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==<span style="color: #ffc; font-weight: bold;">Brief intro</span>==


I'm an Urban Dead player who first joined the game on August 15th, 2009. Despite being a relatively recent newcomer, I've made an effort to immerse myself in the game and the community and have already written {{User:Aichon/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Userscripts|several userscripts}} that can be used in Greasemonkey or GreaseKit. This is the first wiki that I've really engaged in, so I've started to poke around it as I slowly learn how to use it. You might see me occasionally on {{User:Aichon/snazzylink|Developing Suggestions}} or elsewhere (I'm starting to get around a bit more), though I haven't done too much around here yet, aside from helping out with the new barricade templates in a very small way. If you see me doing something stupid on the wiki, let me know, since I'm still learning, like I said.
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<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|2=E=mc2.jpg|3=Logic and Reason|4=Aichon rates Logic and Reason<br />over the power of a shotgun.}}</td></tr>


In-game, I try to keep myself spread out and make an effort not to favor any one character or play style much more than any other. Right now, I'm compartmentalizing each character so that they act independently of the others and operate in regions that are far enough apart such that any information they gather is of no use to the others. Each of my characters is being played in a different style, so, if I munch on your brains with my zombie character, please don't take it out on my survivor character or assume that my survivor character is a zombie spy, because they aren't. Likewise, if you heal up my {{User:Aichon/snazzylink|Opportunist}} character but, despite your best efforts, can't save them from the zombie horde, don't take it personally if that character turns around and munches on your brain the next day.
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<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|Zergling.gif|Alt user|Aichon has several alts he controls,<br />but he does not zerg.}}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|cash.gif|UrbanDead Sponsor!|4=Aichon has contributed to the UrbanDead {{/snazzylink|donate|Beer Fund}}.}}</td></tr>


If you need to get in touch with me for some reason, the {{User:Aichon/snazzylink|User Talk:Aichon|talk page}} is definitely the way to go, since I the check the wiki regularly. I'm also on irc.nexuswar.com in #udwiki, #urbandeadwiki, and #mob pretty often if you'd prefer to chat on IRC. If you decide to stalk me for some reason and actually manage to get my cell number, please do me a favor and make sure that you pronounce '''Aichon''' correctly (it's pronounced as "icon") when you say "hi." Thanks.
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<tr><td>{{flagbox|rgb(82,82,90)|Justice.PNG|Wiki Janitor|4=Aichon was a {{/snazzylink|Special:Listusers/sysop|sysop}} and {{/snazzylink|Special:Listusers/bureaucrat|bureaucrat}}.}}</td></tr>
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* Active player: 2009-2017<br />
* Wiki janitor: 2010-2018<br />
* Use the {{/snazzylink|User talk:Aichon|talk page}} to reach me.</div>


==<span style="color: #ffc; font-weight: bold;">Background</span>==


I'm currently a graduate Masters student studying Computer Science at [http://www.tamu.edu Texas A&M University]. I work with the [http://irl.cs.tamu.edu Internet Research Lab] (IRL) on projects related to web crawlers, and am currently designing and implementing an updated version of our IRLbot web crawler that is capable of operating on a server cluster. I've worked on software development in the space industry with various subcontractors for NASA (Lockheed Martin Space Operations et al.) and seem to have discovered an aversion for the red tape involved with government work. Despite that, I seem to be enjoying my state-sponsored employment as a Teaching Assistant for various undergraduate Computer Science courses, and have had the privilege of helping to instruct several hundred students at this point.
Howdy!


Before people start trying to hit me up for troubleshooting with their computer problems, you should know that I'm an ardent Mac addict. So, if folks were to ask me for troubleshooting help with their Windows/Linux boxes, I'd politely point out that part of my reason for using a Mac is so that I don't have to deal with troubleshooting and would then promptly ignore the request. I do support Mac users though, and am willing to help them out a bit. Unlike my more recent "switcher" brethren, I've been using Macs since the late 1980s, so I know my way around them pretty well, as long as I'm not asked about OS 10.5 or 10.6 quirks.
I'm an Urban Dead player who made a point of experiencing and delighting in as many aspects of the game as possible during his time here. I enjoyed having characters who led separate lives in some of the premier groups in Malton, created {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Userscripts|userscripts}} to enhance the game for myself and others, led or participated in a {{/snazzylink|Big_Bash_3|rather}} {{/snazzylink|Big_Bash_4|large}} {{/snazzylink|Blackmore_4(04)|number}} {{/snazzylink|Samhain_Slaughter_6|of}} {{/snazzylink|Sith_of_November:_Order_66|in-game}} {{/snazzylink|March_of_The_Dead_2|events}} {{/snazzylink|No_Escape|of}} {{/snazzylink|Naked_Twister_Party '09|varying}} {{/snazzylink|*******/strikes#Tarasius_II:_Grand_Finale|historical}} {{/snazzylink|Philosophe_Knights/Theater|significance}}, wrote a {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Other/Fighting_the_AP_War|handful}} of {{/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Other/So_you_want_to_be_a_sysop%3F|guides}}, and have gotten around the wiki {{/snazzylink|Special:Contributions/Aichon|quite a bit}}, first as a regular user, then as {{/snazzylink|UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|a sysop and bureaucrat}}.


