The Author

I am an electrical engineer with interests in engineering, computer programming, politics, history, philosophy, reading, and video gaming.

My electrical engineering interests are primarily in circuit design. I write software (for work and as a hobby) in C++, and I know Java and Scheme as well.

Politically, I am an American conservative. I agree with most conservative positions, although I am not exclusively conservative and I do not automatically vote for the “conservative” candidate. I also analyze public policy issues from a strictly secular point of view since I realize that not every American shares my Christian faith.

My historical interests are primarily military history (especially the First and Second World Wars) and the Roman Republic and Empire.

I mostly read history and science fiction. I consider myself fairly well read on the First and Second World Wars, and I am familiar with the basic history of the Roman Republic and Empire. I have a long list of history books I wish to read in the future. For science fiction, I enjoy classics from authors such as Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein, and I have read many of the Star Wars books (my favorite Star Wars author is Karen Traviss, who wrote the superb Republic Commando series).

All opinions expressed in my posts and comments are solely my own and are not to be construed as the opinions of any person or organization I am affiliated with. Similarly, all opinions expressed in comments from other individuals are solely the opinions of the writer. I will only delete comments which include verbal attacks on one or more persons, so I do not necessarily agree with any opinions expressed in comments by other individuals.

These are my meditations.

7 thoughts on “The Author”

Derek Zenith on 6/21/13 at 18:08 said:

Have you ever read the Timothy Zahn Star Wars titles?

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- Null on 6/21/13 at 18:19 said:
  
  I was just looking at the list of his Star Wars books and I’ve somehow never read any of his. I’ve heard of him, though. Are there any specific books you recommend? I should probably read the Thrawn trilogy…
  
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  - Derek Zenith on 6/21/13 at 18:30 said:
    
    The Thrawn Trilogy’s great. Before your read that, though, you really should read Outbound Flight.
    
    Besides that, read Allegiance. It’s about a group of stormtroopers who sort of desert over the moral issues that come with fighting for the Empire.
    
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    - Null on 6/21/13 at 20:23 said:
      
      Oh, yes, I’ve been meaning to read Outbound Flight, too. Allegiance sounds like a good book, too. I’ve added them to my reading list. Thanks for the suggestions!
      
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HMS on 9/12/13 at 18:43 said:

Null, we’d like to invite you to become one of our Authors in Alexandria.

In addition to posting on anything you wish, as you desire, you may of course mirror posts you’ve already written from here or elsewhere to gain a different or additional audience or for any other reason that appeals to you.

If you think you might be interested, contact me through Alexandria or by return email via this comment and I’ll forward our formal invitations for you to look over and return if you decide to proceed.

Come contribute your perspectives and opinions to the ongoing conversations there or, even better, start some new – and different – ones of your own.

I look forward to hearing from you.

H. M. Stuart
Alexandria

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- Null on 9/18/13 at 13:43 said:
  
  Thank you for the invitation but I must decline due to time constraints.
  
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