My name is Dustin Brewer and I got my Amateur Extra license on 2014-12-30.

How did I end up here? Well, I was messing around with Arduinos and those cheap RF24L01+ radios, which naturally led to software-defined radio, which naturally led to tracking airplanes with ADS-B, which naturally led to… wait, why am I not licensed to do any of this properly?
So I studied for a couple weeks. Found an exam nearby. Walked in and took all three tests in one sitting because I’m cheap and didn’t want to pay the test-taking fee multiple times. Technician, General, Extra - boom, boom, boom.
I know some folks get salty about “instant extras” who didn’t spend years working their way up the license classes. To them I say: that’s not my problem. :)
The FCC said I’m good to go. Take it up with them.