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The hardest bit was trying to think of a suitably embarrassing moment. You bet there are going to be people who don't believe that one.
Name: I'm Vernoring. Can I say "Vernoring" in public? It's disappointing that Google doesn't recognise the word. I believe Greg Bear coined it (in Moving Mars), alluding to Vernor Vinge and his novel True Names.
Age: Old, but not as old as I sometimes make out (palaeontologists have not written papers about me).
Pets types/names: Seven cats: Possum, Cole, Sqeeχ, Lilly, Fluffy, Clyde, and Bonnie. No, I didn't name them.
Meaning behind your username: Let's say it's this; but I actually picked it because of its originality.
I don't have "favourites" (even if I do call them bookmarks) - I have A-lists that I review occasionally
Favorite quote: No matter how great your triumphs or how tragic your defeats, approximately one billion Chinese couldn't care less.
Most valued posession: My sentience.
Fav type of music: Classical, Smart Techno, 70s British rock... Yeah, I've got Gorillaz playing at the moment.
Favorite movie: Bladerunner (dircut - haven't seen the Final Cut yet), Contact, The Dish
Favorite computer game: Hunt the Wumpus
Favorite computer program: me shrugs
Did OJ do it? Haven't got to OJ yet (see above).
Type of car you drive: Gold 2003 Nissan 350Z
Type of car you really drive (the truth please): 2008 Nissan Cube (my petrolhead brother has the Z. It's his show car.)
Fav alchoholic beverage: Absinthe, sometimes butterscotch schnapps. Maybe the odd bourbon and cola. TBH, though, I tend to favour that other psychoactive substance, the ol' 1,3,7-trimethylpurine-2,6-dione.
Next vacation: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! No, I really don't take time off as often as I should.
If you have any superpower in the world, what would it be, and why? Persuasion; so that when I get pulled over by a traffic cop for speeding I can convince him that "these aren't the droids you're looking for".
Unique talent: I can do a pretty mean Freddie Mercury impression. At least when I'm drunk. Oh, and I can cross my fingers. All eight of them. Simultaneously.
Most embarrassing moment: I do recall a streaking incident at school once during lunchtime. The details are mercifully forgotten but found afterwards some of the girls had hidden my clothes.
Write a sentence that ends with 'about 5 inches.' It had to be an American who came up with the idea for writing a sentence that ends with 'about 5 inches'.
Years in the industry: This one in particular? Um, over twenty years with PHP, I forget how far back in general (where does the time go and can I have some of it back please?). Time for a change?
Which platform do you use: Depends on what's available.
Fav PHP editor/IDE: PFE, kate, Sublime text, Zend Eclipse, Visual Studio
What's your favorite PHP function/why? make_shopping_cart(). Let 'em think I'm a miracle-worker.
Tips for the noob: Show that you're making an effort to learn and people will make the effort to teach.
Why do you volunteer your time as a moderator? You know, I ask myself that sometimes. I really do.
Free for all (anything you'd like to say): Welcome to PHPBuilder! The origin of Weedpacket's Law: "Copy-paste code never works".
