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I'm a software engineer by trade. I currently work at Mozilla on the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine, but I try to dabble in lots of other areas as well to be "dangerous". :-) I have a hobbyist interest in economics, politics, and law. I've been to (as of March 2018) fourteen SCOTUS oral arguments across five days, notably including:
- National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning: a case interpreting the Appointments Clause for the first time;
- McCullen v. Coakley: a case concerning so-called "buffer zones" around the entrances to abortion clinics, in which assembly, speech, etc. are restricted;
- Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans: a case concerning whether the designs on custom state license plates constitute government speech, so that a state that generally sells custom designs may refuse to sell a particular design;
- Matal v. Tam: a case concerning whether a trademark registration can be denied on the basis of the mark being "disparaging"; and
- Ziglar v. Abbasi: a case concerning whether, in the aftermath of September 11, various detainees in New York prisons are permitted to sue various government officials for allegations of mistreatment.
I am a broadly libertarian (generally small-L) Christian.
If you want to discuss changes I've made, feel free to visit my discussion page. Usually I prioritize other activities, so I contribute infrequently.