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LandShark · 04-10-06, 09:48 AM

This is the 21th in the series of T32 Spotlights, and my very first!! I'll try my best to keep this Spotlight as regular post as possible as long as the nominations keep coming in!!

For how to go about nominating a fellow folder, please go to THIS THREAD, or you can PM me directly. To see the ever growing list of who has been interviewed and the expected date of the next spotlight, please go to THIS THREAD.

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ThePCGuy

Again, Thanks for taking the time to allow me to interview you.

Sure thing, wasn't expecting this ::chuckle::.

When did you join the Team? Approximate date is ok if you don't know the specific date.
I believe it was the beginning of August of 2005.

If there was something recent that you did that you wanted your fellow teammembers to know about, what would it be?
This evening I jumped in a dumpster to retrieve a little boombox

. Works too, and it came with a new Keith Urban CD

What is your EOC (extremeoverclockers) stats link?
Here

You do not have to give specifics (address), but what State do you live in, and if you don't mind telling, what town? (town is not required, but if not a town, a general direction and distance from the nearest 'big town/city' would suffice)
Braidwood, Illinois. It's roughly 45 minutes south of Chicago on I-55

How did you initially hear about F@H?
Actually, I had heard of it on the forums but hadn't looked into it much. Then a friend of mine from SomethingAwful told me about it. And I became interested. I've now almost caught him point wise, and have surpassed his ppd as of now.

After starting, why do you continue to Fold?
Research, competition, and the fun.

What do you do for a living?
I work as a computer technician for our family owned and operated Office Equipment business. I maintain various networks in the chicagoland area, and a few locals as well. All installations would be considered very small, typically 15 to 40 people. I also do various odd-jobs here and there such as wiring up car stereos, fixing older electronics (I'm still learning), etc.

What do you do for fun?
I get together with a few friends and either help them with their projects, or get out and go for a nice drive/walk. Lately I've been going dumpster diving in place of the walks, and it's alot of fun for me. I'm on a strict budget at the moment as I'm saving for a downpayment on a house, so anything that I can do on the cheap really works for me.

Is there anything special you do in your spare time that you really enjoy?
I like helping people out. I read alot, much more than I can retain. I've found I'm good at finding information but not retaining it for long periods of time.

Time to spill your guts. What are the stats of your main folding rig? Why is it your fave? What all do you use the rig for?
Well my newest/fastest machine (which happens to fold 24/7), is a machine I built in December of 2003.

AMD Barton 2500+ Oced to 2.2Ghz (200x11), stock voltage
Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard
(2) 512MB PC-3200 Corsair Value Select at default timings
Sapphire ATI Radeon 9600XT
120GB Western Digital Hard-Drive
Lite-on DVD/CDRW Combo Drive

It's still very peppy, and it's more than enough for my day to day activities. When I eventually sell off a few of my older machines I'll probably build a nice little Socket 939 system, or maybe two Socket 754 systems. Eitherway, I typically only upgrade as I clear out older computer hard-ware. Although I've recently started aquiring a few more nForce 2 boards. But that's another obsession.

Do you have a Borg-Farm? If so, how many computers, and what are they? (CPU, RAM)
I've got the capability, but most of the machines are not worth really running 24/7 because of the lack of speed. Therefore I've got 5 computers going in our house right now:

Dad's new computer, Celeron D 2.9Ghz
Our Home Server, Athlon 1Ghz
My Barton 3200+, and Sempron 2200+
And my Sister's Duron 1.1Ghz

All but my Dad's computers are actually mine, just being put on different duties if you will. I also have another machine (Pentium III 800, that's mine that is being loaned to another sister, folding).

What are your future goals? What do you most want to accomplish with your life?
Future goals consist of buying my own place. I'd like to meet a nice woman and settle down in a few years. I'm a very simple person so nothing too extraordinary. I'd like to build a couple of things such as a wind generator, a powered parachute, etc. Just random irons in the fire if you will.

