Biography

I was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 16, 1972, to Louis Elton Reimer and Gail Patricia (Edmondson) Reimer. Our family moved to Winlaw (close to Nelson) in the interior of BC when I was just one year old, and then again to the small town of Gibsons, BC when I was three. I grew up in Gibsons and went to elementary school there, but when it came time to go to high school I went back to Vancouver to attend Eric Hamber Secondary. Thanks to the Challenge Program I was able to finish in just four years instead of five, and started my B.Sc at the University of British Columbia when I was just 16 years old.

Some detours and interesting side-adventures later, I graduated with a B.Sc in Physics from UBC, and then got my Bachelor's of Education from UBC a year later. I taught at Kester Grant College (a private ESL high school) and then Saint George's Secondary for a year, then decided teaching wasn't for me and went on to other prospects.

Currently I work as spec writer for Ingenium Technologies, and as a staff writer for the technology web site Ars Technica. In my spare time I work on both fiction and nonfiction books, as well as various other projects.

Marital status

Married since 2001 to my wonderful soul mate Jennifer. Quite simply the most amazing woman in the world. She is intelligent, gorgeous, caring, funny, and just all-around amazing.

Kids

None.

Pets

A beautiful tortoiseshell cat named Zoe.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Physics, University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Education, Secondary (Physics), University of British Columbia
Diploma of Technical Writing, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Certificate of 2D and 3D animation, Vancouver Training Institute

Vital stats

Age: 35
Height: 6 feet
Weight: 170 lbs
Teeth: Still got 'em

Current computers owned

  • 2x1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running Windows XP (ADAMA)
  • 2.4GHz Pentium 4 running Windows XP Media Center Edition (STARBUCK)
  • 733Mhz Pentium /// running Xubuntu Linux 7.0 (GALACTICA)
  • 800Mhz G3 AmigaOne running OS 4 (JEREMY)
  • 500MHz G3 Macintosh iBook running OS X 10.3
  • 133MHz Pentium running DOS 6.0 and Windows 3.1
  • 25MHz 68040 Macintosh LC475 running System 7.5.3
  • 8MHz 8088 Packard Bell running DOS 5.0 and Geoworks
  • 8MHz 68000 Macintosh Classic running System 6
  • 7.14MHz 68000 Amiga 500 running Workbench 3.1
  • 1MHz Z80 Heathkit H89 running CP/M

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