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[edit] Contact
Hi, my name is Tom Ruen. If you'd like to contact me, try out the form at: Special:Emailuser/tomruen
I also edit from User:SockPuppetForTomruen, mostly for eclipses.
[edit] My work here
I first came on here to edit on April 28, 2004. It is an addicting idea to try to add to something much bigger than I could ever do. I am a little skeptical over the idea of freedom to change anything, but overall I'm very impressed by the quality of articles and I have faith good work is being done and I can add to it.
There are many quality websites out there and it seems silly to duplicate too much. I like the idea of learning about something and testing my knowledge by trying to share it. For me that motivates much of my efforts here.
Primary topics I've worked on include geometry, astronomy, and election methods.
My specialty has primarily been image generation, perhaps because I've found so many articles where useful images were absent. I try to make quality images, but I will compromise perfection for meaningful improvement. I'm happy if anyone can replace my images with better ones.
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[edit] About me
- I'm 43 years old and I live near Minneapolis, Minnesota. I like astronomy, science, math, walking, running, bicycling, reading, writing, photography, and gardening.
- I do computer programming for a living, mostly in Java and C++. For my own fun projects I'll program in Borland Delphi.
- I have a B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics, minor in Physics (astronomy), 1991, from the U of MN.
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- [3] Jimmy Wales is founder of Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, ever-expanding, and thoroughly addictive encyclopedia of the future. In this presentation, he explains how Wikipedia's collaborative system works, and why it succeeds. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 20:47)
- A fire at a prison in Comayagua, Honduras, kills more than 350 inmates.
- In its maiden flight, ESA's Vega rocket successfully launches LARES and eight other satellites.
- Amid protests, the Greek Parliament passes austerity measures by the country's interim coalition government, led by Lucas Papademos (pictured).
- Adele wins six awards, including Record of the Year and Album of the Year, at the 54th Grammy Awards.
- In association football, the Africa Cup of Nations concludes with Zambia defeating Côte d'Ivoire.
- The Artist wins seven awards, including Best Film, at the 65th British Academy Film Awards.
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