User:Ixfd64

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Hello there, and welcome to my user page. My name is Danny Chia (or simply Danny), but before you ask, I am not related to the Malaysian golfer of the same name! Here, you can learn about me and my Wikipedia contributions.

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[edit] About me

I was born on October 10, 1985 in Mountain View, California. Since my parents were born in Taiwan, I am an Asian American. Unfortunately, I was born slightly autistic, but through my efforts, I was able to enter regular education. I can speak Mandarin, although I cannot understand Chinese characters too well!

I attended Egan Junior High School from 1998 to 2000 and graduated from Los Altos High School in 2004. I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley majoring in Engineering Science.

[edit] Interests

I have many interests in a large variety of things. You may see me editing articles related to them!

[edit] Academia

Anything related to science or mathematics in general usually interests me, but chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology, cryptography, computer science, and number theory are among my favorite subjects. I also like computer programming with languages such as Visual Basic, Java, JavaScript, MATLAB, and Scheme.

[edit] Entertainment

I listen to many types of music, including techno, trance, classical, choral, video game music, and some New Age, especially those with natural sounds (such as albums by Orange Tree Productions).

I also like watching action films, such as Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and Independence Day. Science-oriented television shows (such as MythBusters and Cosmos) and docudramas like Supervolcano are also fun to watch.

[edit] Hobbies

I love playing video and computer games in my free time. From June 2004 to October 2007, I was a player moderator on the online game RuneScape. I regularly contribute to the RuneScape Wiki. I am also somewhat interested in high-powered lasers, model rocketry, consumer fireworks, and pyrotechnics in general.

[edit] Other

As a nature lover, I frequently hike in the mountains and forests. I like the American deserts as well, provided that the weather is not too hot! I enjoy going to national and state parks. You might have seen me editing articles about these places! In general, I love family vacations!

[edit] Wikipedia stuff

I discovered Wikipedia while I was looking for some information on QuakeC. I vandalized that page when I was new, but since I did not know how to revert my edit at the time, I made the article even better!

Since then, I have been starting and improving many articles, as well as reverting vandalism. I believed that knowledge should be free, so I decided that I should become a regular contributor. I contributed under two "anonymous" IPs before I registered on December 14, 2002. On September 21, 2005, I was promoted to an administrator! I would continue to improve Wikipedia as appropriate.

[edit] Wikipedia tasks

You may see me doing the following tasks from time to time:

[edit] IPs I used prior to registering:

  • 66.122.115.93 (talk · contribs) - my old home computer (inactive)
  • 205.167.46.36 (talk · contribs) - a computer at my high school (edits after December 19, 2002 are not mine)

[edit] Wikipedians I know in real life

  • Arabani (talk · contribs) - Alan, my sophomore year roommate at Cal
  • Falcorian (talk · contribs) - Alex, one of Alan's former roommates
  • Mwl (talk · contribs) - Fred, one of my friends who also attends Cal (this is not his real name, since "Fred" is somewhat paranoid about his name posted online)

[edit] Other Wikimedia contributions

I often contribute to other Wikimedia projects besides Wikipedia.

I've also made minor contributions to several other wikis, but I don't feel like listing them all. I also edit several other non-Wikimedia wikis.

[edit] List of my sites

[edit] Other stuff

[edit] Contacting me

You are always welcome to use my talk page. However, if you would like to contact me privately, you may do so via the following means:

[edit] E-mail

  • CalMail: dannychia [at] berkeley.edu (preferred)
    • web form (requires registered account with confirmed e-mail)
  • Yahoo! Mail: dchia1010 [at] yahoo.com
  • Gmail: ixfd64 [at] gmail.com

[edit] Instant messaging

[edit] Other

  • RuneScape name: ixfd64
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