User:Plushpuffin

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About me I'm a member of the Something Awful forums. I am also a moderator of the World of Warcraft subforum at Something Awful. I don't post often, but when I do it's usually a megapost, such as my software lists or my film review index. I frequently browse the WoW, D&D, SH/SC, and Film Dump forums. I use Perl for all my scripting needs. For general programming, I use C# and C++. I have a particular interest in neural networks and genetic algorithms. I once worked on NewsPro / Coranto (a free Perl CGI script for website content management). I once performed minor upgrades on YaBB, a free Perl Internet forum CGI script. I'm a liberal, but I make a conscious effort to avoid edits to political articles. I'm a spelling and grammar nazi. Many of my edits consist solely of cleanup. I use Ubuntu Linux because I've gotten fed up with Windows. Also, I am incredibly cheap, and have been known to use things until they are practically falling apart, so the price of Linux (free) helps. I am a huge science fiction fan. I really don't read anything else. Most of my non-cleanup edits are to science fiction articles. I love movies. If I were to be provided with an endless supply of movies to watch, I would probably starve to death rather than vacate my couch. I have an uncanny ability to identify movies based on a quick (two to three second) glance at any arbitrary scene. Contributions Although most of my edits are relatively minor, occasionally I will dedicate some time to creating or substantially revising an article of particular interest to me. Proteus in the Underworld: science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield Beggars Ride: science fiction novel by Nancy Kress Limit of Vision: science fiction novel by Linda Nagata Wikipedia Search, by Google I really don't like Wikipedia's search functionality, so I use Google's search (with I'm feeling lucky) instead. Here's how to add a search shortcut for Wikipedia. For both Firefox and Opera, use the keyword/shortcut "wl" and this url. Firefox: Follow the directions on this page. Opera: Follow the directions on this page. Internet Explorer: Follow the directions on this page. Internet Explorer requires that you use a slightly different search url. Useful Articles WP:AGF: Assuming good faith. WP:CITE: Citations. WP:COPYVIO: Copyright violations. WP:WARN: Warning templates. Awards

Babelboxen en This user is a native speaker of the English language. Bio This user has been on Wikipedia for 19 years, 8 months and 20 days. Interests goon This user enjoys the Something Awful Forums. This user is interested in science. SCI FI This user loves science fiction. Computing This user contributes using Ubuntu. This user is against DRM. C# This user can program in C#. C++ This user can program in C++. Beliefs This user doesn't believe in myths or superstitions. This user is a Humanist. rand This user opposes Ayn Rand's objectivist philosophy. This user supports the Democratic Party. G.O.P. This user believes the Republican Party has been hijacked by neocons