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My specialisation on Wikipedia is rapidly becoming 1920s electronic filter designs and designers. I know, this is sadly narrow and it is also not what I had set out to do on Wikipedia. Quite by accident, I discovered that there were virtually no articles in this field and co-incidentally, I happened to know a great deal on the subject. It seems that for every article I write, another three are suggested by the process of writing. Perhaps there will be an end to it one day, but at the moment it looks like it will go on forever. For variety, however, I also write articles on sequential move puzzles (and virtually anything else that takes my fancy). |
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== Interests == |
== Interests == |
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Spinningspark is an electronics engineer working in the communications field. |
Spinningspark is an electronics engineer working in the communications field. |
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*'''Ancient History'''<br />Especially the Roman and post-Roman periods and the early formation of European nations. |
*'''Ancient History'''<br />Especially the Roman and post-Roman periods and the early formation of European nations. |
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*'''Science'''<br />Spinningspark is interested in the hard sciences, especially theoretical physics and the philosophy of science. |
*'''Science'''<br />Spinningspark is interested in the hard sciences, especially theoretical physics and the philosophy of science. |
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*'''Mathematics'''<br />Spinningspark is interested in all kinds of mathematics. He is currently active in several projects searching for new prime numbers. Amongst these is the search for new Mersenne primes. [[GIMPS| The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search]] (GIMPS) is a distributed computing project which anyone with an internet connection can take part in. If you wish to take part in this project you can go to the GIMPS homepage here [http://www.mersenne.org/prime.htm]. |
*'''Mathematics'''<br />Spinningspark is interested in all kinds of mathematics. He is currently active in several projects searching for new prime numbers. Amongst these is the search for new Mersenne primes. [[GIMPS| The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search]] (GIMPS) is a distributed computing project which anyone with an internet connection can take part in. If you wish to take part in this project you can go to the GIMPS homepage here [http://www.mersenne.org/prime.htm]. |
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{{quote|You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.|[[Albert Einstein]] (<small>[http://www.xs4all.nl/~jcdverha/scijokes/9_2.html#subindex more Einstein quotes]</small>)}} |
{{quote|You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.|[[Albert Einstein]] (<small>[http://www.xs4all.nl/~jcdverha/scijokes/9_2.html#subindex more Einstein quotes]</small>)}} |
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== My shortcuts == |
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*[[Wikipedia:Editor's index to Wikipedia]] |
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*[http://arxiv.org/ Cornell University Library e-print arXiv] |
*[http://arxiv.org/ Cornell University Library e-print arXiv] |
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*[http://hypertextbook.com/facts/ Physics factbook] |
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*[http://crinklydoodle.com/bstj/papers.php BSTJ index] |
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*[http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=The%20Bell%20system%20technical%20journal Bell System technical journal] at the Internet Archive. |
*[http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=The%20Bell%20system%20technical%20journal Bell System technical journal] at the Internet Archive. |
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===Useful essays and discussions=== |
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*[[WP:10CSD|Ten Commandments for Speedy Deletion]] |
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*[[/Why I don't upload to Commons]] |
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*[http://www.mla.org/style_faq3 How many spaces should I leave after a period or other concluding mark of punctuation?] from MLA official site. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 79#Article cleanup templates]] |
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*[[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 85#Infoboxes]] |
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*[[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 72#Bot to reduce duplicate references|automatic change of reference styles]] and [[Wikipedia:Bot owners' noticeboard/Archive 6#Concerns/complaints about bot tasks and practices|here]] |
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===Miscellaneous=== |
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*[[/Trivia]] |
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*[[/HMSO Licence]] |
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Revision as of 17:59, 4 October 2011
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The Below is copied from another user, as this page is a work in progress. Thank you for your understanding.
Interests
Spinningspark is an electronics engineer working in the communications field. His interests include;
- Ancient History
Especially the Roman and post-Roman periods and the early formation of European nations.
- Science
Spinningspark is interested in the hard sciences, especially theoretical physics and the philosophy of science.
- Mathematics
Spinningspark is interested in all kinds of mathematics. He is currently active in several projects searching for new prime numbers. Amongst these is the search for new Mersenne primes. The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) is a distributed computing project which anyone with an internet connection can take part in. If you wish to take part in this project you can go to the GIMPS homepage here [1].
- Games and Puzzles
Spinningspark loves puzzles of a mathematical or logical nature. Spinningspark hates puzzles that rely on a linguistic pun or other kind of "cheat" to make them work. Spinningspark is a speed solver of Rubiks cube and had written computer programs to solve the cube. Never managed to get the computer to solve as efficiently as a human though. Spinningspark has a large collection of Rubiks puzzles of many shapes and geometries.
- Ice Skating
Spinningspark likes to ice skate (artistic, not hockey) and has skated competitively.
Spinningspark also occasionally contributes to aeronautical articles. He holds a Private Pilots Licence (PPL) but is probably in the top 100 most incompetent pilots in the UK, if not the world. US readers will be delighted to learn that he no longer does any flying in that country.
Quotes
I will not tread your dusty path and flat,
denoting this and that by this and that,
your world immutable wherein no part,
the little maker has with maker's art.
I bow not yet before the Iron Crown,
nor cast my own small golden sceptre down.
People who put in all the commas betray themselves as moral weaklings with empty lives and out-of-date reference books.
Referring to Wikipedia being like the proverbial million monkeys with a million typewriters eventually churning out the complete works of William Shakespeare;
We aren't trying to produce something as difficult as poetry, but on the other hand we aren't as polite as monkeys, so it evens out.
You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.
Resources
- Cornell University Library e-print arXiv
- Physics factbook
- WP:Library
- European Patent Office
- http://www.freepatentsonline.com
- Langenscheidt Routledge German Dictionary of Physics ISBN 0415173388
- German Technical Dictionary ISBN 0415335876, Google books preview, Amazon search inside
- Meriam-Webster's dictionary of English usage
- British Museum search by object ID number
- http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
- MLA citation style from Long Island University
- How to cite a patent
- BSTJ index
- Bell System technical journal at the Internet Archive.
- ^ Eats, Shoots and Leaves, pp97-98, Gotham Books (2004), ISBN 1-59240-087-6.