User talk:Dan Nessett

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Welcome to a colleague

I'm an underemployed computer scientist who was born in mid-day about two years after you, and now, among other things, a Computers, Military and Engineering Editor here. I still stay on some of the IETF and IRTF lists, primarily in routing. Alas, some of my best router design was at Nortel.

There are a number of articles in crypto/privacy approaching stability for approval (e.g., block cipher), as well as a less mature series of developing articles in email including privacy email system being the current top-level. We've been talking about how to set up a series of articles on trust and PKI structures, but haven't really come to any conclusion.

We have assorted music people who might share interests.

Howard C. Berkowitz 16:45, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Sorry for not replying sooner. There was something wrong with my email verification and that meant I couldn't edit anything, even my own talk page. That is now resolved. I am not an editor, so I can only advise on security/privacy. However, right now I would like to concentrate on getting the proofs I mentioned in my fora posts inserted in the right place on Citizendium. After that I can perhaps help out with other stuff. Dan Nessett 01:22, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Referencing across multiple pages

Hi Dan, this aim is familiar to me, and so I wish to invite your comments on CZ:Direct referencing and this Forum thread. Thank you! --Daniel Mietchen 18:09, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi Daniel. Sorry for not replying sooner. There was something wrong with my email verification, which meant I couldn't edit anything, including my own talk page. That is now resolved. When I get a chance I will look at CZ:Direct referencing and the forum thread. Cheer. Dan Nessett 01:24, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Speedy templating

Can you please take a look at this forum thread and comment? Thanks! --Daniel Mietchen 08:43, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

I really have nothing to contribute. The speedy delete request was made by Peter Schmitt on my behalf (I am in the process of learning how to start a CZ article and Peter, in his role as Mathematics editor, has been helping me). So, my experience on the issue is pretty well zero. Dan Nessett 15:08, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

I was not talking about a specific request for deletion, but rather about how to format them in light of all the transclusion activities we have on the site. I thought that if you have experience in MediaWiki programming, you might also know how to incorporate the <noinclude></noinclude> tags into the {{speedydelete}} template, as discussed in that thread. Never mind. --Daniel Mietchen 15:37, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Britain before Augustine

Hi Dan--

I'm sorry to say that early medieval Britain is not something I know a whole lot about. Upon reflection, though, I do have a good book to recommend: 'Framing the Early Middle Ages' by Chris Wickham. It looks daunting, but Wickham is a very clear writer and the book is well-organized-- it should be pretty easy for you to find what you want to know. Wickham is also a good book to read because of your interest in everyday life: although there are not a lot of written sources for early medieval Britain, Wickham covers archeological evidence extensively. Since the book was also published in 2005, another benefit is that the bibliography is up-to-date.

One caveat: Wickham does not cover Scotland. Don't let that stop you, though; it's really a great book. Let me know if you pick it up, or if there's anything else I can help you with. Brian P. Long 05:41, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Brian, I'll get a copy. Dan Nessett 03:48, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

moving toward approval

Dan, your best bet (other than Peter Schmitt) for getting a timely and helpful response from a mathematics editor is Jitse Niesen. I haven't seen him around too much recently but he has been very active at different times. He is also very approachable and thoughtful in his responses. Since the article is also listed in the Physics Workgroup, physics editors can initiate the approval process too; that would include Paul Wormer or Daniel Mietchen. --Joe (Approvals Manager) 18:32, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

I sent you email on the proposal...

Didn't know if your listed address is one you don't check often, or it isn't working -- it doesn't look like you saw it based on talk page and forum posts. Howard C. Berkowitz 22:02, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

I haven't received anything yet. I do check it quite often. Dan Nessett 22:51, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Howard. I still have not received your email. I know it is working, since Daniel sent me an email yesterday. Why not try to send me the message from another account. Dan Nessett 14:44, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

I don't have an external email for you; I sent it through the CZ interface. Try sending me a message internally (identify it as such), and then to hcb at net cases (one word) period net. Howard C. Berkowitz 15:19, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

More email addresses for Greg Mullane

Dan: Here are two more email addresses for Greg Mullane (harvested by Google) that you could try:

greg@endpoint.com and greg@turnstep.com

Let me know if either of those reaches him. Milton Beychok 07:12, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Milt. I'll give them a try. Dan Nessett 15:33, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

You can also try bugs@citizendium.org and me (sanger@citizendium.org). Greg's not the only person who can do technical work and if we ask nicely, we might be able to get others to help. Also, if there are anything like emergencies, I want to know, because in some cases I might be the only person (at present) to be able to do anything about them. --Larry Sanger 15:47, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Larry. I tried bugs@citizendium.org, but no luck. I also tried Greg's talk page and sent him email through the CZ facility. Again, no luck. I am trying to contact him not for any emergency, but to ask him if there is a subversion repository that hosts CZ's mediawiki distribution. Do you happen to know? Also, if you think we are a little light on technical help, I can ask a few people with whom I briefly interacted while attempting to convince the MW community it needs better QA procedures. Some might be willing to chip in some volunteer work. Dan Nessett 16:22, 16 September 2009 (UTC)