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