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| ==Bio== | |||
| Hello! My name is Mark Pellegrini. I'm a PhD candidate in ] at the ], whence I also got my bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering. I'm working under in , as a small worker bee for the ] project. Our group has been subcontracted by ] to do hardware ] and ] development. Much of my PhD work so far has been in the area of ]. | |||
| I also have some background in ], and military history (particularly 20th century) is one of my interests. | |||
| I am the | |||
| ==Me and Misplaced Pages== | |||
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| I've been on Misplaced Pages a long time. I'm an ], a ], and an ]. I'm the "Featured Article Director", meaning that I choose the ] that you see on the main page every day (as well as ] and in general helping to making the whole process go smoothly.) I'm also on the Wikimedia Foundation's ], and I'm a member of the ' Wikimedia Press Team' (meaning I help answer the many emails Misplaced Pages gets). | |||
| I've been to ] ] ] ], and I've met a fair number of other Wikipedians. They're good people. | |||
| I've written ] - over 400, at last count. I've also taken ] and requested ]. I'm a generalist, in that I contribute all over wikipedia. I've written articles in many different fields, including featured articles in history, science, and literature. I think, at one point or another, I've done every task there is to do on Misplaced Pages, from fixing double redirects and cut-and-paste page moves to presenting a case before the arbcom and writing custom software for Misplaced Pages (an upload bot). | |||
| After you've been here a while, you start to notice certain trends. I've started writing them down at ], which also includes a few discovered by others. | |||
| Why this username? Long, boring story... | |||
| ...and where would I be without my beloved ]? | |||
| ==Handy links== | |||
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| :''What do you say to that, butterfly? Will you agree to the bargain? It's a good one: eternity for one day of flying among the flowers. | |||
| :''The butterfly rejects my offer. What is it saying? | |||
| :''It says it will not exchange one day of happiness for eternity of misery. Damnable butterfly! The audacity to refuse a god's bargain! To defy a god! To defy God! | |||
| :''I shall curse you, butterfly, you colorful hedonist, I shall curse you to the end of your days! | |||
| :''It says something. It dares to answer! What is it? | |||
| :''"I do not mind your curses, oh God, for my day is short" '' | |||
| :--], ] | |||
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