If there is something you want to tell the team, then spill your guts! What have I missed in my questions that could help the team learn more about you and who you are?
Nothing off-hand, except maybe that you guys/girls are all an awesome bunch of people. It's truly a great forum here, and it's active. I sometimes (well often) get ansy waiting for a reply to a thread and such. It's a pleasure to know all of you.

ffzen · 04-10-06, 10:34 AM

Cool to meet you, PCGuy.
I don't know anything about wind generators. But would that wind generator be used to power something like maybe.. a folding farm?

On 2nd thought, maybe that wouldn't be feasible.

GJ on your first interview LS.

khiloa · 04-10-06, 11:07 AM

Nice to meet you PCGuy.

Nexus Realized · 04-10-06, 11:08 AM

Good to meet you PCGuy!!!

ihrsetrdr · 04-10-06, 11:27 AM

Hey, good to know more about you ! If anyone can build a wind generator or a powered parachute, I know you can!

TollhouseFrank · 04-10-06, 12:31 PM

Great interview!

Oric · 04-10-06, 12:35 PM

Good to meet ya PCGuy.

WarriorII · 04-10-06, 12:51 PM

It's always fun to learn more about the people around us.

I thought you were married Jim? -guess not.

Good to know more about ya !!

pscout · 04-10-06, 06:11 PM

Glad to learn more about you Jim.

I too would like a wind generator to supplement the farm power but too many trees and not enough reliable wind here.

Good luck wih all the endeavours

And of course FOLD ON!

ThePCGuy · 04-11-06, 01:44 AM

Hello :-D. You like me, you really like me ::Jim Carrey in The Mask::.

- Jim

LandShark · 04-14-06, 02:13 AM

giving ThePCGuy a little bump before the next victim....

pscout · 04-14-06, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LandShark

giving ThePCGuy a little bump before the next victim....

Good work Gary!

TollhouseFrank · 04-14-06, 11:54 AM

victim? Do I smell more blood in the dirt before hte landshark?

