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=<font color="darkgreen">'''Waitak - 维德 - Duy Đức'''</font>=

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<font color="darkgreen" size="3">'''Question of the hour:'''</font>
''What does a [[sustainability|sustainable]] culture look like in detail?''
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I've spent time as a [[professor]], [[Chief technical officer|CTO]], [[Chief information officer|CIO]] and head of an [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]]. I'm active again on Wikipedia after a long hiatus. Things I've done as a Wikicitizen include:

I keep an eye on pages on my watchlist ([[User:Waitak/Edit stats|see here]] for a list).
* In particular, I spend a lot of time with food and plant related lists:
** [[List of vegetable oils]] (my first featured list), and anything to do with [[vegetable fats and oils]]
** [[List of plants with edible leaves]],
** [[List of plants used in herbalism]],
** [[List of culinary nuts]] (my third featured list),
** [[List of culinary fruits]],
** [[List of melons]],
** [[List of gourds and squashes]],
** [[List of basil cultivars]] (my second featured list).
* A handful of natural languages, including [[Esperanto]], [[List of Chinese dialects|Chinese languages]] &mdash;[[Taishan dialect|Toisanese]], in particular.
* Some [[Sabbath economics|non-mainstream]] [[Local currencies|economic]] topics
* [[Earthquake|Topics]] [[La Palma|related]] [[global warming|to]] [[natural disasters]], including the [[H5N1]] [[Global spread of H5N1|family]] [[Transmission and infection of H5N1|of]] [[Global spread of H5N1 in 2006|pages]] &mdash; particularly a [[Template:H5N1 case graph|couple]] of [[Template:H5N1 Human Mortality|templates]] (used [[Global spread of H5N1|here]] and [[Transmission and infection of H5N1|here]])
* I do a lot of [[Wikipedia:Citation templates|reference cleanup]].
* I make regular use of [[WP:Templates|templates]], particularly on [[Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace|user pages]] of [[WP:DBTN|newbies]] and [[WP:Vandalism|minor vandals]].
* I love to see people who start off on the wrong foot turning into valued members of the community. I can't resist [[Template:welcomeg|welcoming]] people to Wikipedia.

(More on my [[#Contributions|contributions]] below.)

===<font color="darkgreen">To-do list</font>===

====Plant and food related====

* [[List of culinary vegetables]] - write proper entries, with references
* [[List of plants used in herbalism]] - add more entries
* [[List of leaf vegetables]] - repair the formatting that was broken recently
* [[Types of plant oils]] - finish writing
* [[List of melons]] - try to get this up to [[WP:FLC|FL]] quality, and nominate
* [[List of gourds and squashes]] - beef up the entries, and try to bring this to [[WP:FLC|FL]] quality
* [[List of food additives]] - general cleanup and improvement

====Language related====

* [[List of writing systems]] - needs some cleanup
* [[Bible translations by language]]
:* Incorporate writeups from languages that have a main article
:* Incorporate examples from more languages
:* Make entries more consistent
:* Ref repair
: I wonder if this could be a FLC?

====Everything else====

* [[Telecommunications data retention‎]] - ref repair
* [[Massimo Montanari‎]] - lots of work needed here
* [[Password vault]] - new article listing password vaults on various platforms

Things that interest me include:

===<font color="darkgreen">Tech stuff</font>===

* [[Software engineering]] and [[computer programming]]. My current favorite [[Programming language|language]] is [[Python_programming_language|Python]], but [[Lua programming language|Lua]] is also a contender. I program regularly in [[C programming language|C]], [[C++]], [[Python_programming_language|Python]], [[Go_(programming_language)|Go]], [[Typescript]], [[Dart]], [[SQL]] and on top of [[XML]], [[JSON]] and [[YAML]], often all in the same application.
* I seem to do a lot of [[Web application]]s these days. Platforms that I've used include [[Django]], [[Plone (CMS)|Plone]]/[[Zope]], [[Ruby on Rails]]/[[Radiant CMS]] and [[Drupal]].
* [[Scientific visualization|Data visualization]] and [[Data mining|knowledge discovery]] (more [[Exploratory data analysis|statistical]] than [[Executive information system|rule-based]]).

