
Kenneth Maage

- Age: 36
- Sex: Male
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Location:
Norway
- Occupation: Interaction Designer
- Member since: Feb 2004
- Login status: Offline
About me
An American in Oslo, don't let the Norwegian name fool you. My wife's family is from Hardanger.My work
Interaction Designer in the Webapps group at Opera Software.Fast facts
- At the movies I like to see:Anything by Pixar. And now, anything Blu Ray. Extra pixels=good.
- Last movie seen:BBC series "Earth" in HD with our new Blu Ray player
- Music I listen to:Phil Keaggy, Rich Mullins, Christian Music when it's Art first and Christian second. Occasionally classical/mellow stuff too.
- Best album right now:Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child
- Favorite author:C.S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Donald Norman
- Last book read:New Light on Space and Time, Dewey Larson, 1965
- Best game right now:Portal. Hoping for a Portal 2 soon...
- Favorite sports team:Sports? What's that?
- I'm passionate about:Usability, customization, learning, problem solving (problems like, "it takes too long to scrub yourself in the shower. I need a machine like they have in car washes. The ones with the spinning brushes.")
- Favorite travel destination:"Home" to Washington Island, Wisconsin, USA
- On my vacation I..:Try to relax and not plan too much.
- If I won 1 million dollars, I would:Pay off the mortgage on our apartment, then invest the rest so we can travel several times a year.
- If I were a super hero I would:Be in the TV series "Heroes" probably.
- I want my coffee..:Latte, short shots, two sugars, whole milk, no foam
- Food I like:Coconut curry fish. Find some fish curry paste, mix 1 to 2 tsp with a can of coconut milk. Toss in mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli, veggies. Add 1/2 tsp lemon or lime juice. Press some salt into fish, sear in hot oil (1 min per side)
- I don't like:Capers
- Software I use:Opera, Bit Comet, Media Player Classic, Vim
- Hardware I use:PC, Mac, SGI Indy (yes, really!)
- I discovered My Opera from:Working at Opera Software
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