I am an electrical engineer born in Hamburg and educated in Bargteheide and Hanover who has left ten years ago to work in Tübingen in the wilds of South Germany. Occasionally (not as often as I should) I leave my spot before the PC to hike the European Long Distance Trail E1, work in a local party organization or sail. As a hobby I also experiment with some Perl-script-generated sites. I am also an avid fan of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin books.
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