===<font color="darkgreen">Fighting poverty</font>===

====Via [[economics]]====
:[[Local economies]], and the role of [[barter]] in developing them. Current question: How would a [[sabbath economics|sabbath economy]] work in practice?

====Via [[information technology]]====
:Eliminating [[poverty]], particularly in ways involving [[information technology]] and other applications of [[appropriate technology]]. I see projects like [[XO-1 (laptop)|XO-1]], [[Simputer]] and [[Jhai Foundation|Jhai]] as good ideas, although none of them quite gets there. Among other things we're working on an [http://www.43things.com/things/view/99335 8Mb Linux distribution]. [[uClinux]], [[uClibc]], [[Lua programming language|Lua]] and [http://buildroot.uclibc.org/ Buildroot] are all components we're looking at. There are lots of tiny little cool tools that help, like [[Zile (editor)|Zile]] for example.

====Via [[engineering]]====
:I'm interested in what might be called [[appropriate engineering]] - [[community]] scale manufacturing that whose products and methods are appropriate for [[Developing country|developing nations]] with very little [[Infrastructural capital|infrastructure]] or [[Capital (economics)|capital]] [[investment]]. Some great examples of [[appropriate engineering]] (many [[agriculture|agricultural]]):

:* [[Jock Brandis]]' [http://www.fullbellyproject.org/makingourmachines.asp peanut sheller]
:* [[1996]] [[Rolex awards|Rolex Award]] laureate [[Sanoussi Diakité]]'s [[fonio]] [[husk|husking]] machine
:* [[2000]] [[Rolex awards|Rolex Award]] laureate [[Mohammed Ba Abba]]'s [[earthenware]] cooling system
:* Low cost [[drip irrigation]] systems, by organizations like [http://www.siminet.org/ SIMI]
:* [http://www.otherpower.com/ Forcefield's] [http://www.otherpower.com/wardalt.html Low RPM Disk Alternator] ("''The cutting edge of low technology''" &ndash; I like these guys)

:Kevin Kelly's [http://www.kk.org/streetuse/ Street Use] blog is great food for thought.

====Via [[agriculture]]====
* Understanding and promoting [[:Category:Underutilized crops|underutilized]] and otherwise [[List of useful plants|useful crops]] (related to [[permaculture]]). I can hardly wait to see [[Moringa oleifera|moringa trees]] cultivated in [[Hong Kong]].
* Preserving [[heirloom plant|heirloom]] and other plants that are in danger of being lost.

===<font color="darkgreen">Languages and linguistics</font>===

* [[Language|Natural languages]]. Current focus: deciding whether to learn [[Tagalog]] or [[Ilocano language|Ilocano]]. I'd also like to work on [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] and [[German language|German]]. I'm working half-heartedly on [[Esperanto]] as well. [[Ido]] is probably a [[Esperanto and Ido compared|better language]] than [[Esperanto]], but it doesn't look like it has a [[Ido#Ido-speaking_community|real chance of success]].
* [[Writing system|Systems of writing]] (many of which are [[Alphabet|alphabets]] or [[Abugida|abugidas]] or other sorts of [[Syllabary|syllabaries]] these days - with the exception of [[Chinese character|Han]]). I find the [[Mongolian alphabet|Mongolian]] and [[Tibetan script|Tibetan]] scripts particularly beautiful.<ref>Not that I can ''read'' either one of them... I just think they're pretty.</ref>

