My name is Shane Hathaway. I write software for work and for fun. I use this blog to speak with my extended circle of friends.
Frankly, I’d rather speak with everyone in person. It’s way more enjoyable. However, we can’t all be in the same room at the same time, and most of us have work to do anyway, so email and blogs will have to suffice. 
Dear Shane,
About a week ago I attended my first PLUG meeting; when Ryan heard that I’m interested in CNC machining, he suggested that I should contact you…and, while it seems weird to do so on your About page, I can’t find any other contact information.
I am currently looking for work in the Utah Valley area. Right now, I’m telecommuting for EV Source as a Web programmer, using PHP, JavaScript, and MySQL, but most recently I decided that it would be nice to use a language I would enjoy programming in: Python, or perhaps Haskell (a language that I recently began to learn). I would even be willing to learn Lisp or Erlang! But I’m not sure where to find these interesting jobs.
I’ve also developed an interest in CNC machines. Some day, I even hope to be able to write a CAM program for Linux (the mathematician in me figures that it’s really just linear approximation of sorts!), but that seems to be in the future.
In any case, I’ve seen information on RepRap, as well as a cousin (I can’t remember its name), and I’m excited about the possibility of putting together something like that in the future! or at least, to have my own CNC machine shop. For this interest alone, I figured I should contact you!
sincerely
Alphy.