Name: Thomas
Nickname: MuddBuddha
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 230
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Location: IN (
Age: 33
Hobbies: Studying....seems as though it never stops

Relationship Status: Married

Fav Music: Dean Martin

Education: School + Life + Work = Education (will that generate a compile error?!)

Work: Automation programmer (GPL)

Favorite Food: AUTHENTIC Spanish & Italian

Favorite Movies: The Godfather, The Edge, Antitrust, Army of Darkness, Real Genius, Beautiful Mind, .........can't think of anymore.

Favorite TV Shows: Was Farscape....

Favorite Video Games: Anything strategic

Stuff you Dislike: My tendency to always be right. (haha)

Name:
Dean

Location:
Texas

Age:
27

Interests:
happiness, web development (design and programming), writing, politics, music, sex

Philosophy:
Objectivism (rational self-interest, minimal government)

Preferred Music:
The Wallflowers, Aimee Mann, Dave Matthews Band, Fuel, Incubus, Cake, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow

Education:
Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science

Programming Languages and Other Technologies:
Java, PHP, BASH, SQL, PERL, C++, XHTML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP

Current Thankless, Underpaying Job:
Unix Support Technician for a web hosting company

Favorite Foods and Drinks:
sushi, pizza, peanut butter and honey sandwich on wheat, Shiner Bock (a Texas beer), Coca-Cola

Favorite Books:
Hyperion series (Dan Simmons), The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand), Anthem (Ayn Rand), The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Robert Heinlein)

Favorite Movies:
The Matrix, LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring, Tombstone, The Princess Bride, Office Space, Contact, Pulp Fiction, The Manchurian Candidate, Breakfast at Tiffany?s, Fight Club, The Empire Strikes Back

Favorite TV Shows:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, M*A*S*H, The West Wing, Farscape, Stargate SG-1, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Law & Order, Sex and the City, The X-Files

Things and People I Dislike:
Communism, fascism, authority, liberal political ideals, conservative political ideals, religion, drama, PETA, people who give me shit for smoking, mullets (long in back, short in front), violence, cell phone ring tones, Xenocide by Orson Scott Card, prudes, stupid drivers, kissasses, income tax, Social Security, Kafka, Everybody Loves Raymond

Name: Ryan
Nickname: Tekmaven, "HOFF"
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 250
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Long story, but they change colors (different temps, different colors)
Location: NY
Age: 16

Hobbies:
Computers, Football, Basketball, Video Editing/Production, Girls

Relationship Status:
Single - so watch out Dani :-P

Fav Music:
System of a Down, Incubus, Linkin Park, Kid Rock, Guns n Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, Korn, Beastie Boys, Tenacious D, et al.

Education:
I'm going to summer school this summer... lol

Work:
Cablevision/Town of North Hempstead (Channel 18 ) - Producer/Director

Favorite Food:
Not Taco Bell :-P (Dani will get that one...) umm, right now my favorite is Philly Cheesesteaks.

Favorite Movies:
The Matrix I, AntiTrust, The American President (I'm such a girl... lol)

Favorite TV Shows:
Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Stargate SG-1, everything on CNBC, and Everybody Loves Raymond.

Favorite Video Games:
Well, I don't really play games that much, but I would have to say 007 Golden Eye (for N64)

Stuff you Dislike:
Linux Supporters, Microsoft Bashers, Taco Bell, Non "active" Girls, Fish (eww... I HATE FISH, except for Lox, because I'm Jewish :-D)

Name - Kevin
Nickname - Tecil, Netwyrk
Height - 6' 2"
Weight - 200
Hair - Brown
Eyes - Brown
Location - Boise, ID
Age - 25

Hobbies - Blogging, sport shooting, Xbox, Gamecube, PC gaming, web design, internet, hockey, good times, good friends, and a nice medium cooked steak.

Relationship Status - Married

Occupation: System Admin/Support

Fav Music - Tool, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Led Zepplin, AC/DC, Ozzy

Education - Some college, but mainly lots of self taught skills, and IT certifications.

Favorite Movies - American Beauty, Fight Club, Rushmore, The Shawshank Redemption

Favorite TV Shows - Trading Spaces, While You Were Out, ER, Scrubs, X-Play, Unscrewed, American Chopper

Favorite Computer Games - I don't play as many games on my computer as I used to. Mainly just Xbox and Gamecube these days.

Name - Michael
Nickname - Mike?
Height - 6' 3"
Weight - 140
Hair - Brown
Eyes - Hazel
Location - Orlando FL
Age - 21

Hobbies - Programming, technology in general, hanging out ofcourse, computer art, drawing

Relationship Status - going on 2 years :shock:

Occupation: Web host technician

Fav Music - Metal (disturbed), rap (krayzie bone)

Education - A.S Software Application Programming/ working on B.S in Information Systems Security.

