My father resembles him somewhat, since he was a farmer the first twenty-some years of his life. He then got a PhD in physics, and spend most time tinkering with magnets, lasers and math.
Got addicted, and lost it again. Great game, for a massive multiple on-line spreadsheet application. The game has one fatal flaw: It makes you very aware of time and time-management, and there is still a compiler to finish...