2013-06-01 23:23:09 -04:00
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About
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Mike Gerwitz is a [free (as in freedom) software][0] [hacker][1] and activist
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with an insatiable lust for the command line of a [GNU][2] operating system.
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While much of his earlier experience focused on web development, much of his
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free time is now spent researching machine architectures, compilers, mathematics
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and various other fields. He also closely follows the work of the [Free Software
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Foundation][0], [Electronic Frontier Foundation][3] and other entities devoted
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to free information and free society.
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Outside of his field, Mike enjoys time with his family---including his fiancé
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and son---whom keep him busy and probably contribute to the retention of his
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sanity. Mike also has a fascination with a wide range of sciences that he
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wishes he had the time to devote to researching.
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A great deal of information regarding Mike's opinions on various topics can be
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found throughout this website. Much of the site is devoted to his thoughts and
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ramblings on various matters and so may contain material that is subject to
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extreme bias; the reader is encouraged to construct his or her own opinions.
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Papers are styled such that they focus on the topic at hand and void themselves
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of most of the political and author-specific content found on this website.
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Formal papers contain no such influence without rationale and references.
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Mike may be contacted by sending any e-mail to this domain, though he
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conventionally prefers the user `mike'; he does not make use of ``social media''
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websites, though he may (or may not) respond to queries on websites that he is a
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member of.
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(Note: This website itself is free---the source code is available via the commit
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hash links in the footer of various pages and the content is licensed for free
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distribution and, in some cases, modification.)
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[0] http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/
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[1] http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker
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[2] http://gnu.org/
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[3] http://eff.org/
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