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Born in [[1982]] in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]. Student of [[journalism]] and [[communication studies]] at the [[University of Vienna]].


'''My hobbies and interests ''(some [[Wikipedia]] articles I might read and try to improve):'''''


* '''[[Information technology]] and [[telecommunications]]'''
** [[Operating systems]] (basically anything from [[AIX operating system|AIX]] to [[Magnussoft ZETA|ZETA]])
** [[Computer network|Networking]]
** [[Mobile computing]] ([[Personal digital assistant|PDAs]], [[mobile phone]]s, [[notebook]]s/[[laptop]]s, [[Tablet PC]]s, etc.)
** [[HTPC]]s
** [[Ubiquitous computing]]
** The effects modern [[technology|technologies]] have on our [[society]]
** Ongoing research and developments (examples: [[WiMAX]], [[VoIP]], [[Dual core]] processors, new fields of [[64 bit]] computing, etc.)
** [[Copyright]] and [[legal]] issues involving [[website]]s, [[digital audio]]/[[digital video]] files, [[software piracy]], the [[open source]] community, [[software patent]]s, etc.
** [[Privacy]] issues and controversial technologies like [[RFID]]-tags, [[biometry]], [[surveillance]] by [[government]] [[institution]]s, etc.


* '''[[Music]]'''
** My [[Personal Jukebox]] ''(my first and to date most extensive contribution to Wikipedia)''
** Music styles like [[Heavy_metal_music|(Heavy) Metal]], [[Gothic_rock|Gothic]], [[Hard Rock]], etc.


* '''[[Politics]] and [[History]]'''
** the [[Middle Age]]s
** the period around [[World War II]]
** the [[Cold War]] and events during that time
** [[Russia]] and the former [[Soviet Union]]
** [[intelligence agencies]]
** [[military history]]
** current geopolitical developments ([[war on terror]], [[Ongoing_wars|ongoing crises]], etc.)


* '''[[Book]]s and [[Movie]]s'''
** Prof. [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s works (mainly about [[Arda]] and [[Middle-earth]])
** [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]s, [[drama]]s, [[independent movie]]s, the occasional [[action movie]]
** The works of [[Quentin Tarantino]], [[Robert Rodriguez]], [[Oliver Stone]], [[Sofia Coppola]], [[Peter Jackson]], [[Luc Besson]] among others
** Books and movies dealing with any of the above topics


* '''[[Media]]/[[entertainment]]/[[television]]'''
** [[Current events]], business developments, [[Nielsen ratings|rating]]s, etc.
** [[Comedy]] (mainly Austrian and German shows and [[Viennese cabaret]])
** (Talks) shows by entertainers like [[Stefan Raab]], [[Harald Schmidt]], [[Sarah Kuttner]], [[Barbara Schöneberger]] and [[Charlotte Roche]]
** Some rather innovative and/or entertaining recent television shows [[24 (television)|24]], [[Lost (2004 television series)|Lost]], [[Desperate Housewives]], [[Two and a Half Men]], [[Malcolm in the Middle]], [[Gilmore Girls]], etc.


* '''[[Professional wrestling]], [[mixed martial arts]] and [[sports entertainment]]''' ''(both in front of the camera and behind the scenes)''
** [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]
** [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]
** Various [[Indy (professional wrestling)|independent]] promotions
** [[Puroresu]]
** [[Lucha Libre]]


'''Links:'''

* My rather unspectacular [http://darkguy.pycoos.com personal homepage] ''(German language)''.


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