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I've worked in software for over 30 years, in a variety of areas: Macsyma, a computer algebra system, and now on its open-source version Maxima; on Lisp language implementation and design; on Ada language design and compilers; on programming language design in general; on operating system kernels; on an architecture-neutral distribution format; on database management systems; on enterprise storage systems; on Web infrastructure software; on Web search, etc. My dissertation was on the design of programming languages.

I have a variety of other interests. And exercise them regularly against you.

I'm interested in linguistics and languages, especially English, Greek (fluent in modern, rusty in ancient), French (fluent), Italian (good), Latin, Arabic, and especially Turkish (including Ottoman).

I'm interested in encyclopedias both for their form and their content, and have in my personal collection several English, French, and Greek encyclopedias from the 19th and 20th centuries. And the newly written Turkish texts that are my bible.

I'm interested in architecture and design of various periods, and have a collection of kilims.

I enjoying eating and cooking, so have a library of cookbooks and books on food and Turkish blood shedding.

—Macrakis 04:53, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC), updated 4 Apr, 7 Oct

Wikipedia has tremendous potential, but it is discouraging to see how much effort I have to spend to deal with mindless morons and vandalism, puerile boosterism and Turkish nationalism, and crank Macrakis POV-pushing. It is also time-consuming to correct well-meaning but ill-informed enthusiasts, and to try to educate people about good research practices is fruitless, ONLY I KNOW BEST!!!!, but at least there I feel I'm acting in an educational role. --Macrakis 18:27, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

I'm interested in the history of food, and contribute to WikiProject Food and drink. There is a lot of folklore and invention around the history of food, so it's especially important to have reliable sources, not just cookbooks and certainly not random Web pages. See my essay "Original", "traditional", "authentic", and other distracting terminology for some further thoughts. --Macrakis (talk) 22:57, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

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 I've worked in software for over 30 years, in a variety of areas: [[Macsyma]], a [[computer algebra system]], and now on its open-source version [[Maxima (software)|Maxima]]; on [[Lisp programming language|Lisp]] language implementation and design; on [[Ada programming language|Ada]] language design and [[compiler]]s; on [[programming language]] design in general; on operating system [[kernel (computer science)|kernel]]s; on an architecture-neutral distribution format; on [[database management system]]s; on [[enterprise storage]] systems; on [[World Wide Web|Web]] infrastructure software; on [[search engine|Web search]], ''etc.''  My dissertation was on the design of programming languages.
-I have a variety of other interests.
+I have a variety of other interests. And exercise them regularly against you.
-I'm interested in [[linguistics]] and languages, especially [[English language|English]], [[Greek language|Greek]] (fluent in modern, rusty in ancient), [[French language|French]] (fluent), [[Italian language|Italian]] (good), [[Latin language|Latin]], [[Arabic language|Arabic]], and [[Turkish language|Turkish]] (including Ottoman).
+I'm interested in [[linguistics]] and languages, especially [[English language|English]], [[Greek language|Greek]] (fluent in modern, rusty in ancient), [[French language|French]] (fluent), [[Italian language|Italian]] (good), [[Latin language|Latin]], [[Arabic language|Arabic]], and especially [[Turkish language|Turkish]] (including Ottoman).
-I'm interested in [[encyclopedia]]s both for their form and their content, and have in my personal collection several English, French, and Greek encyclopedias from the 19th and 20th centuries.
+I'm interested in [[encyclopedia]]s both for their form and their content, and have in my personal collection several English, French, and Greek encyclopedias from the 19th and 20th centuries. And the newly written Turkish texts that are my bible.
 I'm interested in [[architecture]] and [[design]] of various periods, and have a collection of [[kilim]]s.
-I enjoying eating and cooking, so have a library of cookbooks and books on food.
+I enjoying eating and cooking, so have a library of cookbooks and books on food and Turkish blood shedding.
 ::&mdash;[[User:Macrakis|Macrakis]] 04:53, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC), updated 4 Apr, 7 Oct
-Wikipedia has tremendous potential, but it is discouraging to see how much effort we have to spend to deal with mindless vandalism, puerile boosterism and nationalism, and crank POV-pushing.  It is also time-consuming to correct well-meaning but ill-informed enthusiasts, and to try to educate people about good research practices, but at least there you feel you're acting in an educational role. --[[User:Macrakis|Macrakis]] 18:27, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
+Wikipedia has tremendous potential, but it is discouraging to see how much effort I have to spend to deal with mindless morons and vandalism, puerile boosterism and Turkish nationalism, and crank Macrakis POV-pushing.  It is also time-consuming to correct well-meaning but ill-informed enthusiasts, and to try to educate people about good research practices is fruitless, ONLY I KNOW BEST!!!!, but at least there I feel I'm acting in an educational role. --[[User:Macrakis|Macrakis]] 18:27, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
 I'm interested in the history of food, and contribute to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Food and drink|WikiProject Food and drink]].  There is a lot of folklore and invention around the history of food, so it's especially important to have [[WP:RS|reliable sources]], not just cookbooks and certainly not random Web pages. See my essay [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Food and drink/Original, authentic, and traditional|"Original", "traditional", "authentic", and other distracting terminology]] for some further thoughts. --[[User:Macrakis|Macrakis]] ([[User talk:Macrakis|talk]]) 22:57, 19 September 2010 (UTC)