I was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 16, 1972, to Louis Elton Reimer and Gail Patricia Reimer. I grew up in Gibsons and went to elementary school there, but when it came time to go to high school I went back to Vancouver to attend Eric Hamber Secondary. Thanks to the Challenge Program I was able to finish in just four years instead of five, and started my B.Sc at the University of British Columbia when I was just 16 years old. Some detours and interesting side-adventures later, I graduated with a B.Sc in Physics from UBC, and then got my Bachelor’s of Education from UBC a year later. I taught at Kester Grant College (a private ESL high school) and then Saint George’s Secondary for a year, then decided teaching wasn’t for me and went on to other prospects. Currently I work at a software company as a web developer and technical writer. I also have been a staff writer for the technology news web site Ars Technica (arstechnica.com) for the last seven years.