In no particular order, I am:
- using a single name in 2 words (Pau Amma), not separate first/given name and last/family name;
- 60, bearded, using pronouns in signature, intending to use others' to the best of my ability if they'll tell me (barring That Transphobic "Joke" - surefire way to my killfile);
- a former heavy smoker (1 pack/day or more), coming up on 23 years since I quit;
- widowed once, divorced once, dumped once, parted ways amicably with latest and maybe last girlfriend in 2013;
- cisgender heterosexual, proudly Autistic (self-diagnosed), ADHD (also self-diagnosed), and moderately anxious with occasional spikes;
- proudly Muslim, bilingual, working on a 3rd language with remains of 3 more, interested in language and not just languages;
- raised a dominant culture insider, getting over it as much and fast as I can;
- a survivor of emotional child abuse, chipping at my screwed-up conditioning when I can, hoping that one day I'll be able to let myself cry when needed;
- a firm believer that reverse racism doesn't exist and intersectionality does;
- a civil libertarian, left-leaning libertarian or libertarian-leaning leftist (not sure which or whether it matters), speaking truth to power;
- blunt, often sweary, usually sarcastic, occasionally discussing "adult" topics (aka topics some alleged adults would rather pretend don't exist), unrepentingly and vocally opinionated on a whole lot of topics;
- former cat slave, former software developer, former network designer and admin, former infosec wannabe, former jerk;
- convinced that people have intrinsic worth and deserve support and respect just because they exist;
- amateur cook (mostly fishitarian), amateur applied sociolinguist, punster, occasional translator, editor, technical writer, and filker;
- strict in enforcing my clearly stated personal boundaries against violators;
- a supporter of various .LMs (police/blue/White aren't at much risk no matter what they disingenuously claim);
- a disability rights and accessibility advocate (sometimes but not only in self-defense);
- painfully aware that Covid-19 is here to stay, still killing and disabling people, and thus vaccinated, wearing a mask everywhere I go, vigilant, and getting tested whenever needed;
- and last but not least, a returning FreeBSD user and documentation contributor since late October 2019, and now documentation committer (mentors carlavilla and gjb).
Disclaimer: I generally try to be reasonable and argue in good faith. If you feel I failed (as I'm bound to now and then), I would appreciate you telling me, with specifics if you can (and if it's safe for you to) provide them. I reserve the right to use it in estimating your own good faith.