User:Dsobodash

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Derrick Sobodash en-5 This user is able to contribute with a professional level of English. zh-3 該用戶能以熟練的中文進行交流。 该用户能以熟练的中文进行交流。 ja-2 この利用者はある程度の日本語を話すことができます。 es-1 Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel básico de español. php-4 This user is an expert PHP programmer. # This user is known as D-- on irc.freenode.net.

I am a professional journalist, and occasionally a professor. I was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, just outside Detroit, but currently live on the Chaoyang-Chongwen border in Beijing, China.

In my free time, I develop in PHP, especially using the PHP-GTK and GD libraries, and formerly translated video games. My more notable free works are translations of Langrisser I, Der Langrisser, Hydlide, The Crest of Gaia and Kid Niki 2, the NINJA patching format and WineLocale.

I am an Xubuntu Linux user and have an interest in Unicode and internationalization.

[edit] Education

• Oakland University - Bachelor of Arts journalism and international studies-China (Spring 2005)
• China Foreign Affairs University - foreign student (Spring 2004)

[edit] Work history

• The Oakland Post - assistant news editor (Spring 2003)
• Super Fighter Team - programmed the tools for the company's translation of Beggar Prince (2003 - 2005)
• The Oakland Press - intern reporter for the features department (Spring 2005)
• China Foreign Affairs University - instructor in English composition (2005 - 2006)
• Beijing Today - copy editor (2006 - present)

[edit] Relevant links

• CinnamonPirate.com - my homepage
• libPirate - a programming library I am developing for PHP