User:Ahkond

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Hi, I'm Ahkond. I'm a computer programmer in Massachusetts, where I grew up. I have a doctorate in mathematics but I have not been involved in math since 1993.

I do a lot of style clean-up (spelling, typos, grammar, usage, etc.) as I browse articles, but I have also created or rewritten a small number of articles here and there.

My user name is a reference to a nonsense poem called "The Akond of Swat" by Edward Lear, which in turn refers to a historical figure from Pakistan (when I chose the name I did not know this; I am not Pakistani). Some editions of this poem spell it "Ahkond", and long usage has stuck me with that spelling. I've been using the nickname in various on-line contexts since about 1990.

In 1992 I made a tiny little joke on rec.arts.comics.misc that eventually snowballed into the Legion of Net.Heroes.

[edit] External links:

• on-line text of "the Akond of Swat"
• my LiveJournal diary

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en-5 This user is able to contribute with a professional level of English.
Background	This user lives in or is from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This user has a Doctor of Philosophy degree. This user graduated from Williams College.
Culture	FW This user understands Finnegans Wake. :hsm This user is a Surly Dino. Baba Booey This user is a Howard Stern fan. This user is a bibliophile. This user is obsessed with The Sopranos. Wanna fight aboud' it? King This user is a fan of the band King Crimson. YES This user is a fan of the band Yes. LOST They are looking for this user in the wrong place...
Worldview	This user is a skeptic.
Politics	dem This user supports the U.S. Democratic Party. lib This user is a liberal. This user supports instant-runoff voting. This user supports the independence of Tibet. This user supports Amnesty International. This user supports the ACLU. This user believes that the death penalty should never be used. This user believes that George W. Bush's edits to the constitution need to be reverted.
Technology	LJ This user maintains a LiveJournal. vb This user is a Visual Basic programmer. sql This user can program in SQL. This user is a WikiGnome.