Being Idealistic Really Helps You Overcome Some

I Left General Magic In 1996 To Become An Internet Hobbyist - Got A T-1 Line To My House. At One Point I Had All Four Food Banks Of The Bay Area Hosted From This House Here.

It's [programming] The Only Job I Can Think Of Where I Get To Be Both An Engineer And An Artist. There's An Incredible, Rigorous, Technical Element To It, Which I Like Because You Have To Do Very Precise Thinking. On The Other Hand, It Has A Wildly Creative Side Where The Boundaries Of Imagination Are The Only Real Limitation.

I Developed Some Unique Software To Public It On The Web That I Call The Folklore Project.

I Did Some Products For The Apple Ii, Most Notably The First Small Low Cost Thermal Printer, The Silent Type.

You Show Me A Great Program And I'll Show You A Passionate Individual Somewhere Behind It.