Dirk P Broer is at present an IT specialist professionally and an amateur historian in several fields. He has spent much of his working life -after having being educated as an experimental psychologist- in first, second and third line help desk functions, sharing his passion for computers, science fiction, speedskating, history and aviation with both children and adults.

A member of the KNSB (Royal Dutch Skating Union) speedkating statisticians committee, he is the co-author of two books about Dutch speedskating championships:

• Nederlandse Kampioenschappen Hardrijden Langebaan 1887-2003 (Hoogland, Netherlands: KNSB, 2003. No ISBN)
• Nederlandse Kampioenschappen Kortebaan en Supersprint 1924-2005 (Hoogland, Netherlands: KNSB, 2005. No ISBN)

Dirk received a Doctoral degree (Dutch 'Drs', equivalent of Masters plus Bachelor degree) in Experimental Psychology at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands.

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Wikipedia This user has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian and was awarded their own day. <ref> This user recognizes the importance of citing sources.

Food and drinks This user loves Indonesian cuisine! This user loves Indian cuisine. This user likes Mexican food This user loves Greek cuisine This user would likely die without eating the occasional curry. This user eats chili. This user loves Thai cuisine. This user is an omnivore. This user drinks milk. This user drinks beer.

Computers and computing This user built their own PC. This user is interested in computer engineering. This user works in Technical Support. C:\>_ This user uses DOS, or knows how to use it. This user runs FreeDOS. This user uses Windows XP. OS/2 This user is a former user of OS/2. This user prefers Windows, but still sees the advantages of Macs. This user is crunching numbers using BOINC.

A little info. This user is of Dutch ancestry. This user is a citizen of the European Union. This user is male. This user has multiple university degrees. This user is a psychologist.

Interests This user is interested in military aircraft and their history. This user is interested in World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945). This user enjoys reading science fiction.

Sports This user has completed a marathon. 6 This user has run a 6 minute mile. (pretty good) This user enjoys inline skating. This user enjoys ice skating.