Robert D Herb

Desktop Admin in Brookings, South Dakota

Robert D Herb

Desktop Admin in Brookings, South Dakota

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What to say? I'm just your average, ordinary, super-human punisher of evil Windows admin. I like making websites, building communities, and generally goofing about on the Internet. I'm a community manager for the FreeBSD project's Google+ page, that's pretty neat, huh?

I'm a father of the two most beautiful and stubborn (Or perhaps independent is a better word) girls that ever have existed, or ever will exist. They are obviously the center of my world.

In my spare time I pretend to manage and sometimes post on retrooftheweek.net. I also play video games when time allows, which should be read as almost never. During the day I work on a fleet of Windows 10 desktops, some Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop servers and other assorted odds and ends. I was also a production assistant for the wildly unsuccessful radio show, Boomer Babble.

To say I'm also working on an animated webtoon would be an overstatement. I have ideas for it and half of a script for a first episode, but if I can get the time to properly animate it, it should be fun.

My inspiration comes from early animated short films, most notably the Tex Avery shorts and 50s era Tom and Jerry. Musically I'm interested in synthpop, rockabilly, classic rock, and ska for some reason. Among my favorite bands are The Aquabats, the Brian Setzer Orchestra, and The Decemberists, but I'd probably like anything else that starts with "the".

When I'm not wrangling servers for business or pleasure I dream of going back to school and pursuing a Doctoral degree in Computer Science. Hopefully I can start on that next year! I also fantasize about owning a Delorean DMC-12. How strange!

  • Work
    • Falcon Plastics
  • Education
    • A.S. Graphic Design