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The kids gave me nicknameslike "UFO-Hannes." That certainly createda level of isolation,...

The kids gave me nicknames
like "UFO-Hannes." That certainly created
a level of isolation, but also one that let me
look for creative ways to deal with my obsessions

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The kids gave me nicknames like "UFO-Hannes."
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That certainly created a level of isolation,
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but also one that let me look for creative ways
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to deal with my obsessions.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:14
Uploaded
Nov 02, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, comedy
Production
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Movie Summary

A Personal Journey Into The Uncharted Depths Of Nerd Culture, A Realm Full Of Dangers, Creatures And More Or Less Precarious Working Conditions...
I compiled my own cut-and-paste popular science books - Traceroute 00:12
I compiled my own cut-and-paste popular science books
Well, I guess I started the genre of docuploitation. - Traceroute 00:06
Well, I guess I started the genre of docuploitation.
I wrote stories about exotic diseases - Traceroute 00:12
I wrote stories about exotic diseases
A couple of scientists who do research - Traceroute 00:10
A couple of scientists who do research
One of the scientists accidentally falls - Traceroute 00:11
One of the scientists accidentally falls
On the other side of Earth, he is catapulted into orbit, - Traceroute 00:08
On the other side of Earth, he is catapulted into orbit,
An excellent example for bad science in science fiction, - Traceroute 00:12
An excellent example for bad science in science fiction,
My mother Hermi was always supportive - Traceroute 00:16
My mother Hermi was always supportive
I'm not into sweat suits anymore, - Traceroute 00:10
I'm not into sweat suits anymore,
I was eager to impress, - Traceroute 00:06
I was eager to impress,
My rebellion manifested itself - Traceroute 00:14
My rebellion manifested itself
And when I was 11 I became an atheist. - Traceroute 00:05
And when I was 11 I became an atheist.
I devoured cyberpunk novels - Traceroute 00:07
I devoured cyberpunk novels
Edison Carter vom Sender 23, M-M-M-Max Headroom. - Traceroute 00:06
Edison Carter vom Sender 23, M-M-M-Max Headroom.
I goofed around with a friend's Commodore 64, - Traceroute 00:08
I goofed around with a friend's Commodore 64,
I learned English by playing Sierra Online adventure games, - Traceroute 00:10
I learned English by playing Sierra Online adventure games,
And when I was 13, I joined the FidoNet data network. - Traceroute 00:07
And when I was 13, I joined the FidoNet data network.
Electronic data communication was a wonderful way - Traceroute 00:09
Electronic data communication was a wonderful way
And I learned the proper term for what I was-- - Traceroute 00:07
And I learned the proper term for what I was--
I felt at home in a world built by outsiders, - Traceroute 00:10
I felt at home in a world built by outsiders,