User:Andrew Young

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Hi, my name is Andrew Young (IPA pronunciation: [ændɹu jʌŋ]).

en	This user is a native speaker of English.

eo-2

Ĉi tiu uzanto povas komuniki per meza nivelo de Esperanto.

de-1

Dieser Benutzer hat grundlegende Deutschkenntnisse.

ja-1

この利用者は少しだけ日本語を話すことができます。

en-me-1

This led knoweth sumhwet of Englyssh.

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1 Introduction
2 Career
- 2.1 Work History
3 Interests
4 Contact Me
5 External Links
6 Userboxes

[edit] Introduction

Me and my daughter at Rawhide in Phoenix, Arizona

I was born on November 26, 1980 in San Antonio, Texas. I have been interested in computers and computer programming for as long as I can remember. I wrote my first programs on an Atari 800XL and an IBM AT in BASIC. I went to Business Careers High School from 1995-1999. After that I moved to Austin, Texas in order to attend The University of Texas. However, I only took one class - Introduction to Philosophy - before taking an extended leave. I returned to school in 2004 to study Computer Science. However, I am currently studying Linguistics instead.

[edit] Career

I generally consider myself a computer programmer as far as my career is concerned. I program mostly in Java, but I also program in C#, Perl, Bash, and various other programming languages. I am a Sun Certified Professional and I hold the Programmer, Developer, and Web Component Developer certifications.

Some of the programming subjects which I am especially knowledgeable about include:

Internationalization
- Unicode
- Legacy character encodings, especially related to CJKV
XML processing
Enterprise application design, especially with J2EE
Object-oriented programming

[edit] Work History

June, 1996 - August, 1999: Texas.Net, a local Internet service provider
- Helpdesk Engineer
- Jr. Network Admin
September, 1999 - December, 2005: IBM - Software group, Global e-Business Transformation (GeT) unit, Support Systems team
- Helped develop IBM's software support website
January, 2006 - Present: ARM Ltd - Processor Division, Design Methodology team
- Working on tools used during the processor design process

[edit] Interests

I'm interested in the following topics, among others:

Computer programming
Linguistics, Historical linguistics, Computational linguistics
History, especially of the Middle Ages in Britain, Scotland, Ireland, and Germania
Germanic languages, Old English, Old Norse, Old Saxon, Middle English, Scots, German, English
Celtic languages, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Esperanto, Constructed languages
Japanese language, Japanese history, and Anime
Historical reenactment, Society for Creative Anachronism
Dungeons & Dragons and other Role-playing games

[edit] Contact Me

Website: Vaelen.Org
Skype: Andrew.C.Young

[edit] External Links

[edit] Userboxes

ubx-5

This user uses entirely too many userboxes.

[edit] Location

This user is a citizen of the United States of America.

This user lives in Texas.

This user loathes, but is forced to observe, Daylight Saving Time.

This user is a Citizen of the World (Terra, ⊕).

This user supports the United Nations.

[edit] Lifestyle

This user is male.

This user's favo rite colo r is blue.

This user is a Sagittarian.

猴

This user was born in the year of the Monkey.

R	This user is a Ravenclaw.

This user is a member of Wikipedians against censorship.

Wikipedia is not censored for minors.

This user is interested in environmentalism.

HRC

This user supports the Human Rights Campaign.

lib

This user is a liberal.

This user does not believe in the existence of human races, except as a social construct.

This user is for racial equality.

This user supports gender equality.

This user is heterosexual.

F	This user is a furry.

This user supports equal rights for queer people.

This user is a supporter of the LGBT community.

[edit] Philosophy and Religion

This user enjoys philosophy.

This user is interested in religion as a sociological and psychological phenomenon.

This user is interested in the debate over the separation of church and state.

This user is interested in
Zen Buddhism.

This user is interested in Paganism.

This user is interested in Neopaganism.

This user is interested in Ásatrú.

This user is interested in tarot.

agn

This user is interested in agnosticism.

This user is spiritual, but not religious.

This user respects the beliefs and religions of others.

This user realizes that the Earth isn't an oblate spheroid, but rather a close approximation of one.

[edit] Ancestory

This user is interested in his or her family history.

This user is of German ancestry.

The Cherokee blood flows through this user's veins.

This user is of Scottish ancestry.

This user is of Irish ancestry.

This user is of multiple ancestries.

[edit] Family

This user has a wife.

dad

This user is a father.

Per the Userbox migration, {{User OnlyChild}} was moved to {{User:Springeragh/Templates/Userboxes/OnlyChild}}

[edit] Work

gk	This user is a geek.

This user is a code monkey.

This user is a software engineer.

.....

This user is a professional procrastinator.

[edit] Education

This user is an undergraduate student majoring in Linguistics and minoring in German .

a²+b²=c²

This user is an intermediate mathematician.

met?

This user prefers metric units, but, having grown up in the U.S., cannot relate to them.

