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> **DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE** > **DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE**
> >
> _Version 2, December 2004_ > _Version 2, December 2004_ ||
> _Copyright (C) 2004 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>_ > _Copyright (C) 2004 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>_
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> Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim or modified > Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim or modified

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<!DOCTYPE HTML> <!DOCTYPE HTML>
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<title>The Internet Vagabond :: {{ page.type }}</title> <title>The Internet Vagabond :: {{ page.tabtitle }}</title>
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<h1>Welcome</h1> <h1>Welcome</h1>
<p>Welcome to The Internet Vagabond, a small slice of Internet <p>Welcome to The Internet Vagabond, a small slice of Internet
real-estate for Bill Niblock. Nothing I say is visionary or real-estate for Bill Niblock. Nothing I say is visionary or
profound, and sometimes it makes sense.</p> profound, and sometimes it makes sense. You can find a list of
any posts and projects I've made available in the menu on the right.
Just click the menu button in the upper-right to view it.</p>
<h3>About the Site</h3> <h3>About the Site</h3>
<p>The Internet Vagabond is a small slice of Internet real-estate <p>The Internet Vagabond is a simple website I use for the rare
for Bill Niblock. I don't have much of a use for this site, blog posts I make, information about me and the projects I work
currently, so it's more of a empty plot than a store-front.</p> on, and a digital plot of e-land. It is programmed as much in
<p>The site's side-menu offers links to a few of my active GitHub HTML and CSS as possible, and designed with a small footprint.
repositories, as well as links to my social network profiles. The site is hosted on GitHub, and utilizes Jekyll for further
Feel free to examine and use any of the code in my repos, so long organization and optimization. If you're interested in more
as that use adheres to the WTFPL.</p> technical details, check out the GitHub Project page for this
<p>I try to keep this site as minimal and useful as possible. I've repository. You can easily get to it via the menu on the right.</p>
enjoyed the most recent re-structure, as it has allowed me to
use only HTML5 and CSS3. As more web-techologies arise, I look
forward to exploring their uses and employing them on this site.</p>
<h3>About the Vagabond</h3> <h3>About the Vagabond</h3>
<p>I like to consider myself a citizen of the Internet. I enjoy <p>My name is Bill Niblock, and I consider myself a citizen of the
gaming, philosophy, and technology in general.</p> Internet. I'm a computer scientist by education, a technologist by
<p>I enjoy all sorts of gaming, be it table-top or computer. trade, a gamer by hobby, a philosopher by choice, and the list goes
Thanks to the advent of Steam on Linux, I've been able to on.</p>
maintain my Linux desktop while enjoying some very great games.
Currently, my largest time-sinks are Dota 2, Guild Wars 2, and <p>I earned my degree in Computer Science from SUNY Geneseo in the
an assortment of independent titles.</p> state of New York. There I developed a great appreciation for clean and
efficient code and systems. I learned how to develop on bare-bones
systems, surviving purely on a Terminal in Linux for a few years of my
studies. I discovered the magic of Lisp, tail-recursion, and intricate
code. It was there I also wet my appetite for Git, and it's incredible
power. From school I moved on to work for a small local college as a
Sys-Admin/Tech Support/Hardware Specialist/Software Developer/Network Guy.
After several years of learning all about everything there, I snagged
a sweet job working for Yahoo in the Operations Center, where I help
monitor and support all the circuits and servers that keep Yahoo up
and running. Thus far, I've expanded my Linux knowledge incredibly, and
have developed a stronger understanding of coding with a group, utilizing
Git and GitHub for stronger development, and a fascination with Ruby. I
look forward to all that Yahoo has to offer, in the bottomless source of
knowledge and experience that the awesome co-workers I have there have to
offer.</p>
<p>Ever since the early 90s I've loved gaming. Whether table-top,
role-playing, or computer gaming, I adore it. I began my journey as a
young lad who's mother installed Commander Keen and Doom 2 on our family
computer. From there, I worked my way through Starcraft, Baldur's Gate,
Neverwinter Nights, and so many more before getting my first laptop in
high school. Then Steam happened, and now I play more games than I can
remember. With the advent of Steam for Linux, I've been able to suppliment
my love and fascination of Linux with my passion for gaming. I've
settled on a few specific games of note: Guild Wars 2 is my MMO of choice,
and both it and it's predecessor have offered me many hours of exploration
and wonder. Dota 2 has stolen a lot of my free time, as have Counter
Strike and Team Fortress 2. Then there's the myriad of independent games
which round-out my gaming library, and help to eat all my free time.</p>
<p>Technology and gaming join philosophy to create my tri-force. I consider
an understanding of our environments, our actions and the consequences of
actions to be key to a fruitful life. My first experience with philosophy
came about through church, and more specifically through a youth group which
met Sundays during mass. There we discussed topics, albeit with a religious
undertone, but with an emphasis on understanding and openness. It was an
expereience which helped lead me down a path of further exploration.
During high school we touched on the "big names" or philosophy, but it
was in college where I discovered the philosophy which best fits my
understanding of the universe: Stoicism. To be brief, the ancient Stoics
put emphasis on rationality and logic, seeking an understanding of their
actions, consequences and environments through observation. For simplicity,
think of the Vulcans from Star Trek. Stoicism is much more than just Spock,
but for now, I'll leave it at that.</p>
<p>I have many hobbies, and am fascinated by the universe we find ourselves
in. I hope to explore many of these through this site, and look forward
to understanding and exploring topics both new and old.</p>
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