Born in the UK, both my parents were programmers when they met (in the late 60s that wasn't so common!) I grew up around computers, but was convinced that worki

Born in the UK, both my parents were programmers when they met (in the late 60s that wasn't so common!) I grew up around computers, but was convinced that working with them was the last thing that I wanted to do... So one degree in the History and Philosophy of Science and 9 months of unemployment later... I've worked on: Desktop GIS; Micro browsers for feature phones (in 1997); Core operating system security; Robotics; Currently I'm working on a team building an experimental operating system, trying to revisit all the old assumptions and see which ones still matter. Explaining to the US immigration people that a degree in philosophy is an admirable preparation for working on OS security is an interesting exercise...