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What's the deal with your nickname? How did you get it? If your nickname is self-explanatory, then tell everyone when you first started using the internet, and what was the first thing that made you say "wow, this isn't just a place for freaks after all?" Was it a website? Was it an email from a long-lost friend? Go on, spill it.

When I say my last name, people generally only hear "Devo", so I stuck with it. Besides, I guess that means I can whip it. Whip it good.

I always thought the net was for freaks, or at least geeks, until my mom ordered something online. She can't even type!

Also, in 1994, I admit to saying: "Who needs this world wide web? How can it be any better than gopher?"