Danakil. Ultimately, from the Dhalak Archipelago of Dankalia, Eritrea.
Interests (in no particular order):
- Mesoamerican languages, esp. Aztec(Nahuatl), Totonac and Huaxtec(Tenek)
- Programming languages, esp. APL,J,NGL,K,FP,FL,ALGOL-68,Miranda
- Cognitive linguistics, esp. Whorf,Wittgenstein,Lakoff,Deacon,Korzybsky,Kuhn (yes, T.Kuhn)
- Geophysics, esp. Expansion Tectonics
- Aerospace science, esp. Hybrid-fuel rocket engines, Aerodynamics (particularly interested in non-Bernoulli explanations of lift)
- Mesoamerican history, esp. Izapan,Teotihuacan,Cuicuilco,Cotzumalhuapan,Tamoanchan
- Biological anthropology, esp. Human origins,AAT(H)
- Ancient languages, esp. Sumerian and Ancient Egyptian
- Algorithms, esp. matrix-based non-iterative versions of the common ones
- Bioinformatics, esp. fast sequence matching algorithms
- Complexity, esp. Kauffman and his work on the "4th law" of thermodynamics
- Paleoclimate, esp. as its effects on animal evolution and human history
- Macroevolution, esp. its recurring patterns and their environmental contexts
- English language, esp. its mono- and quasimono-syllabic features, and as a de facto universal language
- Proto-languages, esp. their relationship with human history
- Language isolates, esp. Basque,Tarascan(Purépecha),Sumerian
- Ancient tool industries, esp. Solutrean
- Quantitative linguistics, esp. Latent Semantic Analysis,Principal Components,Statistical Clustering&Identification
- Language Origins, esp. in its relation to biological anthropology
- Evemeristic legends/myths, esp. ancient egyptian,sumerian,mesoamerican,greek
- Alternative mathematical/algorithmic notations, esp. following Iverson's, Backus', and M.B.Well's work
- Quantum mechanics interpretations, I know... this is the one that will probably tear me to pieces
Likes:
- Arabian horses, ivory-colored Labrador Retrievers, Beta Splendens, King Cobras, White Siberian tigers, Hummingbirds, young Wombats
- Unlimited-class racing Hydroplanes, original Yellow XP Sea-Doo watercraft, 16' Hobbie Cats
- Ford GT-40, Ferrari Modena, 1995 Mustang Convertible, McLaren F1
- North-American XB-70 Valkyrie, Concorde SST, X-15, Cessna 185 Skywagon, Cessna Cardinal RG, P-51 Mustang, competition sailplanes, Sukhoi Su-37
- IBM Thinkpad laptops with Track-Point cursor control
- ALGOL 68
- Solitude
- Fireplaces
- Little-known underdogs -- (such as Northrop's F-5/F-20 and Lockheed's F-104 Starfighter/Lancer, in their competition against McDonnel-Douglas' F-15)
- Chocolate, butter cookies
- South American sweet-flute music, Colombian music (Carlos Vives, Bacilos)
- Tropical thunderstorms, warm shallow tropical seas, pine-covered mountains
Contributions: Currently ranked within the top-500 in number of edits. Mostly in the areas of Mesoamerican and Programming languages.
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