Hmm...I can't remember how I got here. Currently in Federal government. Grew up building my own computers, lan parties, etc. Lots of friends ended up in the tech world/start up scene. Lots of overlap between federal gov and technology.

HN also reminds me a little of the old digg, and a bunch of other early 2000's online communities.

I probably got here through a PG essay or mention on a tech podcast.