Just found my ESR!

In looking up some generic Python stuff, I found an article by Eric the uber-hacker on the subject. Firstly, the article would suggest its the right language for me to start with. Secondly, it reminded me of some of the other stuff he does.
I particularly like his answer to the frequently aked question 'Can you help me with a windows problem?' The answer being to format the c drive. I only wish I could. I hope to get hold of an old pc from my inlaws that I can use as a linux box, and start on the path to proto-hacker status.