Dash77

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This user is a computer scientist.

This user lives in or hails from the U.S. State of California.

This user attends or attended Stanford University.

This user has an affiliation with the University of Waterloo.

This user prefers
jumping out of a plane
to landing in one.

$e^{i\pi \ }$This user is a mathematician.

PhDThis user has a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

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Hi, I'm Dash77. Following are some of the articles I've been involved in creating and editing.

Articles I've created or edited

Restraining orders

Domestic Abuse Restraining Order -- I created and have been to date the primary editor of this article. At the time I created the article I was subject to a Wisconsin domestic abuse restraining order and so gained an interest in the subject of restraining orders. I have also edited a number of other articles that are related to restraining orders, including Ex parte, Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, Violence Against Women Act, and Restraining order.

Immigration

I became a Wikipedian shortly after getting my green card as a legal immigrant to the United States. As such, several of the articles I initially created are related to immigration, including K-1 visa, TN status, E-3 visa, Priority date, Dual intent, and Labor certification. Although these articles are still active, most of my edits in this area were many years ago before immigration became the hot button topic that it is today. As such my articles were mainly about the details of navigating the legal immigration process, and unrelated to the current political debate as to the status of those who may be in the USA and undocumented. Another immigration-related article I edited recently is Alien of extraordinary ability, an article about the path I myself took to a green card and US citizenship.

Skydiving

I am a licensed skydiver and have created a number of articles about skydivers, primarily those who have in the past won awards at skydiving championships. These include Cheryl Stearns, Lisa Olsen, Kathy Cox, Steve Sutton, Jay Moledzki, and Chris Hayes. I have also edited several other articles related to skydiving including United States Parachute Association, Canadian Sport Parachuting Association, Roberta Mancino, Yolo County Airport, Drop Zone, and 1988 Summer Olympics (related to the skydiving demo at those games).