CURRENT MISSION

Golconda

PHILOSOPHY

If you fall into lava, you die.
See lavarules.com for details

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mostly hosting and participating in the local community, but I'd like to do more travelling and surfing as well.

Interests

Technology in general: Computers, Computer Science (esp. theoretical computer science and crypography), Hacking & Geek-dom & Gadgets, Mathematics (esp. Number Theory & Graph Theory)
Games: The Settlers of Catan, Munchkin, Pen and Paper Roleplaying (GURPS, Storyteller, Shadowrun, DSA, VtM, ...), Civilisation IV: Fall from Heaven, c-evo, Fugger 2, Baldurs Gate, ...
Sports: Inlineskating, Swimming, Snowboarding
Talking & discussing

• technology
• traveling
• surfing
• snowboarding
• sports
• swimming
• computer science
• mathematics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: very very broad, depending on my mood and the situation
Reading: Fantasy (Tolkien, Canavan, Martin, Rosenberg, Pratchett, ...), Science Fiction (Asimov, Stephenson, Dick, ...), Historical & Science Nonfiction (Asimov, Solschenizin, Singh, ...), Political Fiction (Orwell, Solschenizin, Zamyatin, Koestler, ...), and lots more
Movies: Way too many to mention... (use http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=10081862 for an incomplete sample)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I discovered a titanic prime number:
347*2^696327+1 (209618 digits) (Details)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you about aroma theory and practice (using different spices, salts, and whisky/rum as sample base)

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom

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