User:Aichon

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Aichon
ˈīˌkän :Main

About Me

800px-Flag of the United States.svg.png American
Aichon is American.
File:Safari logo2.jpg GreaseKit
I use GreaseKit and
I write scripts for it.
Mac.png Macintosh
Aichon is a Macintosh addict
and owns several.
Sleep.jpg Pseudo Zombie
Aichon needs more sleep.

Support

Teacup.jpg Etiquette
Aichon supports etiquette.
Smiley.png It's a Joke, OK?
Aichon supports the use of humor, even when other people don't get it.
E=mc2.jpg Logic and Reason
Aichon rates the power of Logic and Reason over a shotgun any day.

Urban Dead

Zergling.gif Alt user
Aichon has alts but DOESN'T Zerg.
Dead.gif Urban Dead
Aichon plays UD. What are the odds?
Cash.gif UrbanDead Sponsor!
Aichon has contributed to the UrbanDead Beer Fund.

Wiki

Dtip.JPG Don't Take It Personally
Aichon isn't crushed by criticism directed at him. It's all cool.
Formatting Nazi.png Formatting Nazi
Aichon is a formatting Nazi and will fix your wiki-code without asking.
NoLOL.png Grammar
Aichon supports the use of proper grammar and spelling on the Wiki.

Received

Cookie.jpg A Free Cookie
Giles has given Aichon a cookie for his awesome barricade templates.
Cookie.jpg A Free Cookie
Maverick has given Aichon a cookie for his most excellent work in helping solve an inter-browser template coding issue!

Intro

I'm an Urban Dead player who first joined the game on August 15th, 2009. Since then, I've made a point of trying to enjoy as many aspects of the game and its community as possible. Towards that end, I've written userscripts, temporarily led a group, and have generally engaged in the wiki community quite a bit. This is the first wiki that I've really gotten involved with, so if you see me making stupid mistakes, clue me in, since I'm still learning.

In terms of the game, I wanted to experience everything it had to offer, so as you can see by the character list, I have characters in some of the premiere groups of Malton. They all lead separate existences, and a few of them actively fight against the efforts of the others, though they've never met or even gotten close to each other (nor will they ever do so). Oh, and since they're all separate characters, please treat them as such. Just because my PKer may have ruined your day today doesn't mean that my survivor won't be coming in afterwards to help you patch things together.

If you need to get in touch with me for some reason, use the talk page. If you want real-time chat, hit me up on irc.nexuswar.com in #udwiki, #urbandeadwiki, and #mob (and another channel or two). If you decide to stalk me and need to say my name over the phone or in-person, I've included a handy pronunciation guide for my screen name up in the header of this page. Just in case you aren't conversant with those characters, it's pronounced the same as "icon."


Background

I'm a graduate student working on his Masters degree in Computer Science at Texas A&M University. I work with the Internet Research Lab (IRL) doing...stuff. I've worked in the space industry with subcontractors for NASA (e.g. Lockheed Martin Space Operations), but am currently employed as a Teaching Assistant (TA) for various undergraduate courses, and have had the privilege of assisting professors in teaching over 1000 students in the nearly three years I've been a TA.

To cut off the obvious questions, no, I will not help you troubleshoot your computer. I use and love my Mac because it lets me get work done without dealing with the crap that Windows users put up with or the hassle that Linux users deal with. You guys are on your own.

Otherwise, I guess I could point out the fact that I am a Christian that holds pretty traditional/conservative values in terms of most of the controversial issues. For some reason, this tends to surprise people. Go figure.


Technology

Primary work machine: 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo Mac mini running Mac OS 10.6.2 (and Windows 7 Pro 64-bit)

Monitor: 40" Toshiba Regza HDTV and two Dell 24" monitors

Additional Storage: 2TB HDD via Firewire 800

Keyboard: Apple Wireless Keyboard

Mouse: Logitech MX Revolution

Speakers: Logitech LS21 2.1 (i.e. the low end)

Browser: Safari on Mac, Chrome on Windows

Mobile work machine: 1.67GHz DL-SuperDrive Aluminum PowerBook G4 running Mac OS 10.4.2


Hobbies

Backloggery.com: As most know, I do enjoy video games from a large selection of genres (pretty much everything besides sports games), but am most enamored with games that are classics or are likely to become classics eventually. I particularly enjoy underrated games that got overlooked by the mainstream, but I don't let the popularity of something dissuade me from playing it. If you're curious about the games I have or what I'm playing, check me out at the link.

MyAnimeList.net: In terms of anime, my tastes are a bit simpler: I usually avoid series that span hundreds of episodes, I don't watch hentai, and I usually only watch bigger productions. Check the link if you want more information about what I've seen or what I'm watching now.

Otherwise, I do a bit of coding for fun in my spare time, and have dabbled in several dozen different programming, scripting, markup, and query languages at this point. Check my userscripts for some examples of coding I've done for fun.

Sports: N/A. I told you I was a Computer Science guy. 'nuff said.

Music: I listen to anime and video game soundtracks. That's about it, honestly.

You might see me around the Internet since I do tend to get around. These days, I go by the Aichon handle almost exclusively, but in the past I've used Anubis IV and Orison as handles at various sites and in various services.