User:Mckinlayr

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Welcome to this page.

Any stupid questions should be directed to the stupid author. (He has a tendency to make obvious mistakes and write in the third person!)

I also edit pages anonymously. Sometimes because I have forgotten to login, other times because I know what I'm writing is not formatted correctly and doesn't meet the exact letter of the wikipedia guidelines.

That is how Keira High School and Balgownie came into existence. It says great things about the wikipedia community that an ignorant fool like me can dump information in piles around the place and within days it is transformed into useful stuff.


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[edit] This page is many things

1) A waste of my Time

2) An attempt to show off to the world

3) A repository for things that I don't want to forget about

4) Proof that I am very unskilled in formatting pages and making them look professional.

5) The best way to "one up" everyone I know who has a Myspace page.. "You may have music, friends, conversation and culture, but I'm on wikipedia!!"

[edit] What I should be doing...

Enjoying my summer holiday freedom!

[edit] Topics of Interest

Climate Change

Peak Oil

Australian Greens

British Nuclear Testing at Maralinga, South Australia

ECHELON

Xnu

Beos

Puppy Linux

Steve Wozniak

Theoretical Astrophysics

[edit] Astronomy, Planetary Sciences Software

Celestia

A 3D viewer that allows you to jump from planet to planet, star to star, galaxy to galaxy. It even simulates planetary atmospheres and rings so you can watch the sun rise from the surface of Mars, Titan, Jupiter or from onboard the ISS. On a large screen with a powerful computer, this software is cinematic. www.shatters.net/celestia


JMars

A 2D viewer that allows you to compare Mars maps and data sets. Runs in Java, loves at least 200Mb of RAM, needs a fast internet connection. Occasional stability problems. jmars.asu.edu


NASA World Wind

Very similar to google earth. Applies the data sets of JMars to 3D surface altimetry maps. Very smooth and easy to use. Windows only (uses DirectX and .Net) worldwind.arc.nasa.gov


SSSim Edu

A useful tool for simulating solar system events and producing live star charts. www.sssim.com/en


Google Earth

The Earth from above. No further explanation needed. earth.google.com


Stellarium

The night sky. The stars shimmer. The constellations fade in and out. The closest thing to night sky. www.stellarium.org/

[edit] Things, Places, Dates Related to Me

W This user is a student or graduate of
Wollongong University.
This user respects the beliefs and religions of others.
ISIHAC I'm Sorry...

This User Hasn't a Clue

Needle
Nardle
Noo
This user listens to The Goon Show on the modern-type, steam-driven cardboard wireless.
ABC This user supports Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, television and online services.
BBC This user listens to BBC World Service.
This user is proud to be Australian.
This user comes from New South Wales.
Image:Gfi-set01-coal-mine-closed.png
This user wants no more coal exported from Newcastle.
This user has never left the Southern Hemisphere.
This user is interested in environmentalism.
This user supports recycling.
This user believes global warming is a reality we will have to face.
This user does not believe in the supernatural until proven wrong.
This user knows that there are
2,000,000 reasons why the
2003 invasion of Iraq was wrong.
This user loves reading the Sydney Morning Herald
C This user can program in C.
This user runs Mac OS X.
\sum_{i=1}^{\infty}{1 \over i^2} This user is an advanced mathematician.
This user, through Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy, will sap and impurify all of your precious bodily fluids.
\int\limits _a^b\, This user knows the difference between an integral and an antiderivative.
And so should you!
\int\,
Fx
This user is interested in astronomy.
This user has a keen interest in Physics.
This user doesn't care whether Pluto is a planet or not – but IAU's 2006 redefinition of planet was a linguistic/philosophical embarassment.
This user loves rainy days.
This user contributes while using iTunes.
This user is a fan of
The West Wing.
Kermit is this user's hero.
Lisa If anyone wants this user, they'll be in their room...
What kind of userbox is that?
Dr. Who "I say...would you like a Jelly Baby?"
¡ This user knows the Chewbacca Defense and is not afraid to use it!
This user is a proud fan of
Are You Being Served?
...and I am unanimous in that!
CT This user ain't even bovvered.
This user watches and listens to SBS.
This user enjoys the works of
Kim Stanley Robinson.
D This user loves the Discworld series. But wouldn't want to visit Ankh-Morpork. Ever.
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This user is obsessed with The War of the Worlds.
This user's homeworld likes to think that it is mostly harmless, but it is, in practice, devastatingly dangerous.


Keira High School my highschool from 2000-2005.

Balgownie , part of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia is where I have lived my whole life.

1987 The year I was born.

All computers should either be running Ubuntu Linux or Mac OS X.

[edit] And Now.....the Pictures