Category Archives: Interests

What makes one a good person?

Posted on May 7, 2014 by wizardist

This is just one of thousands of questions rising in my head. Time. I think it’s the time – the key to success (s. as in reaching a goal, not as in riches). Getting things done. Or getting things done… … Continue reading →

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Just one word: Java

Posted on December 19, 2011 by wizardist

Oh, Lord! I’ve finally brought closer the day when I am a Java-man. I wrote my first application in Java tonight. It was a simple test: based on a given number, language (English and Belarusian supported only), and a list … Continue reading →

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The News of Teh World

Posted on November 9, 2011 by wizardist

I’ve been silent for a couple of months, maybe about a half a year. That’s cool and it’s not at the same moment. Let’s see what changed in this life: I’ve got a new job and I like it (now … Continue reading →

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Great Wikimeetup in Minsk

Posted on June 29, 2011 by wizardist

Disclaimer: this report seems to be incomplete. These words are what I’ve managed to remember. Hey, guys! We’ve got a great, fantastic Wikimedians meeting in Minsk, Belarus on June 26. Its preparation lasted for about a month – that’s quite long … Continue reading →

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Music rush to my head

Posted on April 30, 2011 by wizardist

From some point, I have no thoughts in my head, but on music. Started from my favourite bands’ themes, I’ve noticed that something went wrong – I hear something in my head I’ve never heard to. It was weird, and … Continue reading →

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Per aspera ad MW1.17

Posted on February 18, 2011 by wizardist

This upgrade was really a way through hardships. It failed at the first try, and it wasn’t easy at the second try as well. It wasn’t easy for Belarusian (Taraškievica) Wikipedia, too. First, there was a problem with bits.wikimedia.org rewrite … Continue reading →

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Connectivity Project to come up again with a bang

Posted on February 6, 2011 by wizardist

Finally! I have finally rewritten the bot implementing object-oriented approach. It took me almost 2 weeks to fully rewrite the code. To be honest, not everything was written, say, from scratch. I took some code from the old version and … Continue reading →

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Wrongfully Accused in Belarusian Wikipedia

Posted on February 3, 2011 by wizardist

To avoid any misunderstanding, Belarusian Wikipedia (bewiki) in this post refers to be.wikipedia.org, and Belarusian (Taraškievica) Wikipedia (be-x-oldwiki) for be-x-old.wikipedia.org. On February 1, Kazimier Lachnovič, a user contributing mostly to Belarusian (Taraškievica) Wikipedia, was blocked in Belarusian Wikipedia. It’s seems … Continue reading →

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Connectivity in Wikipedia

Posted on January 20, 2011 by wizardist

I’ve posted some info about my works on Connectivity in Wikipedia recently. So, Connectivity Project was started to connect all articles in Wikipedia. XKCD comics illustrates this in almost ideal fashion.    

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Examinations over

Posted on January 18, 2011 by wizardist

So my examinations are done. Some guys from the group are still gonna have an exam on Programing, and some have a retake on Math, so poor. Anyway, I have 3 weeks of holidays from now. I have started to … Continue reading →

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