About
So, who am I? Well, I’m a Linux systems administrator for a large web hosting company during the day and by night, I’m a writer. Gee, that sounds like a lot of people doesn’t it? Well, that’s because it is and I’m not afraid to be like one of the masses.
I write a number of different things, some of which include technology, gadgets, web hosting, and religion. Most of it is standard fare that many people write about but the last one is something not everyone writes about: religion. Before you ask, I’m not a Christian and I’m not an Atheist although I write about each a lot. I’m actually a long practicing Gnostic Luciferian. Don’t go to Wikipedia to find out what it is because the crud Wikipedia has about Gnostic Luciferianism is not only limited but thoroughly confusing. Instead, read my views on my unfaith here.
For many people, this would make one very uncomfortable and probably cause a serious internal schism but not for me. I’m quite comfortable in my unfaith. But enough about that, I’ll end up talking about it until I die.
I’m quite fascinated by technology and gadgetry in general and have been for as long as I can remember. I’ve been using a computer since I was about 9 years old and I’ve never ceased to be amazed by them. As described by my profession, I’m a heavy Linux user and started using Slackware for servers about 7 years ago. Eventually I branched out to Red Hat because we used it in school and hated using it and much preferred Slackware. That was until I started using Debian after an extremely wasted attempt at using Gentoo for my main desktop machine. No matter what people say, Gentoo is a huge waste of time. You can compile anything in any distro from source and get the same effect as Gentoo users espouse. But back to Debian. After using it and discovering package management that mostly worked, I dumped Slackware because it was — and still is — archaic. I used Debian 2.8 and Sid for a while and tried out many derivatives including what is probably the most popular derivative: Ubuntu. Since I realized the Debian developers were going to take forever to update the release to a newer version, I began using Ubuntu more since it has a regular release schedule and makes use of new software. All of this has proved to be rather profitable in my professional life even though I did spend almost three years on a helpdesk at a solely Windows shop. Technology encompasses much of my life and some may say I’m a slave to it. If that’s true, I’m not going to complain one bit.
I’ve got a B.S. in Information Systems and Security and I will soon be attending school to start a second degree. This stems from my other childhood fascination: archaeology. While I may not be going to school specifically for archaeology, I will be going back to study it and its sciences while I pursue my degree in Anthropology. I’ve always found archaeology and anthropology to be endlessly fascinating especially since they help fuel our knowledge of the past.
I also live with my girlfriend of the better half of a decade and we’re quite happy together. We have two beautiful cats and love going to metal concerts. We also like going to hacker cons, attending my local hacker meeting, and drinking lots of Guinness — at least I do!
