I've been playing with some USGS maps that I scanned in at high resolution. See some of my methods and results . I've held a few arguably normal jobs in the past, even though I generally prefer to do freelance consulting and development work. Here are some of the more interesting places I've worked, and some projects I've undertaken. They make a nifty multi-processor PCI board, used to accelerate applications.
Various exploits making fixed-frequency monitors work with PC's.
I could post the results here sometime, if anyone expresses interest. I wrote sometime in the distant past.