makes you laugh?

The science place axium. "They said, I thought, but it won't'

What is the thing in life you treasure most?

Sunrise

What's the geekiest thing you've ever done?

Computer controlled measurement of the capacity of a 1000 shit toilet paper roll. ( It said so on the lable. ) Porta Potty wrote the same number.
The report was 13 pages long, not including the etal. Replete with several glossy 8X10 photo's ( Parragrafes on the back.)
Traceable directly to official Govt. Standards, the rolls were too short, and the potty was too deep before reaching 1000 uses.

What do you do to entertain yourself?

I have ADHD. (That's a leap frog mind, witj a bulldog grip.)

Favorite music, movies, books, shows, artists, games, people, events, hobbies, etc.?

L. vonBeatovens, "Ode to Joy". Jefferson Airplane," White Rabbit." Movies like, "Forbiten Planet Planet", and Woody Allen's"Dr. Streangelove." Books like the original April 1943 edition of "The Los Alamos Primer" and "The little LISPER"
Artists like L DeVinchi, Gracy Slick, R. Dillion, P. Cassels, R. Shankar, Lester Flat and Earl Scrugs
Most Sim Games.
People like, Catherine the Great, Zar of all the Russias.
R. Openheimer, W. vonBraun, Rev. Desmond TuTu.
A total solar eclipse is good event.
I grow dinosaure plants and orchids. Building robots is fun. Photagrafy.

What's your Web site / blog address?

http://drhooo2@msn.com