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What kind of geek are you?

Rennaissance Geek

Why do you consider yourself a geek?

I'm a complete gadget nut, and also a rennaissance-re-enacting, D&D-playing music-collecting fount of random trivia

How did you find out about our Geek community?

live.pirillo.com vidcasts came up during iphone youtube searches

What are your "geeky equipment" specs?

iPhone 3g (unjailbroken)
15" MacBook, 1gb ram and 250gb HD (self-upgraded), bootcamped with XP SP2 and Leopard
80gb iPod Classic

What do you want to be when you grow up?

A kid.

What makes you laugh?

corny jokes and terrible puns.

What is the thing in life you treasure most?

My MacBook... oh, and my girlfriend.

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

Online chat with the first publicly-accessable AI. I spent 5 days 'teaching' it, by asking questions and then either confirming or correcting its answers.

What do you do to entertain yourself?

Listen to music, play with my iPhone, and customize my MacBook.

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

Music: too much to mention
Movies: Iron Man, Hackers, and Matchstick Men are among the top at the moment.
Books: Roger Zelazny's Amber series, Neal Stephenson's _Snow Crash_
Shows: Don't watch much tv, but I follow Heroes religiously
artists: Phil Hansen
Games: One Must Fall 2097, Puzzle Quest
People: My girlfriend, my best friend and most of my rennie friends
Events: Florida Rennaissance Festival, Camelot Days, Spooky Empire's Screamfest
Hobbies: Music, pool, Magic: The Gathering
Etc: Stuff.

What's your Web site / blog address?

http://www.myspace.com/gavin.redmoon/