enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
This user lives in Illinois,
the Land of Lincoln.
UIUCThis user is or was a student at the University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign.
C-4This user is an expert C programmer.
C++-4This user is an expert C++ programmer.
asm-4This user is an expert assembly language programmer.
VerilogThis user can design chips in Verilog.

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This user is an intermediate LaTeX user.
This user contributes using Linux.
trpt-2This user is an intermediate trumpet player.
gtr-2This user is an intermediate guitarist.
drm-2This user is an intermediate drummer.


Hi, I'm John, and I live in Austin, Texas and work for a major tech company. I did undergrad and my Master's at the University of Illinois in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a focus on computer architecture and operating systems (I'm a Linux fan). I'm also an avid sports fan - men's college basketball (go Illini!), Major League Baseball, NFL football, and, oddly enough, pole vaulting (I was a pole vaulter in high school). I'm also pretty musical - I was also a member of the University of Illinois Marching Illini as a trumpet player during undergrad. I play a little bit of guitar, drum set, and a very, very little bit of piano.