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|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Russian language|ru]]|'''[[Russian language|Русский]]''' [[b:Russian|(book)]]}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[German language|de]]|'''[[German language|Deutsch]]''' [[b:German|(book)]]}}
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|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Indonesian language|id]]|'''[[Indonesian language|Bahasa indonesia]]/[[Malaysian language|melayu]]''' [[b:Indonesian|(book)]]}}
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|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Koine Greek language|ke]]|'''[[Koine Greek language|Κοινὴ Ἑλληνική]]''' [[b:Koine_Greek|(book)]]}}
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|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Amharic language|am]]...|'''[[Amharic language|አማርኛ]]'''}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Makua language|mku]]...|'''[[Makua language|Makua]]'''}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Swahili language|sw]]...|'''[[Swahili language|kiSwahili]]''' [[b:Swahili|(book)]]}}
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|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Hindi language|hi]]...|'''[[Hindi language|हिन्दी]]''' [[b:Hindi|(book)]]}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Image:Mongol khel.svg|20px]]...|'''[[Mongolian language|Монгол]]'''}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Korean language|kr]]...|'''[[Korean language|한국어]]''' [[b:Korean|(book)]]}}
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|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Hawaiian language|haw]]...|'''[[Hawaiian language|ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi]]'''}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Tok Pisin|tpi]]...|'''[[Tok Pisin]]''' [[b:Tok_Pisin|(book)]]}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Tagalog language|tl]]...|'''[[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]''' [[b:Tagalog|(book)]]}}
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|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Dutch language|nl]]...|'''[[Dutch language|Nederlands]]''' [[b:Dutch|(book)]]}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Afrikaans language|af]]...|'''[[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]]''' [[b:Afrikaans|(book)]]}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Ilokano language|ilo]]...|'''[[Ilokano language|Ilokano]]'''}}
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|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Japanese language|jp]]...|'''[[Japanese language|日本語]]''' [[b:Japanese|(book)]]}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Ido language|ido]]...|'''[[Ido language|Ido]]''' [[b:Ido|(book)]]}}
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|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Klingon language|tlh]]...|'''[[Klingon language|tlhIngan Hol]]''' [[b:Klingon|(book)]]}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Basque language|eu]]...|'''[[Basque language|Euskara]]'''}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Armenian language|hy]]...|'''[[Armenian language|Հայերեն]]''' [[b:Armenian|(book)]]}}
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|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Quenya|qya]]...|'''[[Quenya]]''' [[b:Quenya|(book)]]}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Aramaic|arc]]...|'''[[Aramaic|ארמית]]}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Fijian language|fj]]...|'''[[Fijian language|Na vosa vaka-Viti]]''' [[b:Fijian|(book)]]}}
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|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Hungarian language|hu]]...|'''[[Hungarian language|Magyar]]''' [[b:Hungarian|(book)]]}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Arabic language|ar]]...|'''[[Arabic language|'''العربية]]}}
|{{userbox|#AAAAFF|#F0F8FF|[[Thai language|th]]...|'''[[Thai language|'''ภาษาไทย]] [[b:Thai|(book)]]}}
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===<font color="darkgreen">Geek code</font>===

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[[Clothing|d(?)@]] [[Human anatomy|s:]] [[Ageing|a++>?]]<br/>
[[C programming language|C++(++++)]]
[[Linux|UL++++]] [[Perl|P]] [[Linux|L+++]] [[Emacs|E++]] [[World Wide Web|W+++]] [[Usenet|N+]] [[James Parry|K]]<br/>
[[Microsoft Windows|w---]] [[OS/2|O]] [[Apple Macintosh|M>+@]] [[VMS|V-->]] [[Politics|PS-(---)]]<br/>
[[Economics|PE-]] [[Cypherpunk|Y+]] [[PGP|PGP>++]] [[Star Trek|t+]] [[Babylon 5|!5]] [[X-Files|X-]] [[Role-playing game|R-]] [[Television|!tv]]<br/>
[[Book|b>+++]] [[Dilbert|DI+]] [[Doom|D--]] [[Geek Code|G]] [[Education|e++++]] [[Home|h----]] [[Marriage|r+++]] [[Sexuality|y?]]<br/>
[[Cross-platform|Z++]] [[Social relation|F++]] [[Privacy|Y+]] [[Charity|A++++]]<br/>
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===<font color="darkgreen">R&R</font>===

