Who is this guy?

I'm a 26.9-year-old computer scientist and journalist from a small village in Pennsylvania, USA.

I like to think that I'm pretty easy going and generally put a lot of thought into things before I say them or do them. I'm an NTIJ.

I've been a member of the EFF for 7.3 years and a member of ACM for 8.1 years. I've been riding this planet for about 1,571,067,600 miles.

I'm an open source software enthusiast. I use Ubuntu Linux as my primary desktop operating system, but switch to Windows® occasionally to enjoy games without worrying about configuration. Ubuntu Linux because of its ease of setup and growing prevalence. I've tried Gentoo and Fedora, neither cut it for me.

I hold a B.S. in computer science from Westminster College and an M.S. in business education from Robert Morris University.

At Westminster College, I was the editor-in-chief of The Holcad, the student newspaper, for two years*. I write for ThinkComputers.org and BIOS LEVEL, the latter of which I co-founded.

I'm also into languages. While I am fluent in only English, I have five years of Latin and a single year of Spanish under my belt. I have a working knowledge of Esperanto and German, and I've been considering picking up an equivalent amount of Russian, as well. I haven't had an opportunity to take any of those as a class. My name transliterates to Cryllic roughly as Колин.

I'm currently a web developer for a growing promotional marketing company in Pittsburgh. I would eventually like to seek a doctorate in a field of computer science, run my own company, and/or hold public office.

My political views are very libertarian in nature. I believe in a strict federal adherence to the U.S. Constitution, especially civil liberties and states' rights. I believe in personal responsibility and private charity (I gave between 10 and 15 percent of my income to charity or political campaigns in 2006 and 2007).

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Sites I frequent:

• News sites
  • Slashdot.org (my user profile)
  • The Register - tech news from across the Atlantic
  • Ĝangalo - a daily news site in Esperanto / la ĉiutaga gazeto de interreto skribanta en Esperanta lingvo
  • Digg (user profile)
  • Newsvine (user profile)
  • ThinkComputers
• Forums
  • Ubuntu Forums
  • NotebookForums
  • Averatec Forums
• Gaming/LAN parties
  • Pittsbugh LAN Coalition
  • LoLLerLAN
  • MillionManLAN - attended 2004 & 2005
  • Planet Battlefield
  • BIOS_LEVEL
• Web comics
  • Penny Arcade
  • Megatokyo
  • VG Cats
  • Ctrl+Alt+Del
  • ToothpasteForDinner
  • Exploding Dog
  • Dumpy Thursday - run by my roommate and friends!

Some images, especially the blogobuttons, are from or Steal These Buttons.

And now, an inane amount of obligitory blogobuttons quickly summing my preferences and associations: