> "If you don't have a young girl"

Most of my recent MLP exposure is through my 20-something brother. Apparently he's in one of the larger demographics for the modern show. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Little_Pony:_Friendship_Is_M...

Somewhat OT, but the show has a fairly sizable periphery demographic (males 13-35), which I would guess the hacker considers himself a part of. More information: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/my-little-pony-fri...

Pinkie's not the only brony hacker either. Consider this Rainbow Dash fan: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/sq7cy/iama_a_malware_c... ... and in general, there are a plethora of bronies scattered across the startup world and CS academia (full disclosure: myself included).

Or perhaps not: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/My_Little_Pon... :)

Considering that he is a teenage hacker, it's likely that he is a Brony himself.