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Submitted byTheJudgeHello people. Ever wonder who the man behind the this site is? I'll tell you. He's a young ambitious man. I would like to introduce you to the boss, the man who controls the geek universe, none other than
Chris himself. I've decided to ask him pretty much the same questions I've asked
Catwritr. In fact, I'll be doing the same with the others as well. However, since the initial questions weren't really generic, everyone will get some variety on the first two questions. The thing you'll notice about Chris is that he's not a closet geek. Indeed, he lives in a room where the closet is filled with computer hardware so even if he wanted to be a closet geek, there wouldn't be any room for him in there.
1. Let's see... I have to think about an interest of yours... Ah yes! Screwing around with hardware! What's the most creative customization you've ever made do deal with a hardware related problem?I haven't really been a big fan with the whole, "mod your computer so you can put as many fans as you can possibly fit in it" to be honest. I have cut away a few fan grills to increase air flow into and out of a few cases.
2. I beleive you were 14 or 15 when you created this site. Correct me if I'm wrong. Where did your interest for owning a part of the intraweb come from and where did you learn the ropes?According to the WHOIS database, I registed gotthegeek.com on April 22, 2001, which made me 14 at the time, I think. Yes, to all those readers out there that never knew, I am still a pretty young fellow. I wish to keep this site going, but between school, work, updating scripts, upgrading hardware, spending time with my girlfriend, and other family events, there is little time if any for me to actually update this site myself. Many thanks go to TheJudge for providing this place with some content over the past year.
3. How many hours a week do you spend in front of a monitor? Doing what? I used to be infront of a computer screen a lot before I started working many hours a week. I would say I used to spend between 30 to 40 hours infront of a computer before I started working as much as I do. Now I think it is probably about 20 hours a week, if that. Sometimes I think it is less. What do I do when infront of my computer? Some of the time is spent doing homework, checking and answering countless emails a day, browsing the internet trying to find the driving fource behind life as we know it, checking backups to make sure they have executed correctly, and as well as making sure this place and other sites that I operate are actually still working.
4. What is the most important quality a friend of yours MUST have?Being the kind of person that I am, I can honestly say that the group of people that I call "friends" is fairly limited. I like people who are honest, and not someone that consistantly makes up rumors or lies to make them seem better than they actually are.
5. What is the one thing that really ticks you off? The one thing that will take you from a "look! Butterflies!" state to a "I WANNA MAKE SOME HEADS ROLL!" state.Ignorance. I hate people who do not have any common sense, but then insist that they are smart because school or whoever "says that they are" and continue to try and rub it in your face.
6. If you could save a strangers life by donating one of your organs, but this would in turn reduce your quality of life, what are some factors that would influence your decision. "How much would this degrade my quality of life? Will I be able to perform most of my everyday functions without much hassle?" Oh, and of course I would like to know a little about the person I am helping before I actually went ahead and did it. Obviously if they were a convicted fellon, I would think twice.
7. Do you give blood? No. I never have, and I am guessing I wouldn't be able to. It's just a hunch that I have. I still have yet to go to the doctor's office in sometime.
8. What is your most cherished childhood memory? When I actually had time to myself to actually be able to write articles and funny stuff for this site. I wish I had a week or two to do just that.
9. What is the one thing you wish to accomplish before you die? What do you want others to remember the most about you? I have never really thought about this question because of my age. I'm still pretty young, and I haven't even really gotten the chance to "show the world what I can do".
10. Who do you most admire and why? (I know! It's your dad!) I can't really truly say just one person, because if I did, I would be leaving a lot of people out that helped to make me who I am now. You readers can thank my brother for getting me interested in computers. Without him you wouldn't be reading this right now. Instead you'd probably be looking at porn.
11. top 3 movies? Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
The Patriot
Pirates of Silicon Valley
12. top 3 songs? Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Guns N' Roses - November Rain
Andrew WK - Party Hard
13. Best food EVAR!!!? Hands down, Cheez-Itz
14. Describe a typical Chris week.My week is very simple:
Friday Saturday and Sunday I work. I typically put in about 25 to 30 hours during these three days
Monday - Friday I go to school from 7:25 to 2:14 in the afternoon.
During the week I'll usually go over my girlfriend's house, or she'll come over to my house after school.
15. Last one! If you had the power to change one event in your own life, for better or for worse, what would you change. And no "I wouldn't change a thing answers!". If you had to change something, what would it be?Once thing that I'd like to change, not so much because it affected me, but because of all of the problems that could have been avoided would have to be September 11, 2001. If I could somehow go back in time and possibly stop that all from happening, the world would be a lot different today. I've always wondered how different the world would be had that not happened. Would we still be talking about Gary Condit?
Well… There you have it folks. Chris is apparently somewhow responsible for 9-11 or he's ADHD. If you have questions for Chris or wish to expand on some of his answers, then by all means do so.
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