TollhouseFrank
02-20-06, 04:08 PM
This is the 16th in the series of T32 Spotlights! I'll continue to interview members when given a chance. The interviews will appear in a spotlight every now and then as long as the nominations keep coming in! For how to go about nominating a fellow folder, please go to THIS THREAD. (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=426416) To see the ever growing list of who has been interviewed and the expected date of the next spotlight, please go to THIS THREAD. (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=428901)
This spotlight, we have someone who really needs no introduction. He came out of nowhere in early '05 to help take the reigns of T32 and redirect the team. Later on, he managed to impress a few Mods so much, he made it to Senior! Now, though he isn't around as much due to RL issues, he still enjoys spending 2-3 hours a day here on the OCForums and elsewhere.
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TollhouseFrank
**folds under the name F(OC)LD**
Again, Thanks for taking the time to allow me to interview myself.
So around when did I start folding?
February 2005. Helped Create F(OC)LD not too long after that.
If there was something recent that you did that you wanted your fellow teammembers to know about, what would it be?
My wife, Christina, and I just celebrated our 1 year anniversary! It was so great! Also, we got a huge bonus in the fact that we got extra federal tax return this year (instead of it going 100% towards college loans like i initially thought it would) and we got to order parts to upgrades my wife's OLD, OLD, OLD computer.
What is my EOC (extremeoverclockers) stats link?
F(OC)LD (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_summary.php?s=&u=133038)
Where do I live?
I live in Wallback, WV. It is out of the way, and a 1 hour drive from anyplace in any direction (including stores, etc). Just go to google maps and put in 25285 as the zipcode... that'll get ya close enough (still 2-3 miles from my house, but close enough).
How did I initially hear about F@H?
Back in '04 I started reading the frontpage. It was then that I first saw F@H. After I joined the forums, it was another 3 months till I ventured my way into the foreign inner-sanctum known as Team32.
After starting, why do I continue to Fold?
I started because of my mother (Primary Progressive Multiple Schlerosis). However, it soon became 100% points for me. Then switched back and forth. I'm currently about 75% science, 25% points right now.
What do I do for a living?
Nothing. I'm currently unemployed. I keep hopping between temp jobs and seasonal jobs as there is NO IT/IS industry/opportunity here. I only stay here because Christina is going to college in the area (a private college).
What do I do for fun?
Amtgard, Airsoft (love my shotty), Hunting (love my 3inch chambered 12gauge with 3inch nitro-mags), LAN's, playing my multitude of games on my Gamecube.
Is there anything special you do in your spare time that you really enjoy?
Spending time with Christina, enjoying a good evening together of making her special cookies/brownies and then watching Mountaineer Sports (Basketball or Football depending on season) or Cartoon Network all evening.
What are the stats of my main folding rig?
MSI K8 Mobo. S754 A64 3200+. 1Gb Corsair Valueselect 3200+. 430watt Rosewill PSU, Albatron GeForce 6800nu (fully unlockable), Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS. 8x DVD-ROM, 16x Dual-Layer Samsung DVD+-R/W. 80gb HD, 160GB HD. Speakers: Logitech Z-680's (ghettofied.. i broke the powerbutton... had to use a pencil to touch the connector inside to create a button and turn it on... i lost the remote years ago).
Borg-Farm?
Machine above, Wife's current SocketA Sempron 2200+, 512Mb PC2700, Radeon 9200se, 2x40gb HD's
SOON: Wife's new machien: Sempron 64 3000+, 1Gb PC3200, GeforceFX 5500 OC (tremendous improvement from her prior card, and cheapest i could find anywhere... ain't gonna pass up a $30 5500 for new from a reputable vendor). I WILL try to OC it to see how far it can go and be stable, but likely it will be similar to mine and be unstable at anything over 200FSB
Future goals?
I left high school wanting to be a US Senator. That dream has kind of died, but I still want to be in power some day. Strange as it sounds, I want to command an army similar to General Ben Raines from William W. Johnstone's "In the Ashes" Series. (ought to give you an idea of my ideological convictions)
Anything Else?
