LibreOffice has font rendering issues when simply editing a regular word doc, where OpenOffice's text looks nice and clean. After using LO for a bit, I had to switch back to OO simply for that.

Question 1.) Why do you program, and what attracted you to programming in the first place? I grew up playing every Sierra game... King's Quest, Space Quest, Hero's Quest, etc, plus the old Gold Box SSI games (and so many more). I found a hex editor for DOS and figured out how to hex-edit my saves, and eventually item tables in certain games. This fascinated me and so I started trying to figure out what kind of stuff would be going on behind the scenes (long before the internet became available where I grew up). I knew I wanted to make games since my early teenage years. Went to college for Comp.Sci, finished my degree, and finally got into the industry. It's been an interesting ride ever since! It's a fascinating career since every project you work on is completely different. There's always something you've never seen before, including newer / better / more efficient approaches to tackling various tasks. You're always constantly learning and exploring. Question 2.) Do you see any problems or future problems that could arise within the programmer subculture? Computing power is so strong and advances exponentially, and the software needed to handle the new tech must be equally advanced. The more the field advances, the more involved the software needs to get, so it starts to cost a lot more to make. Eventually when our computers are at the equivalent of a human brain (look up the Singularity Event) and start inventing newer computers, there's no way to know what will happen next. This guy tends to have an interesting take on what's coming down the pipe. Robotic Nation, by Marshall Brain[^]

X is drive letter of choice... I install games in X:\Games Compiler stuff in X:\Compiler Code projects in X:\Compiler\Projects\ Music in X:\Music\Midi (look up Timbres of Heaven 3!), X:\Music\MP3, X:\Music\Videos, etc I keep misc files (utilities, patches, etc) in X:\Misc\Util, X:\Misc\Patches, etc I manually organize my start menu (by dragging stuff around, creating new folders, etc) in: Compiler Games --\Action --\RPGs --\Strategy --\Simulation Hardware // (burning programs, gfx or audio drivers, etc) Internet --\Email --\Browsers Maintenance // (virus scanner, system tools, ccleaner, etc) Office & Media --\Office --\Players --\Editors Utilities // (classic shell, archive programs, etc) (plus the standard windows entries) I never allow rogue shortcuts to stay around without moving them into the appropriate place. Also use Windows Classic Shell, which allows me to have the expanding start menu. Can't stand the all-in-one column approach that has been the norm for so long.

"May the Force be with you" - An elegant phrase, from a more civilized age.