I'll update with a cooler pic soon

Greetings...

It seems that this web page keeps getting accessed by people (242 unique hits last month). As I had deleted my old pages and all that anyone was getting was an error, I decided to put up somthing.

I've been disintrested in the web lately. Probably somthing to do with living in the Santa Cruz mountains, surrounded by beautiful forest, generally seperated from the perils of the Silicon valley.

As a geek, I use FreeBSD. I use ApplixWare for my non-technical wordprocessing, spreadsheet, and presentation functions. I am a Systems Administrator, currently contracting for both a startup company and an online discount store. I am learning perl5.

More importantly, I am a privacy advocate. Please take the time to educate yourself about current action by the Clinton Administration and the United States Congress to abridge your basic freedoms. A good place to start is The Electronic Freedom Foundation.

Personally, I like the outdoors. I hike, bike, and travel. I read often, and enjoy sci-fi, fantasy, and books exploring the structure of society and the individual. I also am the acting pyro and special effects director for St. Kennoch's Renaissance Acting Guild, performing at Renaissance Faires across the state.

If your actually interested in knowing about me, you should send me e-mail either at stryder@dis.org or stryder@worldcontrol.com.

Fun facts to know and tell*

*That our government seems to forget

This is an excerpt from the Bill of Rights...

Article [I.] (See Note 13)

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Article [II.]

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Article [IV.]

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Article [V.]

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Article [VI.]

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

Article [VIII.]

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Article [IX.]

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Article [X.]

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.