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Started by Thantos, December 23, 2005, 01:13:09 AM

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Thantos

Well it appears I inched out Oldiesmann and get to be the first victim team member.

So let me explain a little of how this will work.  Jay along with some of the other team members put together a little survey.  I will answer the questions on that survey to give you all a feel for who I am.  Then you get to ask me questions for a week.  At that time Oldiesmann will lock and desticky this topic and put his up.

As far as my personal rules:
If I say something you disagree with, oh well.  I will express my personal opinionis on this topic and not hurting anyones feelings isn't a concern for me.  If you ask it I'll probably answer it, though there are some questions I won't answer.

So without further aido here is my survey answers.
Name: Michael "MikeMill" Miller
Age:  25
Location: Sacramento, Ca, USA
Position: Mod Developer

1. Do you have pets?
Yes, cats.

2. What is your favorite color?
Red

3. What kind of music do you like?
I enjoy all most all music except for rap since the mid 90s and modern R&B.  On a self assembled CD on random I've been known to go from Drowning Pool to Mozart to Enya and I have no problem with that.

4. What do you do on your free time besides spending time on SMF?
What's free time?

5. What are your goals/dreams in life?
Shortish term is to get a bachelor's and then master's degree in computer engineering.  After that doing research in the same field.

6. What got you involved in SMF?
I really don't remember.  But it was an excellent way to learn PHP.

7. Who do you admire? Why?
Pope John Paul II for showing us all how much better this world would be if we replaced hate with love.  My brethren in the USMC, because they deserve it.

8. Are you into sports?  If so which ones?
Not so much anymore.  During my teens I did Taekwondo.

9. What is your dream job?
Robotics engineer for a DOD contractor.  Where else can you play with robots that make things go boom?

10. What was your first screenname?
My real name.

11. Do you have any piercings?
Nope

12. Are you a lefty/righty or ambidextrous?
Right

13. Do you have any tattoos?  If not do you wish/plan to get one?
Eagle, Globe, and Anchor on right shoulder.  Not sure if I'll get another one.

14. Do you have any siblings?  If so how many of each.
3 older brothers.

15. What is your favorite website?
http://www.entropysink.com
Now if only I could get them to convert to SMF

16. Do you play computer games?  If so which ones?
Oh yes.  Mainly MMORPGs and some real time strategy games.

17. Do you play video games but consoles?  Which ones?
I have a PS2 with some sports and driving games but I don't play them much.  PC games are so much better.

18. Are you married or planning to get married?
No, but hopefully one day.

19. How many languages do you speak?  If so which ones?
2.  Bad English and Worse English.

20. Do you drink?
On occasion.

21. Do you smoke?
No

22. Did you play hookey from class?
So much so I was removed from regular high school and sent to a continuation high school for a year.

22. Do you have a license?
Yes, this is California after all :)
  a. Do you own a car?
No but I do own a truck.
  b. Have you ever been stopped for speeding?
Regrettably I got pulled over twice in about 10 days back in November and they were the first times I had been pulled over.

23. Do you obtain a good amount of sleep daily?
Heck no.  I try to go to sleep at good times but it takes a while for my brain to stop thinking.

24. How do you sleep?
It depends on the situation

25. Have you ever been on an airplane?
A lot

26. Have you ever broken a bone?
No but in first grade I bent my collar bone.

27. Do you wear jewelry?  If so what jewelry do you wear?
No

28. How do you dress?
T-Shirts proclaiming my geekness and shorts/pants

29. How many keys are on your key ring?
4

30. What time do you go to bed?  What time do you wake up?
Generally sometime between 10 and 11, wake up at 5 or 6.  But that's all subject to change.

31. What's the freakiest thing you have done?
Meh, I'm pretty straight when it comes to this.

32. Do you live alone?
Nope

33. How many hours a day do you spend in the computer?
Way too much at times

34. How many hours a day do you spend in SMF?
Whenever I'm at my computer I'm probably checking it every so often

35. What is your favorite beverage?
Mountain Dew and Dr Pepper.  Followed by Tea

36. What do you hate?
Yuppies (the demographic)

37. What do you love?
Programming

38. What is your religion?
Roman Catholic.  Though I'm going through the period of trying to balance my religious beliefs and my scientific beliefs.

39. What is your hair color?
Brown

40. How tall are you?
6 feet

41. How much do you weight?
Too much

Other Information:
Served in the United States Marine Corps from '98 to '02 as a Digital Telephone Switchboard Technician.

Ok that appears to be the end of the questionnaire.  So feel free to ask my anything though I do reserve the right to refuse to answer.  Due to Christmas I may not respond real fast over the weekend but I'll get to it.

Let the probbing begin!

dtm.exe


Thantos

None right now.  I played Everquest, City of Heroes, and World of Warcraft.  I tried Dark Ages of Camolot but never got into it.

dtm.exe

Quote from: MikeMill on December 23, 2005, 02:19:45 AM
None right now.  I played Everquest, City of Heroes, and World of Warcraft.  I tried Dark Ages of Camolot but never got into it.

Ever tried Guild Wars?  If not, you should definitely pick up a copy :).

Thantos

I haven't.  My issue with Guild Wars is that from the readings it appears to be very PvP centric, which isn't really my cup of tea.

dtm.exe

Quote from: MikeMill on December 23, 2005, 11:59:41 AM
I haven't.  My issue with Guild Wars is that from the readings it appears to be very PvP centric, which isn't really my cup of tea.

There's more PvE than PvP, IMO.  I definitely feel like I'm compromising your topic.

* dtm.exe continues the conversation by PM.

Trekkie101

* Trekkie101 comes running in, blazer tail trailing round the corner behind him :P

Mike! Hey!