Well, I just founded the official www.OCForums.com team for the new DC project DIMES (http://www.netdimes.org/). Some people are worried about the security risks. Sure, I share them, but the coolness factor wowed me over harder and I dont' mind what the project is trying to accomplish (and is poorly translated due to being israeli in nature and thier ability to mangle English).
This spotlight, we have someone who really needs no introduction. He came out of nowhere in early '05 to help take the reigns of T32 and redirect the team. Later on, he managed to impress a few Mods so much, he made it to Senior! Now, though he isn't around as much due to RL issues, he still enjoys spending 2-3 hours a day here on the OCForums and elsewhere.
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TollhouseFrank
**folds under the name F(OC)LD**
Again, Thanks for taking the time to allow me to interview myself.
So around when did I start folding?
February 2005. Helped Create F(OC)LD not too long after that.
If there was something recent that you did that you wanted your fellow teammembers to know about, what would it be?
My wife, Christina, and I just celebrated our 1 year anniversary! It was so great! Also, we got a huge bonus in the fact that we got extra federal tax return this year (instead of it going 100% towards college loans like i initially thought it would) and we got to order parts to upgrades my wife's OLD, OLD, OLD computer.
What is my EOC (extremeoverclockers) stats link?
F(OC)LD (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_summary.php?s=&u=133038)
Where do I live?
I live in Wallback, WV. It is out of the way, and a 1 hour drive from anyplace in any direction (including stores, etc). Just go to google maps and put in 25285 as the zipcode... that'll get ya close enough (still 2-3 miles from my house, but close enough).
How did I initially hear about F@H?
Back in '04 I started reading the frontpage. It was then that I first saw F@H. After I joined the forums, it was another 3 months till I ventured my way into the foreign inner-sanctum known as Team32.
After starting, why do I continue to Fold?
I started because of my mother (Primary Progressive Multiple Schlerosis). However, it soon became 100% points for me. Then switched back and forth. I'm currently about 75% science, 25% points right now.
What do I do for a living?
Nothing. I'm currently unemployed. I keep hopping between temp jobs and seasonal jobs as there is NO IT/IS industry/opportunity here. I only stay here because Christina is going to college in the area (a private college).
What do I do for fun?
Amtgard, Airsoft (love my shotty), Hunting (love my 3inch chambered 12gauge with 3inch nitro-mags), LAN's, playing my multitude of games on my Gamecube.
Is there anything special you do in your spare time that you really enjoy?
Spending time with Christina, enjoying a good evening together of making her special cookies/brownies and then watching Mountaineer Sports (Basketball or Football depending on season) or Cartoon Network all evening.
What are the stats of my main folding rig?
MSI K8 Mobo. S754 A64 3200+. 1Gb Corsair Valueselect 3200+. 430watt Rosewill PSU, Albatron GeForce 6800nu (fully unlockable), Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS. 8x DVD-ROM, 16x Dual-Layer Samsung DVD+-R/W. 80gb HD, 160GB HD. Speakers: Logitech Z-680's (ghettofied.. i broke the powerbutton... had to use a pencil to touch the connector inside to create a button and turn it on... i lost the remote years ago).
Borg-Farm?
Machine above, Wife's current SocketA Sempron 2200+, 512Mb PC2700, Radeon 9200se, 2x40gb HD's
SOON: Wife's new machien: Sempron 64 3000+, 1Gb PC3200, GeforceFX 5500 OC (tremendous improvement from her prior card, and cheapest i could find anywhere... ain't gonna pass up a $30 5500 for new from a reputable vendor). I WILL try to OC it to see how far it can go and be stable, but likely it will be similar to mine and be unstable at anything over 200FSB
Future goals?
I left high school wanting to be a US Senator. That dream has kind of died, but I still want to be in power some day. Strange as it sounds, I want to command an army similar to General Ben Raines from William W. Johnstone's "In the Ashes" Series. (ought to give you an idea of my ideological convictions)
Anything Else?
Well, I just founded the official www.OCForums.com team for the new DC project DIMES (http://www.netdimes.org/). Some people are worried about the security risks. Sure, I share them, but the coolness factor wowed me over harder and I dont' mind what the project is trying to accomplish (and is poorly translated due to being israeli in nature and thier ability to mangle English).