Otherwise, I'm just a married software developer who lives in the Bryan/College Station region of Texas, USA, though I previously lived on the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts of America, so I'm used to lots of sun and beaches. Despite living exclusively in Southern states, I never grew up surrounded by Southern culture, so Texas' take on Southern culture is something I've had to get used to. The place I'm living now is the furthest inland (140 miles/225 km), most elevated (360 feet/110 m), coldest (snow every few years), and hottest (weeks of highs over 105°F/40°C each summer) place I've ever lived.


==<span style="color: #ffc; font-weight: bold;">Technology</span>==
I graduated from Texas A&M University, worked in the space industry, operated sound systems for live events for a few decades, did a stint in grad school, and assisted in teaching thousands of students subjects ranging from FORTRAN to ethics, though not all necessarily in that order. These days, my work has me managing teams of software developers as we create bespoke apps for engineers, lawyers, educators, and more.


I'm running Mac OS 10.4.11 on an Aluminum PowerBook G4 1.67GHz DL-SuperDrive model. Though it's ancient by modern standards, with an outdated OS, I've intentionally chosen to use them since this is the latest Mac laptop model and the latest OS release that can still run Mac OS 9 games, of which I have quite a few that I enjoy still. Plus, despite its age, it still holds up remarkably well for almost all of my computing needs. My browser of choice when on a Mac is currently Safari, simply due to its speed and lack of bugginess, though in the past I was a big supporter of Firefox (when it was still called Phoenix/Firebird) and Camino (when it was called Chimera).
I'm a Christian that holds pretty traditional and conservative values, but unless you ask me about it, this is probably about the only time you'll see me bring it up, just because religion isn't a topic that most people want to discuss while playing a zombie game. That said, if it's something that you have questions about, feel free to ask. I'll do my best to answer.


For those times that I do have to use a PC, I run Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition on a 3.6GHz Pentium 4 in my research lab. Not the greatest machine, but it works well enough, I suppose. I used to run a quad-core Xeon with 12GB of RAM, but I handed it off to another grad student since my research migrated to a topic that was less computationally intensive. Google Chrome is far and away my browser of choice on Windows, and I'm hoping it will give Safari a serious run for its money once it's officially launched for Mac.
Besides my {{/snazzylink|User Talk:Aichon|talk page}}, you can also click the link on the side to {{/snazzylink|Special:EmailUser/Aichon|e-mail me via the wiki}}, or else you can hit me up over at my {{/snazzylinke|http://backloggery.com/aichon|Backloggery}} page.


Oh, and my screen name is pronounced the same as "icon".


==<span style="color: #ffc; font-weight: bold;">Hobbies</span>==


As with most nerds I know, I enjoy video games in general. I enjoy a rather large number of genres (pretty much everything besides sports games), but am most enamored with games that have become classics or are likely to become classics at some point in the future. I particularly enjoy games that may have been passed over by the mainstream but have since come to be regarded highly within the gamer community. I maintain a backlog of my games with my collection, the ones I'm currently playing, and the ones I wish I had over at [http://backloggery.com/aichon Backloggery.com]. Feel free to contact me on there if you have any questions about games in my backlog.
==Timeline==
For those of you who just want to know where I slot into the history of the game, here are a few notable items:
*Joined the game - August 15th, 2009
*Joined the {{/snazzylink|Soldiers of Crossman}} - August 29th, 2009
*Joined the {{/snazzylink|Militant Order of Barhah}} - November 4th, 2009
*Joined the {{/snazzylink|Philosophe Knights}} - January 7th, 2010
*Promoted to sysop - March 26th, 2010
*Helped with organizing {{/snazzylink|Big Bash 3}} - June to September 2010
*Participated in {{/snazzylink|Blackmore 4(04)}} - August 2010
*Stepped down as sysop - November 25th, 2010
*Went inactive - January 2011
*Active again for {{/snazzylink|March of The Dead 2|second March of The Dead}} - March 2012
*Promoted to sysop - August 24th, 2012
*Helped with {{/snazzylink|User:DangerReport/DangerCenter|DangerCenter}}'s development - September 2012
*Promoted to bureaucrat - October 21st, 2012
*Established the {{/snazzylink|A/SA|Sysop Archives}} - March 2013
*Returned to being a sysop - May 18th, 2013
*Helped with organizing {{/snazzylink|Big Bash 4}} - June to October 2013
*Went inactive in-game - February 2017
*Promoted to bureaucrat - June 15th, 2018
*Returned to being a regular user - December 15th, 2018
*Went inactive - December 15th, 2018


I'm also a fan of anime. My tastes are a bit simpler when it comes to anime; I generally avoid series that span hundreds of episodes due to a perceived lack of quality, I don't watch hentai, and I usually only watch bigger productions (just because I'm not into the anime community enough to hear about most little-known series). Rather than going into more detail, I'll just point you to a listing of the series and movies I've seen over at [http://myanimelist.net/animelist/Aichon MyAnimeList.net]. Again, feel free to hit me up over there if you have questions about the stuff on my anime list.