So far your 25, which is 9 years older than me,

When did you first start programming
What language?
Do you like maths?

Ever watched Star trek?
Like it? lol

Ever visited Scotland?

Come on guys, its a once in a life time chance to bomb Mike with questions!

1MileCrash

does your middle name start with an "M" too? that would be fing sweet.
The only thing php can't do is tell you how much milk is left in the fridge.



Thantos

Quote from: Trekkie101 on December 23, 2005, 12:17:32 PM
When did you first start programming
What language?
I got my first programming book and compiler from my uncle at around 14/15.  It was an ancient version of C.  I played around with it until I join the Marines.  However I didn't really get into it until I returned home.

Quote from: Trekkie101 on December 23, 2005, 12:17:32 PMDo you like maths?
I enjoy math.  I just took a Linear Algebra course and that class was freakin cool.

Quote from: Trekkie101 on December 23, 2005, 12:17:32 PMEver watched Star trek?
Like it? lol
Yes a lot :)  Though Voyager never really got me that interested.

Quote from: Trekkie101 on December 23, 2005, 12:17:32 PMEver visited Scotland?
I have not.

Quote from: Tippmaster on December 23, 2005, 12:24:30 PM
does your middle name start with an "M" too? that would be fing sweet.
Nope, middle name starts with L

codenaught

Do you prefer Yahoo or Google, or some other search engine?

What kind of computer do you use?

What type of shoes do you wear and what size are they?

That'll be it for now. :)
Dev Consultant
Former SMF Doc Coordinator

JayBachatero

Do you have any hair in your head ot shaved cause of military?
What OS do you preffer?  Windows Family, Linux, Mac

I dont know what to ask. :P
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Deaks

Whats your religous path?
if you had 3 wishes what would they be?
If you had $1million to spend as you wish what would you spend it on?
~~~~
Former SMF Project Manager
Former SMF Customizer

"For as lang as hunner o us is in life, in nae wey
will we thole the Soothron tae owergang us. In truth it isna for glory, or wealth, or
honours that we fecht, but for freedom alane, that nae honest cheil gies up but wi life
itsel."

Joshua Dickerson

What rank did you achieve as a Marine?

Where were you stationed?

What got you interested in SMF?
Come work with me at Promenade Group



Need help? See the wiki. Want to help SMF? See the wiki!

Did you know you can help develop SMF? See us on Github.

How have you bettered the world today?

beemer

OK Mike

Perfect Woman?

Perfect Holiday?

Perfect Vehicle?
http://www.bmw7resource.co.uk
SMF 1.1 RC1
MKP 1.1 RC1
Helios Multi RC1
-------------------------------------------------------
http://www.thefishsheadnhorsesarse.co.uk
SMF 1.1 RC2
TinyPortal 0.8.6

Trekkie101


Thantos

Quote from: akabugeyes on December 23, 2005, 04:14:30 PM
Do you prefer Yahoo or Google, or some other search engine?
Google.  Of course having it built into my browser doesn't hurt :)
Quote from: akabugeyes on December 23, 2005, 04:14:30 PM
What kind of computer do you use?
A Dell desktop.  2.8 GHz, 512 ram
Quote
What type of shoes do you wear and what size are they?
Quasi-hiking shoes, brown.  They go with most things.  Size 13, though that changes slightly depending on brand

Quote from: JayBachatero on December 23, 2005, 04:39:07 PM
Do you have any hair in your head ot shaved cause of military?
I keep my hair at about a medium length.  I can't let it grow out otherwise it gets too thick and starts to curl.  I used to have a mustache but shaved it off a few weeks ago.
Quote from: JayBachatero on December 23, 2005, 04:39:07 PM
What OS do you preffer?  Windows Family, Linux, Mac
My main computer is a Win XP, but I have a Debian Linux box also.  Don't really perfer one over the other.

Quote from: groundup on December 23, 2005, 05:16:50 PM
What rank did you achieve as a Marine?
Corporal, E4

Quote from: groundup on December 23, 2005, 05:16:50 PM
Where were you stationed?
Boot camp at San Diego, MCT at Camp Pendleton, Tech School at 29 Palms, California, then I was stationed at Okinawa Japan for 3 years.

Quote from: groundup on December 23, 2005, 05:16:50 PMWhat got you interested in SMF?
Rodcet Nife server's message board ran it so thats how I found out about it.  I got interested because its a nice piece of software
Quote from: beemer on December 23, 2005, 05:24:10 PM
Perfect Woman?
I like too many different types of women to narrow it down.

Quote from: beemer on December 23, 2005, 05:24:10 PMPerfect Holiday?
If people would actually celebrate it, Veteran's Day

Quote from: beemer on December 23, 2005, 05:24:10 PMPerfect Vehicle?
If I had the money I'd probably get the Honda Accord Hybrid.

Thantos

Quote from: Trekkie101 on December 23, 2005, 07:04:26 PM
Answer to the ultimate question?
Thats already been established as 42.  Another answer that works for most:  3x.  Solve for x

Trekkie101

Quote from: MikeMill on December 23, 2005, 07:08:19 PM
Quote from: Trekkie101 on December 23, 2005, 07:04:26 PM
Answer to the ultimate question?
Thats already been established as 42.  Another answer that works for most:  3x.  Solve for x

This man is a genious, make him leader of all things SMF :P

codenaught

What's the feature on SMF you can't live without?
Dev Consultant
Former SMF Doc Coordinator

Thantos

Quote from: akabugeyes on December 23, 2005, 07:18:17 PM
What's the feature on SMF you can't live without?
The package manager :)  Still some things I would like to see improved on it but IMO its one of the best/most important features we have.  It allows people who have no real knowledge of programming to customize their site.

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