While I graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (and rarely attended), I started to code my freshman year in college (2003) after my dormitory neighbor

While I graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (and rarely attended), I started to code my freshman year in college (2003) after my dormitory neighbor got me interested in computers; he wore a robe most of the time, had a hefty beard, and kept a bucket of computer parts in his closet. He talked a lot about IP tables :) It's only been down the rabbit hole ever since!