Joey is the happiest geek on earth. He feeds the beast by taking contract programming gigs, and spends the rest of the time working on hacktivist projects and playing alterna-tunes on his accordion, surrounded by beautiful women who are drawn, irresistably, to his exhibitionist performances and are compelled to purchase drinks for him while he gets random passers-by to snap photos with his digital camera. His latest adventure, "The accidental go-go dancer," is a classic.
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