Name: Leo Laporte
Job Title: Contributor
Homepage: http://www.leoville.com
Hometown: Born in New York City, now lives in Sonoma County, California
College/University: Chinese Studies major at Yale -- didn't graduate
Former Life: Busboy, fry chef at McDonalds, DJ, talk show host on cars, gardening, home improvement, real estate, and money
Favorite website: http://www.freshmeat.net
First computer: Work: NorthStar Advantage (CP/M, 64k RAM, 5 meg hard drive!); Home: Atari 400
Favorite technology: Linux
Favorite author and book: Patrick O'Brian, Aubrey-Maturin series (today anyway)
Favorite movies: "Dr. Zhivago," "Brazil," "Apocalypse Now"
Favorite quote: "186,000 miles a second, it's not just a good idea... it's the law."
Motto: The audience is always right

The Proust Questions
What is your most marked characteristic? My massive head
What do you consider your greatest achievement? Circular breathing
When and where were you happiest? August 16, 1974, La Honda, California
What is your greatest regret? August 16, 1974, La Honda, California
What is your idea of perfect happiness? A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and the fastest computer available
What is your most treasured possession? My family

Where would you like to live? Central Park
What is your greatest fear? Mediocrity
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? The inability to stop talking
What is the trait you most deplore in others? People are such poor listeners
What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Celibacy
What is your greatest extravagance? My cell phone
What is your favorite journey? The train from Paris to Venice
What is it that you most dislike? Righteousness
What is the quality you most like in a man? Forthrightness
What is the quality you most like in a woman? Charm
What do you most value in your friends? Honesty
If you were to come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? Kate Botello's left shoe
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be? Her right shoe
How would you like to die? In flagrante delicto, at the age of 99