User:Zabacad

Ian Shearin
Ian Shearin
Born	30 June 1991 (age 32)
Other names	zabacad, zabs, qabacad, Muffins
Alma mater	Oregon State University

This user lives in or hails
from Portand.

This user is proud to be an
Oregonian !

This user lives in Cascadia and has a Cascadian frame of mind.

Human Languages[edit]

en

This user is a native speaker of the English language.

es-3

Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel avanzado de español.

Cyrl-1
Д

This user has a basic understanding of the Cyrillic script.

...

This user would like to know oodles more languages.

ith-0

Uxhalár abvileqtúkt eluirtkʰuikt, axhalûmfíňň qei ‾mröruiwa.

dni-1

.met rov b'vat te D'nE cansel

Grammar and Editing[edit]

Majority ≠ right

This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake.

they…

This user considers singular they standard, modern, informal English usage, so avoids it on Wikipedia.

person,
humanity

This editor writes carefully to avoid gender neutrality issues completely.

wyf-
man

This user understands grammatical gender historically preceded and is independent of natural gender.

…in.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something that this user is okay with.

your
you're

This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help.

less & fewer

This user understands the difference between less & fewer.

. The

This user does not put two spaces after a full stop.

,

This user fixes comma-splices; they are annoying.

,

This user supports the use of the
Oxford comma.

"…"?

This user thinks "British punctuation is best for quotation marks". Do you?

Z

This user calls it zed.

Mix

This user has been influenced by too many dialects of English to use one orthography, vocabulary and grammar consistently.

This user believes that edits need
useful summaries.

W

This user prefers to
make cosmetic edits to Wikipedia.

GOT
MAKEUP?

~~Comic Sans~~

This user refuses to take seriously anything written in the Comic Sans font.

°C

This user uses the Celsius scale, as they find it superior in every way to Fahrenheit.

VG-2

This user is able to contribute at a good level using vector graphics.

Computing[edit]

This user is a computer scientist.

This user built their own PC.

9	This user owns 9 working computers.

3840
x
2160

This user contributes at
3840 x 2160 resolution.

This user has a dual monitor configuration.

This user contributes using a Mechanical keyboard.

This user learnt how to use all their fingers for typewriting.

This user has an account on GitHub.

This user believes in freedom of all types of information for all.

This user is against DRM.

This user prefers Mozilla Firefox.

This user prefers LibreOffice over Microsoft Office.

This user loves using Linux!

This user uses Inkscape extensively.

This user uses GIMP.

Computer Languages[edit]

Programming

prog-3

This user is an advanced programmer.

C-4

This user is an expert C programmer.

rb-2

This user is an intermediate Ruby programmer.

asm-2

This user is an intermediate assembly language programmer.

C++-2

This user is an intermediate C++ programmer.

Java-1

This user is a beginning Java programmer.

Scripting

py-4

This user is an expert Python programmer.

bash-4

This user is an expert Bash programmer.

This user's first computer language was Python.

For the Web

W3C

This user believes in compliance with W3C standards.

css-3

This user is an advanced Cascading Style Sheets user.

HTML-3

This user is an advanced HTML user.

PHP-3

This user is an advanced PHP programmer.

svg-3

This user is an advanced SVG user.

js-1

This user is a beginning JavaScript programmer.

Other

re-3

This user writes advanced regular expressions.

pp-2

This user is an intermediate Puppet programmer.

mysql-3

This user is an advanced MySQL programmer.

md

This user can write in Markdown.

-1

This user is a beginning LaTeX user.

Interests[edit]

This user's favourite colour is purple.

This user enjoys electronics or is an electronics hobbyist.

This user is interested in Physics.

This user is interested in String Theory.

This user abstains from ethanol.

Coming Soon!

This user can't wait for Half-life 3.

Src

This user enjoys playing games that use Valve's Source Engine.

This user plays Minecraft.

This user eats cheese.

This user is a fan of Coheed and Cambria.

This user is fascinated
with FM audio synthesis.

This user is a Lego enthusiast

This user is a railfan.

This user rode the
MAX Light Rail