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I was tagged by Eran which means I need to post five things about me that you may not know.

1. I’m cutting back on the amount of coffee I drink each day. I was drinking two doubles a day which I guess equates to four typical cups of coffee. Four cups probably isn’t that bad, but I’d rather not.
2. I believe that everything else follows from being true to myself
3. I can justify almost everything I do, I think this is a positive thing, but I wouldn’t blame you if you saw it as a bit freaky ;) From the way I squeeze my toothpaste, to the reason for the pile of dishes on my sink (batch processing).
4. According to the Myers-Briggs personality profile I’m an INTP and share the honor with among others, Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin, and Spock from Star Trek. I think Spock is a good likeness in terms of personality. It’s said that INTP’s feel like aliens on their own planet, and I’m not sure about others, but I certainly do!
5. I’m pessimistic about the future of the planet and human kind in the long term, but I’m positive about my future in the short - medium term.

Now I’m supposed to tag five more people to talk about themselves on their blog, I think. I don’t know many people personally with blogs, and those that I kind of know have been tagged, so I only have two for you: Simon who I used to work with and now helps me test ScribbleHere when he can, and Michael (manveru) of Nitro infamy.