[edit] Programming Languages

java-4

This user is an expert Java programmer.

perl-4

This user is an expert Perl programmer.

py-2

This user is an intermediate Python programmer.

c++-2

This user is an intermediate C++ programmer.

c#-2

This user is an intermediate C# programmer.

vb-2

This user is an intermediate Visual Basic programmer.

bas-2

This user is an intermediate BASIC programmer.

c-1

This user is a beginning C programmer.

php-1

This user is a beginning PHP programmer.

[edit] Language and Linguistics

US	This user uses American English.

en-us-n

This user is a native speaker of American English.

Y'all

This user speaks Southron, y'all.

SoE-n

This person is a native speaker of Southern American English ("Southern by the grace of God!")

ipa-2

This user has an intermediate understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet.

LE-1

This user's been known to screw up the occasional sentence and make the occasional typo, but is otherwise pretty accurate with regards to English.

...

This user would like to be able to speak more languages.

they

This user considers singular they standard English usage.

snk

This user says either sneaked or snuck.

infin¦itive

This user chooses to sometimes split infinitives.

by	The passive voice may be used by this user.

…in.

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

man-
kind

Regarding gender, this user will use the vernacular, not what is "politically correct".

to / too
/ two

Too many people have no idea how to use words they should have learned in grade two.

who

This user prefers using who for both the object and subject case. Who does it hurt to simplify things?

their / there / they're

This user knows that there, their, and they're are not the same word.

your/ you’re

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

A, B, and C

This user prefers the serial comma.

AIM-Able

This user understands AIM talk perfectly well, but does not use it. Ever.

[edit] Anime

アニメ

This user is an anime otaku.

GITS

This user's cyberbrain was hacked.

X	This user is a follower of Battōsai the Slasher.

らんま½

This user likes Ranma Saotome.

MCoG

This user is a fan of The Mysterious Cities of Gold.

星方武侠

This user is in search of The Galactic Leyline

TRIGUN

This user wants his $$60 billon.

CB	This user is a Space Cowboy.

天地
無用！

This user doesn't need Tenchi, though admits is a fan.

犬夜叉

This user is not afraid to use their Tessaiga.

ラブ
ひな

This user loves Hina.

FLCL

This user's head is an N.O. channel.

This user is a Ah! My Goddess! fan.

[edit] Misc

This user eats potatoes.

DP	This user drinks nothing but Dr. Pepper.

This user plays mahjong.

cvg-3

This user is an advanced gamer.

CIV	This user plays one or more versions of Civilization.

GTA

This user plays the Grand Theft Auto series.

塊魂	Na na-na na-na na na na na Katamari Damacy!

This user plays games in the Mario series.

MI	This user knows all the Monkey Island Insults by heart!

NWN

This user plays Neverwinter Nights.

This user plays Pac-Man.

This user plays games from
The Legend of Zelda series.

This user plays
Paper and pencil games.

D&D

This user plays Dungeons & Dragons.

NG	This user's alignment is Neutral Good: the "Benefactor."

BA	This user is a fan of Blackadder.

This user is a fan of Monty Python.

This user does not taunt Happy Fun Ball.
(For God's Sake, do not taunt Happy Fun Ball!)

FG	This user thinks Family Guy is freakin' sweet.

Good news, everyone! This user is a fan of Futurama!

SP	*This user demands you Respect my authoritah!*

Harv

This user believes that the law should only be practiced by avian/mammal hybrids.

B5	This user supports the Babylon 5 project.

RD	This user knows that "they're all dead, Dave".

trek

This user is a Trekker and knows that any real fan is not a Trekkie.

Q	This user is an omnipotent member of the Q Continuum.

This user has been assimilated by the Borg.
Resistance is futile.

This user is a frood who really knows where their towel is.

SG	This user activates the Stargate to explore other planets.

TDS

This user watches the most trusted name in fake news.

WU	This user wishes you goodnight and to have a pleasant tomorrow.

AP	This user doesn't speak freaky-deaky Dutch!

007

This user likes martinis shaken, not stirred.

LOTR

This user loves The Lord of the Rings, both the books and the film trilogy.

This user took the red pill, not the blue pill.

ND	This user is pretty good with a bo staff.

OS	This user's got a case of the mondays.

¡	This user knows the Chewbacca Defense and is not afraid to use it!

This user likes all types of music.

^* This user needs more cowbell.

This user is interested in ancient civilizations.

This user is interested in the ancient Celts.

This user is interested in the Medieval period.

This user loves calculators.

~~EAG~~

This user was too slack to make Eagle Scout.

XBSA	This user was active in the Boy Scouts of America.

PƧ	This user survived a trek through Philmont Scout Ranch.

This user is a member of the Order of the Arrow.

This user enjoys backpacking.

This user is a Naturalist.

This user enjoys sailing and boating.

This user enjoys skygazing and astronomy.

This user is a swimmer.

This user is addicted to traveling.

All your base are belong to Andrew Young.

This user fears the clowns.

This user is evil, and frequently says mwhahaha!

This user enjoys indiscriminate pillaging.

This user does not understand mean people. Please be nice.

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