I have been into magic my whole life. I don’t claim to be a good magician, but I do have a few tricks up my sleeves. I have always been into optical illusions, mazes, Rube Goldbergs, and other mystifying things. I bought magic books and learned a few tricks, and even performed at my own and a friend's birthday parties as a kid (thereby sealing my nerd-dom and forever one rung down the popular kid ladder). My intrigue into these extended into my seeking to understand how computers work and now with a bit of wisdom collected, how the world works.