Favorite Movies - Matrix I and II, Lotsa anime movies but Vampire hunter D over them all

Favorite TV Shows - DBZ, friends, monster garage, screen savers... and anything else really that shows up on a discovery or tech tv channel

Favorite Computer Games - All the unreal series and Mods, Counter Strike for half life, Waiting on savage, planet side and world of warcraft

Name: andy
Nickname: spikes, netcyber
Height: 5'11''
Weight: skinny
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Location: Worcester England
Age: 26 (oh! I’m so old)
Hobbies: music, sk8, braking stuff, fixing stuff, learning new stuff

Relationship Status: single, with a girlfriend who irritates me

Fav Music: nofx, MM, korn…..yada yada yada

Education: IT, geography, environmental sci, physics, chemistry

Work: IT admin

Favorite Movies: empire records, clueless, matrix, the holy trilogy, and Kevin smith movies

Favorite TV Shows: don’t really watch it

Favorite Video Games: freelancer, ms flightsim, UT

Stuff you Dislike: social situations, sport, tuesdays

Name: Anthony
Height: 5'6''
Weight: average
Hair: black
Eyes: black
Location: NY
Age: still a teenager
Hobbies: music, movies, going out, learning (teachers these days...)
Programming Languages: HTML, PHP
Relationship Status: dating
Fav Music: Calamine (one of the best indie bands out there, great pop/rock)
Jewel (great lyrics, great voice)
Jason Mraz (it just goes and flows),
Counting Crows (they just sound too good),
Michelle Branch (her voice is easy to identify),
Goo Goo Dolls (Be angry and in love without going psycho),
John Mayer (his voice just makes me relax even with a fast song),
Norah Jones (same with John),
Heather Nova (she goes crazy with her voice),
Jessica Andrews (the only semi-country music I like), and a whole lot of other stuff I'm too lazy to list.
Education: Middle School/Some high school! I went to a boarding school for that and will be for the next years of high school. I'm a fast learner and very curious, so I think I'm wayyy beyond my years on a lot of subjects.
Work: 'Runner' at a cafe. Call me errand boy!
Favorite Food: None. Never know what I want to eat. I hate that
Favorite Movies: That's a hard one... When Harry Met Sally(hmm...), Matrix (both), a lot of those teen comedies (Molly Ringwald stuff, empire records, 10 things, Can't Hardly Wait), Jay and Silent bob series, and some other stuff I can't remember...
Favorite TV Shows: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (esp. Triumph), Simpsons, Family Guy, CSI, Friends, Scrubs, Will&Grace...
Favorite Video Games: Halo, Fusion Frenzy(guilty pleasure), Jedi Outcast, Midnight Club 2, Starcraft, Unreal Tournament 2003, GTA series.
Stuff I Dislike: People who complain that life's not fair. Also people who sing along to song they don't know the lyrics to.

Name: Troy
Nickname: None that I know of
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Hair: blonde
Eyes: blue
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Age: 30
Hobbies: Weight lifting, travelling, computers, movies, music, women, beer, wine, cars,......Medicine, Drugs, Physiology.......

Relationship Status: single

Fav Music: 80's Metal, Jazz....Diana Krall.. Her concert was awesome !!! Frank Sinatra, Ozzy Osbournce, Van Halen, Michelle Branch, 3 Doors Down, Theory of a Deadman, Nickelback, the list is really too long.

Education: Math/Chermistry Major, Pharmacy Degree (Pharmacist), Computer System Technology Diploma.

Work: Hmmm.... take a wild guess?!

Favorite Food: Pasta, steak, fajiatas, ice cream, salsa and chips, hot wings. Beer....it has calories and is a major food group...really.

Favorite TV Show: NHL Hockey Night in Canada, ER, survivor (only so-called reality show I watch), TLC shows

Favorite Movies: Thirteen Days, An American President, Aliens, X-Men 2, Final Destination 1 & 2, Jurassic Park, Tomestone, and Hunt for Red October, 10 things I hate about you and Airplane.

Favorite Video Games: Dragon's Lair, Diablo II LOD, Half-Life , Homeworld, NHL 1998, 2002.

Favorite Books: Anything by R.A. Salvatore, Dragonlance Novels, and well Medical and Computer books (too many to mention)

Dislikes: Drivers who don't signal or turn on there lights (at night). People who play head games. Rap, Taxes, War, the Gap!

Name: Kevin
Nickname: TheOgre, Bull
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 210
Age: 35
Hair: Blondish (what there is left of it!)
Eyes: They change between green, blue, grey, and hazel
Location: Northern New Jersey
Military: USMC, ARNG, US Army
Relationship Status: Single
Hobbies: Weightlifting, computers, reading, movies, music, mountainbiking, hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking

Education: Working on a BS in Telecommunications Management, as well as numerous security-related IT certifications.

Work: I own my own computer consulting firm.

Favorite Foods: Pizza, Italian subs, seafood, steak, pasta; pretty much everything :P

Favorite Musical Artists: David Arkenstone, Jeff Victor, Danny Elfman, Robyn Miller, assorted other Celtic/Gaelic musicians, with some Metallica and TSO thrown in for good measure.

Favorite Games: Neverwinter Nights (+ SOU), Unreal Tourney (+ 2003), Dungeon Seige, Thief (I and II), Half-Life (+mods), and Legend Of the Red Dragon (yes, I run a BBS, and my LORD is registered :P)

Favorite Movies: Too many to list.

Favorite Authors: Terry Pratchett (DiscWorld), David Eddings (the Belgariad and Mallorian series), Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide), and Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time series)

Things that really piss me off: People who think that everyone needs to be "Politically Correct," rude/obnoxious behavior, flag burners, the VA, idiot drivers, people with a closed mind to anything not the "norm," Microsoft (I use it for playing games on), and people who start arguments about things they don't know a thing about, or who are too lazy to look up the facts prior to instigating a heated conversation.