User:Hikinthru

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[edit] Introduction

it's a wiki, wiki world. being of a geeky nature, loving knowledge and being simultaneously of an egalitarian type, i believed from the start that wikipedia was on to something, and it would be good. i am only sorry it has taken me so long to join (it is already 2006). i am an avid linux fan and supporter of gnu; the idea behind wikipedia seems obviously valid and even pressing. i'm a fervent advocate of lifelong learning. i'm thrilled that wiki has accomplished what it has and i'm equally excited to finally participate and hopefully, help, even if by no more than contributing to the great debate over the Cat Lover's Committee page.

[edit] Interests

Computers

for a number of years i taught CompTIA A+ computer (PC) hardware and software certification courses, Network+ certification courses, windows system administration courses, and general courses introducing computer troubleshooting and office productivity software. i am a microsoft certified systems engineer (MCSE), and A+, Network+ and Server+ certified by CompTIA. i've been a computer technician/network engineer/system administrator for almost ten years. i don't teach as much now but still very much enjoy writing learning material. knowledge empowers, whether the goal is to further a career or just to understand the world a little better.

Academics

beyond computers my interests are understanding what motivates human behavior and the study of our formation of personal belief systems. the latter includes how we form our impression of and interpret, the world around us. i believe that what most people take for reality is really an illusion, formed in our minds as we continually take in the world around us. plato was the first to propound this theory in his "allegory of the cave" [1]. psychologists and physiologists today realize that our brain does a tremendous amount of interpreting and filtering of our senses [reference: any psych 101 book]; and if it didn't we would experience sensory overload. the filtering is often wrong however. ask five people about any event they just witnessed, even if they each were paying attention and they would give you at least slightly different stories.

our minds (our beliefs and how we react to the world around us) are shaped by culture, media (news, hollywood, the internet), family, religion, schoolmates and teachers, friends, clubs or organizations we belong to, and our own personal interpretation of the events we have experienced in our lives. we presume that we are in control of our thoughts and beliefs, but this is really untrue. we are the direct product of the forces of everything just listed. i find this fascinating and in my search to understand myself this is a path i have to explore.

if you're interested, check out my blog at: hikinthru.net [2]