My name is Matt Parnell, and I am currently a senior in college. I am a Christ follower by faith, first, and foremost. I enjoy anything to do with hacking, cracking, modding, cooking, technical stuff, music, dumpster diving, and archaic knowledge. I enjoy singing in and travelling with my school's choir, as well.
I recently became an editorialist, as an article I wrote on "Internet Archeology" was chosen for publication in the hacker magazine, 2600. I wrote yet another article regarding Blackhat SEO for 2600, which is in the Fall 2008 issue.
I write about Linux quite a bit, and constantly evangelize for Archlinux and the Zen kernel, amongst other opensource software. I have plenty of good tutorials and other Linux related posts here, as well as many firefox related articles. Please browse my archives to see the full scope of my computer savviness.
I enjoy many types of music, from classical, to classic rock, to jazz. I really enjoy Lynyrd Skynyrd, Van Halen, Dean Martin, The Rat Pack, DC Talk, dethklok, daft punk, and many other artists. I am also a fan of action movies (even the "B" movies, like "Die Hard"). I have a still surviving fascination with the Power Rangers and their Japanese counterpart, Super Sentai teams. Japanese culture as a whole interests me. I want to learn their language, sometime. Currently, I only speak English and some rusty French, but plan on learning Russian, Japanese, and perhaps German (and brush up my French a bit).
I only have one claim to fame: I was in "The Music Man" in with Lucas Grabeel of High School Musical fame. Alongside that, I also attended the same church he did during our childhood...
I created this site with the intention of just letting it be an extension of my brain. It isn't as much a blog as it is an organized version of the tornado of thought spinning around inside me. I would give more personal information, and a non-obfuscated picture, but at this point in time, I am slightly paranoid, and prefer to remain anonymous (hehe..get the pun?).
I want to share my ideas with the world, and share archaic knowlege and other interesting tidbits that people never think about. A good example is my vast linkbase revolving around TechTV. See the links section for this and more.
Thanks for stopping by!
Note: You can contact me in the forums, or by emailing me - the address is admin@mattparnell.com.
In Christ,
Matt Parnell
My IQ is somewhere around 126+, depending on the test (I find it stupid to judge intelligence by a number). If I ever achieve the patience and manage to put my ADHD aside long enough to totally focus on the test, I'll probably do immensely better.
My Personality:
Introverted (I) 66.67% Extroverted (E) 33.33%
Intuitive (N) 59.52% Sensing (S) 40.48%
Thinking (T) 53.66% Feeling (F) 46.34%
Judging (J) 51.11% Perceiving (P) 48.89%
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