I don't think it is strange that a physics grad. student fullfills most of the requirements. I myself also meet most of them, and know a few others at physics which also does. I think physics has a way of attracting the technical geeks :)
It's also...
Didn't go to any prep school. Don't even know whether they exist here. Entrance to the universities are primarily determined by your high school results. A second option for entry is to do some extra activites, though the amount of people allowed to...
I wonder why so many are surprised by the pace of technology these days. I do not take higher education to learn of specific pieces of technology, I'm taking it to get an overview and a foundation to use in the years to come. You should not learn a s...
I wonder, is it really feasible to create a large scale sever setup on mac minis? I would expect there to be a cost efficient way to get high performance.
At home I run a single server. Mainly used for central fileaccess (And backup) and using MythT...
The army isn't always a solution. I for instance can't join, since my body apparently can't handle the load you experience in the army (or at least that was what they told me when they checked me).
I agree there is often more "simple" work to be had...
