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About Me
ABOUT ME
Recent transplant to Stockholm from California. Made in Malaysia.
In a past life I was a computer engineer, a sysadmin, and ocassionally an independent consultant. I've worked with CouchSurfing as a system administrator. I currently work in human factors (aka HCI or UX) as a researcher. Sweden is my 3rd home country in 8 years
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
Because I can be. Because people who can assist should.
Interests
Guitars, Free / Open Source Software, Hiking, Coffee,
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: Iron maiden, The Beatles, Dream Theater, Nightwish, U2
Movies: Boondock Saints, Pulp Fiction, anything Guy Ritchie
Books: A time to Kill, Hunt for Red October, The Adventures of Dirk Pitt, anything Jeff Archer
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
2 weeks of traveling Malaysia on a shoestring budget before starting on college.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can break down technology, like why the Windows start button is where it is.
Countries I’ve Lived In
Malaysia, Sweden, United States
Old School Badges
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