* I can be often be found in Hong Kong's [[Country parks and conservation in Hong Kong|wilder places]] (no, [[The World of Suzie Wong|not]] [[Lan Kwai Fong|those]]... the [[Hoi Ha Wan|other]] [[Sai Kung Peninsula|sort]] of [[Wilderness|wild]]...)
* I play [[Recorder|several]] [[French horn|musical]] [[Electronic musical instrument|instruments]], some [[Xaphoon|more]] [[Ocarina|interesting]] than [[Bongo drum|others]].
* I love [[jazz]], [[Contemporary Christian music|contemporary Christian]] and many other kinds of music, and am grateful that [[Internet radio]] makes up for the lack of jazz stations in Hong Kong ([http://www.radioio.com/radioiojazz.php Radioio Jazz] is my station of choice)
* I've eaten [[gumbo]] in [[New Orleans]], [[mussel|mussels]] in [[Bruges]], [[dim sum]] in [[Hong Kong]], [[sashimi]] in [[Tokyo]], [[clam chowder]] in [[Boston]] and [[San Francisco]], [[salmon]] in [[Alaska]], [[uhu]] in [[Kona]] and [[Wiener schnitzel]] in [[Vienna]]. I've been to [[Manila]] and [[Baguio]], and enjoyed the [[bagoong]], but I drew the line at [[balut]]. Eating [[moringa oleifera|moringa]] leaves was a high point.
* I'm fond of [[Belgian beer]], especially [[Grimbergen (beer)|Grimbergen]], [[Bush (beer)|Bush]] (which is '''not''' made by [[Anheuser-Busch|these guys]]), [[Delirium_Tremens_(brand)|Delirium Tremens]] and [[Kwak]].

===<font color="darkgreen">Userboxes</font>===

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===<font color="darkgreen">Contributions</font>===

====<font color="darkgreen">Articles I've started</font>====

I tend to contribute most to Wikipedia by writing content. Some of the articles that I've started include:

* [[Sabbath economics]] and one or two other economics articles that ended up being deleted
* [[List of vegetable oils]] and [[List of essential oils]], [[Ben oil]], [[Babassu oil]], [[Amaranth oil]] and many other [[vegetable oils|vegetable oil]] pages
* [[Zile (editor)]] and {{tl|Emacs}}
* {{tl|H5N1 Human Mortality}} (used in [[Transmission and infection of H5N1]]), {{tl|H5N1 case graph}} (used in [[Global spread of H5N1]] and elsewhere) and a few other pages related to [[H5N1]]
* [[Amaranth grain]], [[Euphorbia tirucalli]] and other pages on useful plants, particularly those in [[:Category:Underutilized crops]]
* [[Gifts in kind]]
* [[Pollard script]]
* [[Chuck Pierce]], [[Michael Harrison]], [[Sanoussi Diakité]] and a few other pages on people that I'm interested in
* [[Xaphoon]]

plus a ''lot'' of [[Wikipedia:Redirect|redirects]]. [[User:Waitak/Articles|Here]] is a list of (non-redirect) articles that I've started.

====<font color="darkgreen">Edit stats</font>====

* First edit: [[May 23]] [[2005]] to [[Dairy product]]
* 500th edit: [[April 24]] [[2006]] to [[Peanut oil]]
* 1,000th edit: [[June 4]] [[2006]] to [[List of vegetable oils]]
* 2,000th edit: [[September 10]] [[2006]] to [[Taishan dialect]]
* 3,000th edit: [[January 5]] [[2007]] to [[List of basil cultivars]]
* 4,000th edit: [[October 1]] [[2011]] to [[List of plants used as medicine]]

====<font color="darkgreen">Other contributions</font>====

* You can check on how many edits I've done [http://toolserver.org/~soxred93/pcount/index.php?name=Waitak&lang=en&wiki=wikipedia here].
* I was very active from February, 2006 until January, 2007, tapered off between then and October, 2008, when I pretty much dropped my activity to an occasional checkin. I really started being active again in September, 2011.
* [[User:Waitak/Edit stats|Here]] is a list of the 120 content (non-talk, non-user) pages that I've edited more than twice as of [[March 3]], [[2007]].

===<font color="darkgreen">Other communities</font>===

* [http://en.lernu.net/komunikado/uzantoj/prezento.php?salutnomo=Waitak Lernu]
* [http://www.43things.com/person/waitak 43 things]
* [http://www.last.fm/user/waitak/ last.fm]
* [http://waitak.stumbleupon.com/ StumbleUpon]

===<font color="darkgreen">Tests (some sillier than others)</font>===

* [http://www.politicalcompass.org/ Political compass:] 4.88 left, 1.03 libertarian
* [http://www.innergeek.us/ Geek test:] 39.25049% - Major Geek
* [[Myers-Briggs Type Indicator|Myers-Briggs]] [[INFJ]] (11%, 88%, 50%, 56% respectively)

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