User:Acaides

  Acaides



Welcome to Acaides' user page. I became a Wikipedian on 19 November, 2004. I graduated from Purdue University in May 2007 with a degree in Computer Engineering.

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The best, and definitely fastest, way to contact me is on AOL Instant Messenger. My username there is also Acaides. I am usually logged on 24/7. If I'm not available, I will usually have an informative away message.

Major project
I was involved in developing articles about and related to Colleges and Universities as a part of WikiProject Universities. I was particularly active in the development of the Purdue University article.

The project, started on 10 August, 2003, the project is attempting to formulate a standard template for College and University articles on Wikipedia. The ultimate goal is to bring all articles on the subject into compliance with a single standard in order to give Wikipedia a more professional look, make cross-referencing easier, expand content of edu-stub articles, and ultimately make Wikipedia a more useful and powerful resource.

Interests
Hmm. I thought I would include a list of my interests, as it seems to be the thing to do, so here goes:


 * electronics, computers, etc.
 * open source software / free software, and the free software movement in general.
 * the Apple Macintosh platform and associated craziness.
 * Star Trek
 * Philosophy
 * Politics
 * Music. Specifically Bluegrass music, Symphony, and Ben Folds

Articles Originated
These are the articles on Wikipedia that I have started. I monitor all of these pages in my watch list, and update or expand them as necessary.


 * Zero crossing threshold detector (19 November, 2004)
 * Threshold detector with hysteresis (20 November, 2004)
 * Martin C. Jischke (21 December, 2004)

Future Projects
There are some articles that I'd like to work on in the future if I get a chance. They are, in no particular order:


 * Amelia Earhart
 * Herbert C. Brown
 * Neil Armstrong
 * Bart Peterson
 * Orville Redenbacher