My definition of a geek: someone who is interested in lots of different things. Today geeks are everywhere. They both design and write code; they explore; they take things apart; they question. A more highfalutin term might be multi-disciplinarian and of course many attribute themselves as hackers. But I say we are all the same. We are all geeks and we shall inherit the Earth, or something like that.

“PolyGeek”, derived from polymath which comes from Homo universalis and Uomo Universale, is pretty much what I’m about. I hope you like it.

If you’re bored and don’t have anything better to do here’s a tiny bit about the geek writing this blog.

I’m a pretty good Flash/Flex Developer and a decent designer. Both are getting better all the time.

I currently work for the Xbox360 team doing prototyping for new features in Flash and working on the XboxLive website adding Flash content. One of the best aspects of the job is that I get to work with top shelf UX (User eXperience) designers. I have learned a great deal from being around these guys. And it’s been very satisfying that I’ve been able to pitch in my own ideas here and there.

My wife is another self-proclaimed geek. We watch SciFi together, and the other typical husband/wife things. We both love to travel and can’t wait to get back to Europe for a vacation and take advantage of living in Seattle by taking lots of cruises.

I spent 4 months living in my Nissan Pathfinder when I first moved up to Bellevue, Washington - back in December 2005. It was quite an experience getting awoken by police officers at 3AM asking me what I was doing sleeping in my car in the library parking lot. It was always a lot of fun to hand them my Microsoft badge and tell them that I was waiting for construction to finish on the apartment building I was moving into. (My wife was in San Diego at the time.)

Likes:

• recursion/self-reference: the former gives us beautiful mathematics that the later consciousness.
• philosophy: logic and epistemology, I think.
• asking questions: my definition of philosophy is, “the art and science of asking interesting questions.”
• exploring and creating: both physical and mental landscapes.
• photography: specifically, patterns of light and dark.
• science fiction.

Dislikes:

• closed systems: such as the Bush/Republican administration.
• People that are selfish and close-minded.
• ignorance: especially those who take pride in not knowing things (anti-geeks).
• quiting.