04-10-06, 09:48 AM	#1
LandShark Super Shark Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Deep Blue Sea (Maryland)	F@H Spotlight #21 This is the 21th in the series of T32 Spotlights, and my very first!! I'll try my best to keep this Spotlight as regular post as possible as long as the nominations keep coming in!! For how to go about nominating a fellow folder, please go to THIS THREAD, or you can PM me directly. To see the ever growing list of who has been interviewed and the expected date of the next spotlight, please go to THIS THREAD. Now please give a warm welcome to.......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ThePCGuy Again, Thanks for taking the time to allow me to interview you. Sure thing, wasn't expecting this ::chuckle::. When did you join the Team? Approximate date is ok if you don't know the specific date. I believe it was the beginning of August of 2005. If there was something recent that you did that you wanted your fellow teammembers to know about, what would it be? This evening I jumped in a dumpster to retrieve a little boombox . Works too, and it came with a new Keith Urban CD What is your EOC (extremeoverclockers) stats link? Here You do not have to give specifics (address), but what State do you live in, and if you don't mind telling, what town? (town is not required, but if not a town, a general direction and distance from the nearest 'big town/city' would suffice) Braidwood, Illinois. It's roughly 45 minutes south of Chicago on I-55 How did you initially hear about F@H? Actually, I had heard of it on the forums but hadn't looked into it much. Then a friend of mine from SomethingAwful told me about it. And I became interested. I've now almost caught him point wise, and have surpassed his ppd as of now. After starting, why do you continue to Fold? Research, competition, and the fun. What do you do for a living? I work as a computer technician for our family owned and operated Office Equipment business. I maintain various networks in the chicagoland area, and a few locals as well. All installations would be considered very small, typically 15 to 40 people. I also do various odd-jobs here and there such as wiring up car stereos, fixing older electronics (I'm still learning), etc. What do you do for fun? I get together with a few friends and either help them with their projects, or get out and go for a nice drive/walk. Lately I've been going dumpster diving in place of the walks, and it's alot of fun for me. I'm on a strict budget at the moment as I'm saving for a downpayment on a house, so anything that I can do on the cheap really works for me. Is there anything special you do in your spare time that you really enjoy? I like helping people out. I read alot, much more than I can retain. I've found I'm good at finding information but not retaining it for long periods of time. Time to spill your guts. What are the stats of your main folding rig? Why is it your fave? What all do you use the rig for? Well my newest/fastest machine (which happens to fold 24/7), is a machine I built in December of 2003. AMD Barton 2500+ Oced to 2.2Ghz (200x11), stock voltage Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard (2) 512MB PC-3200 Corsair Value Select at default timings Sapphire ATI Radeon 9600XT 120GB Western Digital Hard-Drive Lite-on DVD/CDRW Combo Drive It's still very peppy, and it's more than enough for my day to day activities. When I eventually sell off a few of my older machines I'll probably build a nice little Socket 939 system, or maybe two Socket 754 systems. Eitherway, I typically only upgrade as I clear out older computer hard-ware. Although I've recently started aquiring a few more nForce 2 boards. But that's another obsession. Do you have a Borg-Farm? If so, how many computers, and what are they? (CPU, RAM) I've got the capability, but most of the machines are not worth really running 24/7 because of the lack of speed. Therefore I've got 5 computers going in our house right now: Dad's new computer, Celeron D 2.9Ghz Our Home Server, Athlon 1Ghz My Barton 3200+, and Sempron 2200+ And my Sister's Duron 1.1Ghz All but my Dad's computers are actually mine, just being put on different duties if you will. I also have another machine (Pentium III 800, that's mine that is being loaned to another sister, folding). What are your future goals? What do you most want to accomplish with your life? Future goals consist of buying my own place. I'd like to meet a nice woman and settle down in a few years. I'm a very simple person so nothing too extraordinary. I'd like to build a couple of things such as a wind generator, a powered parachute, etc. Just random irons in the fire if you will. If there is something you want to tell the team, then spill your guts! What have I missed in my questions that could help the team learn more about you and who you are? Nothing off-hand, except maybe that you guys/girls are all an awesome bunch of people. It's truly a great forum here, and it's active. I sometimes (well often) get ansy waiting for a reply to a thread and such. It's a pleasure to know all of you. __________________ ~~~ Currently In Semi-Active Mode ~~~ Got SOLD? MOVE your own thread! How many GHz of Intel + Nvidia folding power? Dunno! Lost count! \| F@H Vista Sidebar gadget \| F@H Yahoo Widget \| F@H iGoogle gadget \| \| My Heatware \| My New HTPC 3.0: Server/Client setup + Better energy efficiency \|

04-10-06, 10:34 AM	#2
ffzen Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NY	Cool to meet you, PCGuy. I don't know anything about wind generators. But would that wind generator be used to power something like maybe.. a folding farm? On 2nd thought, maybe that wouldn't be feasible. GJ on your first interview LS. __________________ Main Rig: Opty 165 @2.5ghz \| TForce4U Q6600 G0 @3.6ghz \| P35-DS3R X3210 G0 @3.4ghz \| P35-DS3L Q6600 G0 @3.4ghz \| P35C-DS3R Join Us Team 32 \| Alt - DC Projects Heat

04-10-06, 11:07 AM	#3
khiloa Open Source Senior Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: /usa/sc/florence	Nice to meet you PCGuy. __________________ Say NO to ads! Did someone just help you? Thank them. Along with F@H, please help support some of our other teams.

04-10-06, 11:27 AM	#5
ihrsetrdr Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: In the fold for Team 32	Hey, good to know more about you ! If anyone can build a wind generator or a powered parachute, I know you can! __________________ Visit the Team 32 members on Facebook! \| Help improve overclockers.com! Get involved! Fold for the cure, support cancer awareness-make your sig pink! Folding Farm: Four i7 920 Linux folding rigs Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish. Albert Einstein Heat

04-10-06, 12:31 PM	#6
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04-10-06, 11:08 AM	#4
Nexus Realized Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: FL	Good to meet you PCGuy!!!

