> Some time later, The Carpenter ran into Bob Plissken at a local technology meet-up. “John! What happened at Thing?” Bob wanted to know, “I asked them what they thought of you, and all they would say was, Writes unreadable code. I thought it was a lock! I thought you’d finally make your escape from New York.” > The Carpenter smiled. “I forgot about them, it’s been a while. So, do They Live?”"

The character's name is "John, The Carpenter".

bob plissken - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Plissken the thing - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/ escape from new york - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082340/ they live - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/

FWIW, I don't get the connection to javascript interviews either.