20 Questions Game 195

[JustAGuyNamedWill]

Known for playing League of Legends

If yes, I have won this game

No, I don't think so.

Dang! Thought i had him…

[kingofthepirates]

is this website-tech company a search engine (ie.google, firefox, duck-duck go, etc.)?

[Hominidae]

is this website-tech company a search engine (ie.google, firefox, duck-duck go, etc.)?

No. I don't think Firefox is a search engine though.

[han-shahanshah]

Under forty years of age?

[Hominidae]

Under forty years of age?

No.

[Hominidae]

1,2,3,4,5,6,10,11,17. Real living male human being born after February 15, 1954 A.D. but before February 16, 1984 in a part of the United States that is in North America, who is not famous for musical talent/accomplishments, but is known for being a business leader
7. Neither a noted vegetarian nor over six feet in height
8. Never a US President, British Prime Minister, British Royalty, French President, German President, German Chancellor, or Polish, Swedish, Ukrainian, Italian, or Greek head of state
9. Never featured as a playable or non-playable character in a video game (as far as the QM knows)
12,14,16. Primarily known for association with a tech company which is best known as a website, but not a search engine
13. Not Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Marc Benioff, Brian Stafford, Jeff Bezos, Bhavna Juneja, Stewart Butterfield, Arnie Gordon, Bob Epstein, Phil Tee, Reed Hastings, David Gasparyan, Andy Jassy, Steven Mih, Katalin Karikó, Viplav Valluri, Thomas Kurian, Tony Safoian, Kai-Fu Lee, David Moise, Sanjay Vyas, Satya Nadella, Anirudh Kala, Satoshi Nakamoto, Richard Tracy, Jon Summers, Judy Faulkner, Sara Blakely, Shawn Torres, or Brandi Ward
15. Not known for playing League of Legends

NOT:
Bill Gates (DarthPorg36)
Kevin Systrom (Jamiet99uk)

Passed questions:
Is he a writer or journalist?

Three questions left. You're very close (I used the correct you're that time!).

[Spartaculous]

My wife saw me playing this and wants to play too. She has a guess in mind. So I'll ask, is the company in question considered to be social media?

[Hominidae]

My wife saw me playing this and wants to play too. She has a guess in mind. So I'll ask, is the company in question considered to be social media?

Not social media, no. I welcome her to the game though!

[Spartaculous]

My wife saw me playing this and wants to play too. She has a guess in mind. So I'll ask, is the company in question considered to be social media?

Not social media, no. I welcome her to the game though!

Good to know. (She had come up with Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit and Serena Williams's husband - but we had figured out he was vegetarian by the time you answered.)

[DarthPorg36]

Un-free guess, but I like this one. Chad Hurley, former CEO of YouTube

[Jamiet99uk]

Un-free guess, but I like this one. Chad Hurley, former CEO of YouTube

That looks like a good guess.

[Hominidae]

Un-free guess, but I like this one. Chad Hurley, former CEO of YouTube

No. One question remaining. Get your free guesses in if you haven't already. I wouldn't be surprised if someone got it.

[Spartaculous]

I am a bit hesitant (because of the "business leader" bit), but I will go with Jimmy Wales.

[Hominidae]

I am a bit hesitant (because of the "business leader" bit), but I will go with Jimmy Wales.

We have a winner!

I know it's a bit ambiguous, but I'm pretty sure nonprofits still count as businesses, so it was hard to justify anything other than "yes" on that one. And there is also Fandom (formerly known as Wikia).

[Jamiet99uk]

I am a bit hesitant (because of the "business leader" bit), but I will go with Jimmy Wales.

We have a winner!

I know it's a bit ambiguous, but I'm pretty sure nonprofits still count as businesses, so it was hard to justify anything other than "yes" on that one. And there is also Fandom (formerly known as Wikia).

Yeah that's fair.

The first major business he launched was a for-profit website called Bomis.Com which mostly featured softcore pornography.

[Jamiet99uk]

(That's true by the way, Wikipedia fans, look it up!)

[Spartaculous]

I am a bit hesitant (because of the "business leader" bit), but I will go with Jimmy Wales.

We have a winner!

I know it's a bit ambiguous, but I'm pretty sure nonprofits still count as businesses, so it was hard to justify anything other than "yes" on that one. And there is also Fandom (formerly known as Wikia).

Hominidae, I think that you must be a very interesting person in real life. You always come up with the most fascinating characters to guess. I am happy that I *finally* got one of yours. (My happiness is mixed with a twinge of disappointment - because Jimmy Wales is actually in my phone's note containing my list of future 20Q targets.)

Also, since my wife was helping me last night, I will take a moment to announce that she just accepted a tenure-track assistant professor job literally yesterday! Hooray!

[Jamiet99uk]

I am a bit hesitant (because of the "business leader" bit), but I will go with Jimmy Wales.

We have a winner!

I know it's a bit ambiguous, but I'm pretty sure nonprofits still count as businesses, so it was hard to justify anything other than "yes" on that one. And there is also Fandom (formerly known as Wikia).

Hominidae, I think that you must be a very interesting person in real life. You always come up with the most fascinating characters to guess. I am happy that I *finally* got one of yours. (My happiness is mixed with a twinge of disappointment - because Jimmy Wales is actually in my phone's note containing my list of future 20Q targets.)

Also, since my wife was helping me last night, I will take a moment to announce that she just accepted a tenure-track assistant professor job literally yesterday! Hooray!

Wow that's great news. What is her subject?

[Spartaculous]

Wow that's great news. What is her subject?

Thanks for asking! She studies biomedically-relevant chemistry using computational techniques (read: supercomputers).

Also, I'll note that a few of my previous Twenty Questions choices (not Knuth!) have been based off of her background and interests.

[Hominidae]

I am a bit hesitant (because of the "business leader" bit), but I will go with Jimmy Wales.

We have a winner!

I know it's a bit ambiguous, but I'm pretty sure nonprofits still count as businesses, so it was hard to justify anything other than "yes" on that one. And there is also Fandom (formerly known as Wikia).

Hominidae, I think that you must be a very interesting person in real life. You always come up with the most fascinating characters to guess. I am happy that I *finally* got one of yours. (My happiness is mixed with a twinge of disappointment - because Jimmy Wales is actually in my phone's note containing my list of future 20Q targets.)

Also, since my wife was helping me last night, I will take a moment to announce that she just accepted a tenure-track assistant professor job literally yesterday! Hooray!

Congrats to her!

I like to think that I'm interesting in real life. Not sure if I actually am. I enjoy your choices as well.