User:Lucas Brown

Grammar ə This user is a Grammar Nazi and wears a Schwa-sticker as proof. Latin Plurals: "Data is are..." This user uses "data", "media", "memoranda", "criteria", and "agenda" as the plurals of "datum", "medium", "memorandum", "criterion", and "agendum". Wheaties, Cheerios, and Rice Chex This user prefers the cereal comma. This user employs a more formal style of writing in articles than in talk pages. they… This user considers singular they standard, modern, informal English usage, so avoids it on Wikipedia. they he or she This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage. snk This user says he/she/it sneaked and they snuck. infin¦ itive This user chooses never to split infinitives. man- kind Regarding gender, this user will use the vernacular, not what is politically correct. to / too / two This user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two. whom This user insists upon using whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever he sees. which & that This user knows how to use which and that correctly. A, B, and C This user prefers the serial comma. “,;:’ This user is a punctuation stickler. if & whether This user knows how to use "if" and "whether" correctly. less & fewer This user understands the difference between less & fewer. than / then This user understands the difference between using "than" and "then." their / there / they're This user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling! your/ you’re This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you’re in need of help. Majority ≠ right This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake. .  The This user puts two spaces after a period. , This user fixes comma splices. They are annoying. its & it’s This user understands the difference between its and it’s. So should you. its/it’s It’s really not that hard to use each word in its proper manner. its This user understands the difference between its (of it) and it's (it is or it has). ’s Thi's user know's that not every word that end's with s need's an apostrophe and will remove misused apostrophe's from Wikipedia with extreme prejudice. ’s This user realises that plural nouns should not have an apostrophe while possessive words should!  ??? ?!? ! This user terminates excessive use of exclamation points and question marks on sight. Grow up. “…” This user favours typographic quotation marks over typewriter style. “…!” For quotation marks, this user would rather use “American punctuation.” "..!" This user believes that punctuation should always come on the inside of Quotation marks  ; This user knows how to use a semicolon correctly. you one This user knows that one should not use "you" in encyclopedia articles or other formal works. Pickyness Pickiness This user changes the adjective ending "y" to "i" to form nouns with "-ness". US This user uses American English. USage decline This user uses American English, but is appalled at its rapid and continuing deterioration. This user is not British, but can speak with a British accent. AIM-0 This user does not understand or have any interest in AOLer.

Penguin Attack!!! They Are Coming...

My favorite quotes "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." - Aristotle "If people only knew how hard I work to gain my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all." - Michelangelo "Through zeal, knowledge is gained. Through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost." - Buddha "Over his own body, over his own mind, the individual is sovereign." - John Stuart Mill

Animals PET CAT This user has a pet cat. This user is owned by one or more cats. This user thinks no outfit is complete without cat hair. This user's cats have their own userbox. This user has a nasty pet cat. This user is owned by two rather possessive dogs. This user dislikes Mosquitos This user's favourite animal is the Emperor Penguin.

Hobbies This user knows that American Independence occured on July 2, 1776. This user greatly admires Abraham Lincoln. This user is interested in coin collecting. This user loves to read. This user is an incorrigible cruciverbalist. This user loves knowledge. This user is interested in maps. This user is interested in numismatics. This user likes to spin pens. The only throne this user has sat on was made of porcelain. This user enjoys backpacking. This user enjoys skygazing and astronomy. This user is a pyromaniac. This user knows how to solve a Rubik's Cube. This user spends most of his free time thinking. This user loves calculators. This user uses a TI calculator.

Boy Scouts This user has earned a BSA Youth Religious Award. This user is a member of the Order of the Arrow. This user climbed Mount Baldy and lived to tell about it. This user is a member of the Boy Scouts of America.

Mathematics $e^{i \pi\ }$ This user is a mathematician. $\frac ?0$ This user can divide by zero. This user enjoys thinking in Four Dimensions. This User's favorite shape is E8 $E_{m,n} = 2^{n-m}{n \choose m}$ This user enjoys n-dimensional objects. $\int\limits _a^b\,$ This user knows the difference between an integral and an antiderivative; and so should you! $\int\,$ This user knows how to Find X This user has a keen interest in mathematics. Erdős $\aleph$0 This user has an Erdős number of $\aleph$0 $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{n^x}{x!}$ This user understands capital sigma and pi notation; and you should too! $\prod_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{n^x}{x!}$ mth This user participates in math competitions. met? This user prefers metric units, but, having grown up in the United States, cannot relate to them. 1+1=10 This user likes binary. 5+5=10 This user likes decimal. 10 This user realizes that there are 10 types of people in this world; those who understand binary and those who do not. This user knows by heart an unspecified number of digits in the decimal representation of pi. $0.\bar{9}$=1 This user knows that 0.9...(repeating) is exactly 1 and can prove it, but wishes that other people could understand it the way he does. ζ(s) This user believes Riemann was right This user likes trigonometry. $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}{x^k \over k!}$ This user loves problem solving. Pi ≈ 3.14159265358979323846264 33832795028841971693993751058 20974944592307816406286208998 62803482534211706798214808651 32823066470938446095505822317 25359408128481117450284102701 93852110555964462294895493038 19644288109756659334461284756 48233786783165271201909145648 56692346038610454326648213393 60726024914127372458700660631 55817488152092096282925409171 53643678925903600113305305488 20466521384146951941511609 This user is fascinated by chaos theory. This user knows how to travel 1 mile due south, due east, then due north and end up where they started. [1]

