Academic Background

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USCThis user attended the
University of Southern California.
SJTUThis user attends or attended Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
BSThis user has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering.
MAThis user has a Master of Arts degree in Mathematics.
MBAThis user has a Master of Business Administration degree.
PhDThis user has a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Computer Science.
ΗΚΝThis user is a member of Eta Kappa Nu national electrical and computer engineering honor society.
ΠΜΕThis user is a member of Pi Mu Epsilon honorary national mathematics society.
ϕΚϕThis user is a member of Phi Kappa Phi national honor society.
 This user has published peer-reviewed articles in academic journals.
Erdős 5This user has an Erdős number of 5.

Professional Background

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 This user is an expert in mathematics.
 This user is a mathematical logician.
 This user is a Computer Scientist
 This user is a software engineer.
prog-NThis user thinks in bytecode and dreams of electric sheep.
ACMThis user is a member of the ACM
 This user has practiced American Kenpo since 1972 and is second generation in the Trejo-Parker lineage.

Ancestry (based on genetic testing and genealogical research)

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 This user is of English ancestry.
 This user is of German ancestry.
 This user is of Swedish ancestry.
 This user is of French ancestry.
 This user is of Spanish ancestry.
 This user is of Scottish ancestry.
 This user is of Sardinian ancestry.
 This user is of Swiss ancestry.
 This user is of Alsatian ancestry.
This user descends from the
First Americans

Babel

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enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
de-1Dieser Benutzer hat grundlegende Deutschkenntnisse.
fr-1Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français.
zh-0這位用戶無法理解中文,或難以理解中文。
这位用户无法理解中文,或难以理解中文。

English Usage

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theyThis user considers singular they standard English usage.
to¦goThis user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.
byThe passive voice may be used by this user.
... in.Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which this user will not put.
man-
kind
Regarding gender, this user prefers the vernacular, not what is politically correct.
who(m)This user uses either who or whom in the object case.
you oneThis user knows that one should not use "you" in encyclopedia articles or other formal works.
which & that This user joins with Dickens, Melville, and other great writers[1] in rejecting the canard that which may not be used for restrictive relative clauses.
if & whetherThis user knows how to use "if" and "whether" correctly.
English Singulars: "The data is..." This user recognizes that "data", "media", and "agenda" have become incorporated into English as singular nouns.
. TheThis user does not put two spaces after a full stop.
A, B, and CThis user prefers the serial comma.
This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately...
"…"?This user thinks "British punctuation is best for quotation marks". Do you?
ANAL 4This user advocates good grammar usage.
USAmerican English
is used by this user.


Computation

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 This user runs macOS.
 This user contributes using a MacBook Pro.
 This user contributes using a
Mac Pro.
 This user contributes using Safari on an iPhone.
 This user contributes using Safari.
 This user uses Apple silicon.
BBThis user contributes using a broadband connection.
 This user remembers Classic Mac OS
 This user is RSTS 'Ready'.
PsThis user contributes using
Adobe Photoshop.
TECOThis user has munged files with TECO.
 This user hacks happily with Emacs.
asm-4This user is an expert assembly language programmer.
C-4This user is an expert C programmer.
C-NThis user has written C compilers, or tweaked C runtime libraries in Assembly language.
C -4This user is an expert C programmer.
BASIC-4This user is an expert BASIC programmer.
UnixThis user can program in Unix.
for-3This user is an advanced Fortran programmer.
Java-2This user is an intermediate Java programmer.
 This user is an intermediate Scheme programmer.
objc-3This user is an advanced Objective-C programmer.
pas-3This user is an advanced Pascal programmer.
Perl-2This user is an intermediate Perl programmer.
PHP-3This user is an advanced PHP programmer.
Tcl-1This user is a beginning Tcl scripter.
vb-2This user is an intermediate Visual Basic programmer.
bash-3This user is an advanced Bash programmer.
pro-2This user is an intermediate Prolog programmer.
 
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This user is an intermediate LaTeX user.
TeXThis Wikipedian is a TeX user.
XML-2This user is an intermediate XML coder.
xsltThis user is an XSL Transformations programmer.
mysql-3This user is an advanced MySQL programmer.
py-1This user is a beginning Python programmer.
HTML-3This user is an advanced HTML user.
css-3This user is an advanced Cascading Style Sheets user.
js-3This user is an advanced JavaScript programmer.
Ascript-2This user is an intermediate AppleScript programmer.
This user is an intermediate Swift programmer.

Random Facts

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 This user is male.
69YThis Wikipedian was born on 11 October 1955 and is 69 years, 2 months, and 12 days old.
 This user remembers when television programming was only in black-and-white.
 This user is old enough to remember what a typewriter is, and that's all you need to know.
 This user remembers using
a rotary dial telephone.
INTPThis user's MBTI type is INTP.
 This user values reason
over faith
.
  This user is Christian atheist.  
 This user is a skeptic.
 This user is from Earth.
 
 This user is nocturnal. 
@This user does not wish to disclose their email or screen name.
 This user is owned by one or more cats.
 This user used to be a vegetarian.
  This user is an omnivore.
 This user will dine on MREs as soon as they offer varieties such as "Foie gras de canard aux truffes".
 This user believes that caffeine is necessary in large doses daily.
 This user likes the taste of coffee, not cream / sugar /
hazelnut / what have you.
AMThis user loves Aston Martin cars.
 This user loves the Aston Martin DB7
JagThis user loves Jaguar cars.
EQThis user (still) plays (the original) EverQuest
DEFThis user hails from Neriak.
ENCThis user prefers silk to armor.

Musical Preferences

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SWThis user was born to be wild.
JTThis user is thick as a brick.
GDThis user is a fan of GREEN DAY.
TD This user is a rider on the storm.
CSNThis user has seen the Southern Cross.
CREAMThis user likes white rooms with black curtains.
 This user loves
The Beatles.
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UCThis user is a member of
WikiProject
University of California
0 This user has made more than 0 contributions to Wikipedia.
 This user prefers using userboxes to fill up their user page instead of actually writing something useful.
 This user overuses userboxes.
 This user despises vandalism and reverts it with extreme pride.

Places I've Been

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Adapted from TonyTheTiger who pirated code from Ceyockey who burgled idea from Grutness who lifted from Moriori who half-inched from Calton who nicked it from Salsb who stole it from Guettarda who borrowed it from Coolcat