User:Alfoor

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This user is a grad student, and therefore has little life outside the thesis.

Genuine and Authentic Discordian Pope. So please treat him/her right.

Pour la version Française de cette page, voyez ici
fr Cet utilisateur a pour langue maternelle le français.
en This user is a native speaker of English.
de-4 Dieser Benutzer hat Deutschkenntnisse auf muttersprachlichem Niveau.
nl-4 Deze gebruiker spreekt vloeiend en foutloos Nederlands.
pt-3 Este usuário/utilizador pode contribuir com um nível avançado de português.
ang-3 Þes brūcere cann forðian mid forþweardre mǣðe Englisces.
sv-3 Denna användare behärskar svenska flytande.
fi-3 Tämä käyttäjä osaa suomea erinomaisesti.
eu-3 Erabiltzaile honek euskara maila aurreratuaz lagun dezake.

I'm a graduate student studying Linguistics, especially Philology, in the Washington, D.C. area, working towards my Ph.D., and am originally from Québec City. In a general sense, I'm focusing on the use of modern technology to analyze historical documents. My undergraduate degree is from M.I.T.
A good graphical representation of my life is available here.

Contents

[edit] Other Versions of Me

⁂ I am also registered at the English WikiQuote, French Wikipedia, and Metawiki.

[edit] Babel, Babel

⁂ I definitely speak way more languages than listed, but that box is long enough as is.

[edit] Interests

[edit] Some Contributions

⁂ Added a few paragraphs to Cthulhu Mythos
⁂ Created the Horror Stub template, and with it the horror stubs category.
⁂ Modified and clarified sub-categories to the U.S. Constitution category.

[edit] WikiProjects

WikiProject Linguistics

[edit] My Definition of Wikipedia

Wikipedia:
A procrastination device, especially useful because unlike games, it can be hidden from your screen in a second when your advisor walks by. Along with webcomics and free MMORPGs such as RetroMUD and The Kingdom of Loathing, it can also serve as a useful distraction while your data compiles or your experiment runs.

[edit] Late-Night Fun

Q: It's Saturday. It's 12AM. Do you know where your grad student is?

A: Of course I do. She's in the lab, either compiling data, running an experiment, or doing her advisor's work for him.

[edit] Want to read my thesis?

⁂ So does my advisor

[edit] Programming Languages

So what, you ask, programming languages does she know? Here, my friends, is your long-sought answer:

C++-4 This user is an expert C++ programmer.
Java-4 This user is an expert Java programmer.


js-3 This user is an advanced JavaScript coder.
bas-3 This user is an advanced BASIC programmer.
C-3 This user is an advanced C user.
HTML-3 This user is an advanced HTML user.