Science This user is interested in Science This user has been tested and is a Certified Nerd. This user is interested in astronomy. This user is interested in strings. 98 This user is supportive of the new definition of planet. This user would want to know what a black hole looks like from inside, but doesn't want to discover it by themselves. This user hopes to be far away from the Eastern seaboard when Cumbre Vieja collapses. † This user is really fascinated by the weather. This user is fascinated by glaciers. This user has a keen interest in physics. This user knows the side effects of ingesting dihydrogen monoxide. Do you?

Philosophy and politics This user enjoys philosophy. This user is a skeptic. This user believes in materialism, the belief that everything that exists is made of matter. ~(p&~p) This user studies the concept of Logic This user believes that all men are created equal. Benford's Law This user believes that passion is often inversely proportional to the amount of real information available.† This user is a child of the Enlightenment. This user is an advocate of democracy. lib This user is a liberal. This user is a capitalist. This user supports protection of the environment. This user supports recycling. This user regards Colony Collapse Disorder as a serious problem. This user wants to stop global warming This user supports the use of green energy. This user supports the use of nuclear energy. This user knows that genetically modified food has saved over a billion lives, and that all agriculture is "genetic modification", what we do today is just faster. 5th This user pleads the 5th Amendment This user is against involuntary military service. This user supports Jury Nullification.‡ This is where I stand. TODAY This user supports the ban on smoking in public places. This user's safety and liberty are threatened by all firearms.† PC This user believes political correctness was created in good intentions, but is often overused, misused, or taken way out of context. PC-0 This user is politically incorrect. Hence, he will speak plainly and directly to the point rather than trip all over himself trying to be inoffensive. This user thinks, therefore he is. This user finds censorship offensive. $ News + Profit = Propaganda † This user supports the United Nations.

Books This user is a bibliophile This user enjoys reading almost anything This user enjoys reading fiction. This user enjoys reading non-fiction. This user enjoys reading humorous literature. This user is interested in Gothic literature. This user enjoys reading science fiction. This user enjoys reading alternate history fiction. This user really enjoys dark and stormy nights. This user enjoys the works of Isaac Asimov. OSC This user enjoys the works of Orson Scott Card. MC This user is a fan of Michael Crichton. DNA This user enjoys the interesting and weird works of Douglas Adams. This user enjoys heavy reading, such as Shakespeare and other dead guys. This user knows who the true Father of Science Fiction is. This user enjoys the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. This user enjoys the works of Mark Twain. George Orwell taught this user everything they need to know about the government. This user is a bardolater. This user enjoys reading short stories. This user is a fan of the Odyssey. Quoth this user, "Nevermore" AF This user will work harder, and thinks Napoleon is always right. Big Brother is watching this user. This user is a friend of Don Quixote. TKAM This user knows it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. This user likes Sherlock Holmes This user's favorite character from the Inheritance Trilogy is Eragon. This user's favorite character from the Inheritance Trilogy is Arya. This user's favorite character from the Inheritance Trilogy is Saphira. HP This user is a Harry Potter fan. This user is on constant vigilance. This user enjoys the Lord of the Rings book and movie series. This user is a fan of The Lord of the Rings. One Ring This user stole the Precious. It's ours and we wants it! This user has been there and back again. Redwall This user is a fan of the Redwall Series.

Hitchhiker's Guide This user knows the Ultimate Answer. This user knows The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. This user's homeworld likes to think that it is mostly harmless, but it is, in practice, devastatingly dangerous. This user is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is. This user knows The Question to the Ultimate Answer, but isn't going to tell you. This user knows the Ultimate Answer. 6×9=42 This user jokes in base 13. DON'T PANIC Through a time warp this user edits the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. DON'T PANIC This user attempts not to panic with the aid of several towels.