So, a little bit of background on myself… I am currently an undergraduate student living in London, working his way (with mixed fascination and boredom) through a degree in Theoretical Physics. More accurately, I could be described as something of a jack of all trades (and master of none?). Whatever the case, my blog reflects quite clearly my many and varied interests and passions!
It’s pretty hard to put a label on my subjects of blogging, though there are certainly a few things that appear quite regularly: technology and physical science, above all perhaps, though I take great pleasure in diversity. Some of my other focuses include reading (mostly science fiction, fantasy, and a bit of random non-fiction), philosophy (I’m mostly a dilettante, be warned), music (of a variety, though mainly classical), and anything from ancient to modern history.
Well, whatever the reason I’ve attracted you to my blog (be it science, software, philosophy, et cetera), I hope you’ll at least find parts of it enjoyable and interesting. I am always glad to hear of what people like and want me to blog more about (and what’s not quite so great perhaps!).
Any science and philosophy related posts you see here will likely a pretty wide scope, so you’ll have to excuse any tangents I go off on. Whatever the topic is, I promise to make it a very worthwhile read!
Within the realms of programming and open source software, my ramblings are primarily concerned with .NET Framework, C#, F#, ASP.NET, Silverlight, Windows development, and the Mono project, though this is by no means a complete or static list. Don’t be surprised to find some more theoretical subjects dotted around.
Finally, in the odd case that any potential employers/people interested in working with me stumble across this page, please feel free to peruse my Jobs page. It should generally link to an up-to-date version of my CV, and gives a good idea of where I’m looking to go career-wise in the near future.
Contact Information
The best way to contact me is usually through this blog. Feel free to use the general-purpose contact form. (Comments are also welcome on all posts and page.)
On the other hand, if the question relates to a specific project of mine, it may be more appropiate and/or convenient to message me via the relevant website (for example, Launchpad).
Open Source Software
The following are my profile pages on various websites relating to open-source software, in which I’ve been involved, on and off.
- SourceForge profile (Noldorin)
- CodePlex profile (Noldorin)
- Launchpad profile (Noldorin)
- Ohloh profile (Noldorin)
- Ubuntu wiki page (Noldorin)
Please see my Projects page for actual descriptions and the statuses of the open-source projects on which I have previously and am presently working.
Communities
In the past I have been a pretty avid user of StackOverflow, as well as occasional user of the other “Trilogy” sites. Chances are you won’t see too much on online forums/communities any more however, as I’ve found little time these days to be involved in such things.
Best bet if you want to catch me online is to join one of the following IRC channels, where I fairly regularly idle:
- #math, ##physics, #logic, ##csharp, #fsharp, #wpf, #bzr, #ircsil on Freenode
- #mono, #monodev on GIMPNet
Past & Current Competitions
- Microsoft Imagine Cup 2008. See Herbert.NET project on Projects page.
- Microsoft RoboChamps 2008. Reached World Finals in Barcelona and placed 3rd overall.
- 2010 Computer World Stratego Championships. In the process of creating a bot. (Originally intended to enter the 2009 event, but got preoccupied. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen again this year.)
