ALL HAIL WOZ!

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YBMW: Steve, thanks for taking the time to talk to me today. One of the main features we have on Youbentmywookie.com is our Geek of The Week feature and once a month we name a Geek of The Month. It’s an award we don’t give out lightly and we are extremely proud to name you our very first Geek of The Month.

Woz: Yikes. I think there was a time in my life when I deserved it more, but I know, like, some geeks that are continuing geeks that are younger than me, you know, and they’re actually out there programming and talking programmer talk and, you know…

YBMW: Geeks aren’t just programmers. It is a state of mind, and you are an icon.

Woz: Yeah, that’s one type of geek.

Woz is my personal God of Geekdom. You just point me at someone else who, back in the late ’80s, would give you instructions on beating his his own company’s warranty in the course of hacking his own product.