Who?
I'm a student living in Chico, California. I am studying computer science at CSU Chico with the goal of becoming a professional systems programmer. Computer science, and the related art of computer programming, are topics that I find very interesting. I'm also interested in linguistics.
Programming is also a skill of considerable practical benefit. (If you don't already know a programming language, I suggest you investigate the Python Programming Language, which is my language of choice for most applications.) Most code I've written that I think would be generally useful can be found in the Programming section of this site.
Although I'm not very good at it, I do enjoy occasional writing. Most of my `literary' output can be found under the Writing section of this site. It includes my MSV Starfire series, a group of science-fiction short stories about the crew of the eponymous salvage vessel MSV Starfire and the universe that hates them. My humor writings - mostly related to role-playing games - are also there.
I use Gentoo Linux. I have been using a GNU/Linux system of one type or another for a several years now as my primary computer, although I also have an Apple Macintosh. (Only very serious circumstances could compel me to give any money to Microsoft, the Evil Empire, and I generally avoid using its products if I can help it.)
This web page used to be strictly black text on a white background, but I finally gave up on its minimalist aesthetic and made it a bit fancier. Still, I hope that you will find it functional and quick-loading. The navigation bar to the left organizes the information here into hopefully-useful categories. It is graciously hosted by ferazelhosting.net, also based in California. It was written entirely in gvim, an enhanced graphical version of the (in?)famous VI editor.
My family name can also be spelled Schröder. It is of German origin, and the two dots above the letter 'o' are the diacritical mark for umlaut, which can be replaced with a following 'e' as it is in Schroeder if you don't want to bother with typing the diacritic on a non-German keyboard. My name is not, however, Schroder. Please, try to be accurate with diacritical marks in general, not just for Schroeders, but for everyone with diacritics in their name and especially for people who live in Düsseldorf.
Enjoy your visit.