User:Pistophicus

Apologies, dear Wikipaedians, but this... is disappointing. I followed closely the directive, "a place to introduce yourself to other editors to help them understand your contributions," when I wrote the now-eliminated user page. Was it too long? Ah... I remember now. There was an editorial germinating as I wrote, and I let it spill out at the end, thinking I'd cut and paste it where it belonged. I failed to do this! I hereby retract, and will begin again.

I have a habit of writing. This I can do well, I think, but speeding things up is not my bag. Please accept this entry as a requiem for acceptance among your kind, as I am rough around the edges.

Pistophicus (talk) 11:07, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

/////// OK this will prob work going forward

Hello! My name is Pistophicus. I'm a regular dude with some technical background and a strong interest in a couple of areas of emerging technical and scientific progress. I've written this page to begin my relationship with Wikipædians.

I am a reader and and aspiring writer, which means that I'll edit articles as writing & grammar practice in conjunction with any material contribution to the community that I'm able to make.

With the help of the NCBI portal, I spent some time studying bioelectromagnetics, especially non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS):

Interesting areas of progress within that general space include electroceuticals, the transcranial paradigms including tDCS rTMS,^{see below...} some sonic and/or ultrasonic products including relaxation appliances like the TENS, and pulsed field therapies, termed PEMF. All these have representation in science literature; PEMF may stand out with a longer history of clinical practice. I'm aware of at least one pretty hefty textbook on the subject. There are others.

In 2018, I certified as a remote pilot with the FAA. My interest in the general subject of drones is likely to persist. ... & so I'm willing to aid writers in this area, too, including the emergence of air taxis. Lots of promise; not spending much time on it yet.

I've been published by an environmentalist newsletter that serves New England, USA ^{(citation hereby proposed).} This led me to the world of finance, where I grind daily right now. The traditional industries behind money and computers are merging, you might say. It is calledfintech for the time being.

[Acronyms] ... A note of interest to the four-letter terms above: Both the letter 't' in the first and the capital 'T' in the second stand for 'transcranial.' I see this following a pattern of behavior among users of large-scale computing systems described by James Bridle in his 2022 book, Ways of Being. The acronym TENS above is also related, and a pursuit up and down the etymological tree could lead someone to the answer, here. This will be an interdisciplinary pursuit. Let's call it 'abbreviation phylogeny' for now. The essential point from Bridle is that rapid progress in technology might also yield rapid progress in terminology—natural language—and that can breed conflict.