I dunno, I'm half tempted to do it myself. I generally restrain myself to easter-egg colored conference slides and posters, and LOLcats in the classroom.

I know, right? I'm jealous! (I've been at NIST, but not at IBM)

Trying to figure out what they'd call him and where he'd fit in with the Apple family.

I just want to see a baby panda called "Buttercup". Because of the inevitable "size of a stick of butter" comparisons. Also the "fat little belly". And just because it's a cute name.

I know, right? Most people I know with mad coding skills (as he so obviously has, given his work history) can't make a single Powerpoint slide that doesn't make me cringe.

He can give all his code files pony names. (I'm more than guilty of overly creative names for my code myself). If he's as into his coding as he is into his geekery, he should be capable of a lot. I mean, I know an awful lot of people who have (or are in the process of getting) Physics PhDs who are just as…

Right? Because he could either be amazing or he could be totally nuts. Either of which would be worth seeing first-hand.

The man has imagination, you have to give him that. It'd take an interview to see how well he'd fit into a company, but he sure did a helluva job showcasing his talents right there.

Yeah, that was pretty much my expression. XD

I'm shocked, and a little impressed, and frankly jealous of of his bravery. (Also jealous of his work history, but that's my own problem)

Thinking about how stressed I am just makes me more stressed. I need a cookie. And then I'll go back into playing a semi-competent person.

I'll second that. If you're on the highway (I-80, I-380, even US-218), you're fine. God help you if you get away from those though.

I actually had one tech support person snip at me "Well, since you don't seem to want to troubleshoot anymore, we'll just send a tech out." WHICH IS WHAT I WANTED. I'm not an idiot, I did my research, we were troubleshooting that thing for a week before we called tech support.

Verizon, far NE Iowa. Surprisingly not bad. There are some random pockets of hey-where-did-my-signal-go? but the coverage is good enough that I've been able to call AAA when my car died on a 2-lane Minnesota state highway. That's all I need.

That cat is far more fashionable than I. But that kitty just makes me want to love it, and cuddle it, and write insane children's books about it.

I bet it would be just the right length on my little 4'10" self. *really wants a long floofy dress*

Or they hand you off to the person at the desk next to them, who has exactly the same limited authority as the first person.

Yay for ideas! :)

This is why when I find a doctor who actually listens to me, I cling to them terribly. I'm currently seeing a Nurse Practitioner for my GP instead of one of the many MDs at the clinic, because she doesn't look at me like I'm crazy, and she trusts me and my long history of head cavity infections to know when I have a…

That is all kinds of awesome. :D I hope I can get as much out of them for my "Calculate pi...with some string, this meter stick, and whatever circles you can find in the building" lab