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FREDERICK, Md. — At first glance, something about Eric Zimmerman’s house doesn’t quite compute. Computer towers stack up in the garage, desktops crowd the kitchen, and more machines line the basement ...

It’s happened to all of us at one time or another. We’ve just met someone, he or she finds out that we work with computers, and those feared words come out, “Oh, you work with computers. Maybe you can ...

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