04-10-06, 12:35 PM	#7
Oric Team 32 Folding Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The high cold desert of Nevada	Good to meet ya PCGuy. __________________ "There is only two reasons to ever get into this field either as a hobby or a career, frustration or fascination. Unfortunately no matter which one has led you here today, I guarantee it will eventully lead to the other." "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" "If the women don't find you handsome, and I'm quessing they don't, they should at least find you handy."

04-10-06, 12:51 PM	#8
WarriorII Moderator #666 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Moderating	It's always fun to learn more about the people around us. I thought you were married Jim? -guess not. Good to know more about ya !! __________________ To Honor Those who went before their time. God Bless them all Fight the Fight worth Fighting *FOLD for Team 32* IS THERE A CURE AMONG US? Black Belt Overclocker MyHeatware under WarriorII Become a fan on Facebook! \| Help improve overclockers.com! Get involved! \| Follow us on Twitter!

04-10-06, 06:11 PM	#9
pscout Senior Newbie Cannon-Fodder - R. I. P. good buddy :( Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto	Glad to learn more about you Jim. I too would like a wind generator to supplement the farm power but too many trees and not enough reliable wind here. Good luck wih all the endeavours And of course FOLD ON! __________________ Main Rig - p5b-d, E6600@3.15 Folding rigs - usually linux-64: 2xQ6600 B3 @3.0, 3.1 p5w64, DS3 4x Q6600 GO @ 3.1-3.3 on p35-DS3R/DS3L, p5k 4x x3210 B3 @3.0-3.1 on DS3 rev 3.3 x3220 B3 @3.0 on g33-ds2r 3x E6600 @2.8-3.5 on p5b, ds3, p5w64 E6320 @ 3.15 on ds3 1x930 c1 @4.0 on p5wd2-E Folding for OCF Team 32 as pete_scout

04-11-06, 01:44 AM	#10
ThePCGuy Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Braidwood, IL	Hello :-D. You like me, you really like me ::Jim Carrey in The Mask::. - Jim __________________ Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe/Barton 2500+/1GB Corsair PC3200/ATI Radeon 9600XT (AGP)/120GB HD/Samsung DVDRW/Lite-on CDRW/DVD-Rom - Currently running Windows XP Professional SP2. --- Compaq 733Mhz Pentium III/384MB PC-133/Voodoo 3 (PCI)/40GB HD/CD-Rom - Currently running Ubuntu Linux 7.04 --- IBM Intellistation Dual 500Mhz Pentium III/1GB PC-100 ECC/ATI Radeon 7000 (AGP)/40GB HD/250GB HD/CDRW/DVD-rom - Currently running Windows Server 2000 SP4 --- iMac Indigo G3 333Mhz PowerPC/320MB PC-100/10GB HD/Cd-rom - Currently running OSX 10.4 --- HP Pavilion 2.7Ghz Celeron/512MB DDR/40GB HD/CDRW - Currently running Windows XP Professional and MAME Arcade --- More to add. So many computers to keep track of... === Heatware

04-14-06, 02:13 AM	#11
LandShark Super Shark Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Deep Blue Sea (Maryland)	giving ThePCGuy a little bump before the next victim.... __________________ ~~~ Currently In Semi-Active Mode ~~~ Got SOLD? MOVE your own thread! How many GHz of Intel + Nvidia folding power? Dunno! Lost count! \| F@H Vista Sidebar gadget \| F@H Yahoo Widget \| F@H iGoogle gadget \| \| My Heatware \| My New HTPC 3.0: Server/Client setup + Better energy efficiency \|

04-14-06, 11:54 AM	#13
TollhouseFrank Hairy Foot Fetish Senior Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Michel Delving	victim? Do I smell more blood in the dirt before hte landshark? __________________ Lead Senior - General Hardware Lead Senior - Applications and Software Become a fan on Facebook! \| Help improve overclockers.com! Get involved! \| Follow us on Twitter!