Pogueostick

About Me

General

I am from the United States, but I consider myself to be a citizen of the world (Like the song by the Village People). I have secondary education on the topics of English Literature, Astronomy, U.S. History, Biology, Chemistry, and Economics, but I mainly consume knowledge through Wikipedia these days!

I created this account mainly because I feel a strong compulsion to correct mistakes when I see them, and I believe that scientific consensus is the greatest invention of man. There is no (known) being other than humans to have developed such a system for discovering the truth, and I think that Wikipedia numbers among humanity's greatest efforts to compile this knowledge!

I am interested in topics such as poison dart frogs, theoretical rocket engines, medieval history, epistemology, cetaceans, and much more. Much of my love of knowledge is related to writing; I am an amateur fantasy and science fiction author.

How I Edit

I generally make edits when I am reading a Wikipedia article and something bugs me about it. When something is within my grasp to change, I am not the kind of person who leaves a thing unpolished. Thus, Wikipedia is an excellent home for me! Because I do not go out of my way to find edits to make, I seldom introduce new facts to articles (although I am interested in doing so in the future). Most of my edits so far have been intended to clean up messy wording or fact-check uncited claims.

My Dream

I would like to see a world where information is free and widely available, and everybody recognizes the value of truth. I want a day to come when I will no longer have to distinguish between scientific consensus and public consensus, for I think all people should adopt science as their preferred fact-finding method. I consider anything I can do to contribute to that vision to be a duty.

My Projects

Literature

I am currently working on a fantasy/sci-fi novel, but I will not include its name out of respect for Wikipedia's rules against self-promotion. Whenever I use a Wikipedia page during its process, I will paste it under the research heading!

Research

Huolongchushui: This ancient Chinese rocket design is super cool, and I plan to use it to inspire interesting forms of weaponry/artillery while keeping a fantasy aesthetic!

Pogueostick's Curated Wikimedia Commons

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  My father raised me on old-school D&D, and his hand-drawn maps looked just like this one. This image represents all that those old memories mean to me.
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  Like all fantasy connoisseurs, I love dragons! This particular dragon holds some nostalgia for me because it was the icon for a choose-your-own-adventure game I liked to play as a kid.
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  Any person who calls themself a space nerd must occassionally become obsessed with the Space Shuttle (or the Buran for those with Soviet inclinations).
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  No discussion of dance music is complete without mentioning the wildly underrated Village People!
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  Is there anyone who doesn't love castles? If there is, don't tell me-- I don't want to meet them :)
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  This picture of a snake is just here because I think it's neat :)
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  The root beer float float is simultaneously the most delicious beverage and the best food experience.
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  I keep three Dendrobates tinctorius Azureus poison dart frogs! Mine are named after Slann characters from Warhammer Fantasy.
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  I think there is a powerful argument to be made that the sperm whale is the mightiest and most majestic of all animals. To most people's eyes, it is not a very beautiful animal, but, when you learn about them, you start to appreciate them in a whole different respect.
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  I did my best to find a cat that looked like mine-- a perpetually hungry orange fool.
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  Isn't it amazing that armor, an article originally designed exclusively for the function of preserving one's life, became so beautiful? I find it such a shame that modern armor has returned to the exclusive purview of function.
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  Despite their flaws, I find the Voyager Golden Records to be beautiful attempts at a first impression to whatever might be out there.
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  Stevie Wonder is the greatest living artist. This may be my most controversial opinion.

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