Well, since you asked... :-)
First of all things, I'm a software architect. I'm programming computers since I was 7 – and still not tired of it! :)
I'm an amateur GO player. I like that in this sport you sketch out strategies with a rough framework first, and then fill it out in small steps. Kinda like software architecture...
I'm an aspiring haiku poet. I like things that are simple, small and effective. Interestingly, it often takes a surprising amount of effort to make something simpler – but it's usually worth it.
I got interested in financial markets and options trading when working on trading systems in Vienna, and learned more when I started ventures together with an economist friend.
Soon enough, trading got me into economics. I learned to analyse companies and projects, read the financial statements, and became used to doing cash flow calculations.
I try to find time to meditate every day. I believe that it's hard to grow if you don't have enough time to reflect on what you know and what you need to learn. Also, a little training in concentration is a big help in one's professional life.
With my brother we used to compete in off-road navigation races. From that I learned that an oblique approach works better against problems with too many unknowns, and that even the most elaborate plans often change.
And some more irrelevant things...
| Birth year: | the year Charlie Chaplin died |
| Birthplace: | Europe (Budapest, Hungary) |
| Myers-Briggs: | INTJ |
| AD&D alignment: | Chaotic Good |
| Astrological sign: | Cancer |
| Smoke: | The occasional waterpipe or cigar with friends |
| Sports: | Go, Yoga, Squash |
| Printed magazines: | Economist, Intelligent Life, Harvard Business Review |
| Drink: | Socially, with friends. A lover of fine wines, especially pinot noir. |
| Favourite cities: | Barcelona, Stockholm, Budapest, London |
| To do before I die: | See my list |
| Spiritual practice: | Theravada Buddhism |
| Favorite book ever: | Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson) |
| Favorite music: | Thievery Corporation; Leonard Cohen, US3, New Model Army |
| Favorite movies: | Ronin; Hero; K-Pax |
| Favorite TV series: | Stargate; House, M.D.; Battlestar Galactica |
| Vehicle: | Saab 9.5 Aero 2.3t |
| Watch: | Hanowa Swiss Military Navigator Pro |
| Occupation: | Freelance Software Architect (resume) whom you can ask for lots of things |