User:Pmaclin

I retired in 2004 as a computer scientist and associate professor at a college in Memphis, Tennessee. I have 27 years experience in computer science and 13 years being a webmaster. My primary interests are: the Internet, artificial intelligence, human intelligence, high IQ societies, chess, Ayn Rand, Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, newspaper journalism, the stock market, and my ancestors.

My past occupations include college professor, newspaper reporter and editor, newspaper photographer, public relations director, computer programmer, computer dealership owner, technical writer, and computer user support. Often in the 1970s and 80s, I worked in two professions.

My education includes two doctorates in computer information technology, a masters in artificial intelligence, and bachelor of science in applied sciences. My primary degree is a doctor of science (D.Sc.) in information technology, Nova Southeastern University (formerly Nova University), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1992.

My favorite books (in order) are Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins, The Whole Shebang (A State-of-the Universe(s) Report) by Timothy Ferris, The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan, Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, Stephen Hawking's Universe by David Filkin, and Stein on Writing by Sol Stein.

My favorite computer programs are Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 2006, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 browser, and Deep Shredder 9.0, Fritz 9.0 and ChessBase 9.0 chess software.

I'm a member in Top One Percent Society, Mensa International, and a lifetime member in U.S. Chess Federation. I'm an active player in the on-line Internet Chess Club.

A THOUGHT: Internet gives you an advantage over yesterday's intellectuals. In fact, you could give a tutorial to them because science is cumulative, and you live later than Aristotle, Galilei, Darwin, Newton, Einstein, and Hubble did. You may not be more intelligent or wiser, but mankind has learned so much more since they lived. Aristotle discussed astronomy, physics and biology, but his views appear naive today. Today's computers and the vast information that we find on Internet give today's intellectuals an advantage. There are billions of pages of information available through Internet search engines make the knowledge of the world quickly available to you.

If you have similiar intellectual interests, I would be interested in getting an email message from you.

This is a test. It is only a test. If it had been a real life, You would have been told where to go, You would have been told what to do.

Philip S. Maclin, D.Sc., Ph.D. Memphis, TN