Otherwise, I do a bit of coding for fun in my spare time, and at this point, I've dabbled in several dozen different programming, scripting, markup, and query languages, ranging from Fortran and Lisp to Lua and Postscript. Back when I played ''World of Warcraft'', I spent some time tweaking existing addons and writing a few small ones of my own. Nowadays, I've taken to writing userscripts for Urban Dead. {{User:Aichon/snazzylink|User:Aichon/Userscripts|My userscripts}} have their own page, so I won't go into detail about them here. Suffice to say, I think they're cool, and it's a fun way to engage in Urban Dead's culture more often.
I'm also responsible for contributing something significant to the design of the following wiki pages:
 
*The {{/snazzylink|Template:Darvall_Heights_Barricade_Plan|barricade plan}} templates
Don't even bother asking me about sports or music. To quickly summarize my stance on each of those, I don't care to follow sports and my music tastes consist pretty much of anime and video game soundtracks. Go figure.
*{{/snazzylink|Big Bash 3}}
 
*{{/snazzylink|Big Bash 4}}
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.
*{{/snazzylink|Militant_Order_of_Barhah/Locator|MOB Locator}}
 
*{{/snazzylink|Soldiers of Crossman}}
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Latest revision as of 19:56, 23 February 2023

Aichon:Main
Aichon
ˈīˌkän :Main

Announcement: I'm no longer active. My talk page is still your best bet to get in touch. —Aichon— 04:39, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

About Me
Dtip.JPG Don't Take It Personally
Aichon isn't crushed by criticism directed at him. It's all cool.
Teacup.jpg Etiquette
Aichon supports etiquette.
E=mc2.jpg Logic and Reason
Aichon rates Logic and Reason
over the power of a shotgun.

Urban Dead
Zergling.gif Alt user
Aichon has several alts he controls,
but he does not zerg.
Cash.gif UrbanDead Sponsor!
Aichon has contributed to the UrbanDead Beer Fund.

Wiki
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.
Justice.PNG Wiki Janitor
Aichon was a sysop and bureaucrat.
TL;DR:
  • Active player: 2009-2017
  • Wiki janitor: 2010-2018
  • Use the talk page to reach me.


Howdy!

I'm an Urban Dead player who made a point of experiencing and delighting in as many aspects of the game as possible during his time here. I enjoyed having characters who led separate lives in some of the premier groups in Malton, created userscripts to enhance the game for myself and others, led or participated in a rather large number of in-game events of varying historical significance, wrote a handful of guides, and have gotten around the wiki quite a bit, first as a regular user, then as a sysop and bureaucrat.

Otherwise, I'm just a married software developer who lives in the Bryan/College Station region of Texas, USA, though I previously lived on the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts of America, so I'm used to lots of sun and beaches. Despite living exclusively in Southern states, I never grew up surrounded by Southern culture, so Texas' take on Southern culture is something I've had to get used to. The place I'm living now is the furthest inland (140 miles/225 km), most elevated (360 feet/110 m), coldest (snow every few years), and hottest (weeks of highs over 105°F/40°C each summer) place I've ever lived.

I graduated from Texas A&M University, worked in the space industry, operated sound systems for live events for a few decades, did a stint in grad school, and assisted in teaching thousands of students subjects ranging from FORTRAN to ethics, though not all necessarily in that order. These days, my work has me managing teams of software developers as we create bespoke apps for engineers, lawyers, educators, and more.

I'm a Christian that holds pretty traditional and conservative values, but unless you ask me about it, this is probably about the only time you'll see me bring it up, just because religion isn't a topic that most people want to discuss while playing a zombie game. That said, if it's something that you have questions about, feel free to ask. I'll do my best to answer.

Besides my talk page, you can also click the link on the side to e-mail me via the wiki, or else you can hit me up over at my Backloggery page.

Oh, and my screen name is pronounced the same as "icon".


Timeline

For those of you who just want to know where I slot into the history of the game, here are a few notable items:

  • Joined the game - August 15th, 2009
  • Joined the Soldiers of Crossman - August 29th, 2009
  • Joined the Militant Order of Barhah - November 4th, 2009
  • Joined the Philosophe Knights - January 7th, 2010
  • Promoted to sysop - March 26th, 2010
  • Helped with organizing Big Bash 3 - June to September 2010
  • Participated in Blackmore 4(04) - August 2010
  • Stepped down as sysop - November 25th, 2010
  • Went inactive - January 2011
  • Active again for second March of The Dead - March 2012
  • Promoted to sysop - August 24th, 2012
  • Helped with DangerCenter's development - September 2012
  • Promoted to bureaucrat - October 21st, 2012
  • Established the Sysop Archives - March 2013
  • Returned to being a sysop - May 18th, 2013
  • Helped with organizing Big Bash 4 - June to October 2013
  • Went inactive in-game - February 2017
  • Promoted to bureaucrat - June 15th, 2018
  • Returned to being a regular user - December 15th, 2018
  • Went inactive - December 15th, 2018


I'm also responsible for contributing something significant to the design of the following wiki pages:

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