I am a 39 (b. October 5th, 1968) year old software developer/programmer/tester, living in Toronto , Ontario , Canada , who has eclectic interest and tastes.
Interests
Just a small sampling of my many interests.
Food and Drink
Coffee (Turkish coffee , Cappuccino , Drip brew , Starbucks , Second Cup ), Tea , Sushi , Scotch whisky (Talisker , Laphroaig , Glenmorangie ), Chocolate , Dim sum .
History
Ancient Rome (Roman Republic , Roman Legion , Servile Wars , Pyrrhic War , Punic Wars ), Ancient Egypt , Minoa , Sumer , Japan (Muromachi period , Edo period , Tokugawa Ieyasu ), China .
Information Technology
Internet (File sharing netowrks ,Peer-to-peer networks , Grid computing , Metadata Tags , Folksonomies , Blogging , Wikis , Online communities ), Software Engineering (Software development process , Software architecture , Web applications , Programming languages ), Artificial intelligence , Virtual Reality , Computer Graphics .
Cultures
Japan (Japanese tea ceremony , Iaido , Aikido , Soto Zen ), Celtic nations , China , Ancient Egypt .
Science
Cosmology (Astronomy , Exoplanets , Astrophysics , Physics , Extraterrestrial life , Fermi Paradox ), Discrete mathematics (Graph Theory , Set Theory , Group Theory , Logic , Information theory , Mathematical logic ), Exploratory engineering (Megastructures , Molecular nanotechnology , Stellar engines , Dyson Spheres , Ringworlds , Kardashev scale ), Self organizing systems , Emergence , Space travel (Space tourism , Space Exploration , Interstellar travel , Space colonization , Martian colonisation , Project Orion , Project Daedalus ).
Books:
Literature (Chaucer , Milton , Shakespeare , T.S. Elliot , William Blake ), Hard science fiction (Robert A. Heinlein , Charles Stross , William Gibson , Spider Robinson , Vernor Vinge , Greg Bear , David Brin ), Historical fiction (Colleen McCullough 's Masters of Rome , James Clavell 's Asian Saga - esp Shogun ), Mythology , Legends , General Fiction (Stephen King - esp the Dark Tower series )
Music
Classical Music (Guillaume de Machaut , Mozart , Bach , Haydn , Handel ), Blues (Mississippi Fred McDowell , Nina Simone ), Industrial music (Nine Inch Nails , Kidneythieves , Static-X , Dry Cell , Papa Roach ), Celtic music (Runrig , Victoria Police Pipe Band ), Opera (Così fan tutte ).
Philosophy:
Philosophy , Ethics , Marcus Aurelius , Stoicism , Transhumanism , Philosophy of Mind
Politics
Privacy , Anarchy (as opposed to chaos ), Self organizing systems , Emergence , Sousveillance .
Regilion
Buddhism (Zen , Soto Zen ), Comparative religion , Christianity (Catholicism , Protestantism ).
Television
Rome , The 4400 , Stargate Atlantis , Stargate SG-1 , Jericho , Doctor Who , Law & Order , Alias , Quantum Leap , Bones , The Prisoner , Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) .
Memberships
Military history WikiProject • Classical Warfare Task Force (Military history WikiProject) • Classical Greece and Rome Wikiproject
Contributions
Created
Battle of "The Saw"
Edited significantly
Battle of Cannae • Dyson sphere • Fermi paradox • Legio XIII Gemina • Mercenary War • Pyrrhic War • Roman Republic • Rome (TV series) and sub-pages.
Operation Opera
Third Servile War (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views )
Featured in September 2006 ; My first attempt to write a historical article to "professional" academic standards. It was a long, hard process (over 6 months) in which I learned a great deal about academic writing, peer-reviews, research, and referencing. I trust the next attempt won't be quite so much effort.
Habitually vandalize
User:Kirill_Lokshin
Awards
WikiChevrons I hereby present you with the Military history WikiProject Distinguished Service Award for your contributions to Wikipedia's coverage of ancient warfare. —Kirill Lok s hin 03:48, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar This barnstar is awarded to Vedexent, in recognition of his/her polite conduct and advice to a new user -- Chubdub 00:32, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
An award for being nice ?!? Usually I'm just noted for being grumpy - Vedexent 00:44, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia Hotlinks
Places and pages I go to often. Listed here mostly for my own use.
Military history WikiProject discussion • Classical Warfare Task Force • Military history WikiProject A-Class reviews • Military history WikiProject peer reviews