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=== Background === | |||
I owe much of my interest in military and aviation history to video games. Games like ''Pearl Harbor: Zero Hour'', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Red_Alert_2 ''Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2''], and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Combat ''Ace Combat'' series] were very influential on me while I was growing up. The television show [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogfights_(TV_series) ''Dogfights''] on the History Channel also deserves a lot of credit. Even earlier, my first encounter with World War II came as a result of my interest in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic RMS ''Titanic'']. The man who discovered the Titanic, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ballard Robert Ballard], also discovered the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_battleship_Bismarck German battleship ''Bismarck'']. It was his book on the search and exploration of the wreck that I first learned about the war.{{efn|A quick aside, the hunt for the Bismarck is a terrible starting point for learning about the war. You will be very confused by the fact that outdated biplanes were responsible for crippling the ship.}} | I owe much of my interest in military and aviation history to video games. Games like ''Pearl Harbor: Zero Hour'', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Red_Alert_2 ''Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2''], and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Combat ''Ace Combat'' series] were very influential on me while I was growing up. The television show [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogfights_(TV_series) ''Dogfights''] on the History Channel also deserves a lot of credit. Even earlier, my first encounter with World War II came as a result of my interest in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic RMS ''Titanic'']. The man who discovered the Titanic, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ballard Robert Ballard], also discovered the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_battleship_Bismarck German battleship ''Bismarck'']. It was his book on the search and exploration of the wreck that I first learned about the war.{{efn|A quick aside, the hunt for the Bismarck is a terrible starting point for learning about the war. You will be very confused by the fact that outdated biplanes were responsible for crippling the ship.}} | ||
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| text = –Noah Stegman Rechtin | | text = –Noah Stegman Rechtin<br /> {{small|(First Middle Last)}} | ||
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=== Accounts === | === Accounts === | ||
* [http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Noha307 OpenStreetMap Profile] | |||
* [http://www.reddit.com/user/Noha307 Reddit Profile] | |||
* [http://www.sporcle.com/user/Noha307 Sporcle Profile] | * [http://www.sporcle.com/user/Noha307 Sporcle Profile] | ||
* [http://www. | * [http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=34171 Warbird Information Exchange Profile] (Sign-in Required) | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Noha307 Wikipedia Profile] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Noha307 Wikipedia Profile] | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1GDS5BvrBDGO6tvy15FRmw YouTube Channel] | * [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1GDS5BvrBDGO6tvy15FRmw YouTube Channel] | ||
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* '''[http://www.audacityteam.org Audacity]''' – audio editor | * '''[http://www.audacityteam.org Audacity]''' – audio editor | ||
* '''[http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk Bulk Rename Utility]''' – mass file renaming software | * '''[http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk Bulk Rename Utility]''' – mass file renaming software | ||
* '''[http://www.drawio.com Draw.io (on-premises)]''' – diagram editor | |||
* '''[http://www.newocr.com Free Online OCR]''' – optical character recognition transcription website | * '''[http://www.newocr.com Free Online OCR]''' – optical character recognition transcription website | ||
* '''[http://www.gimp.org GIMP]''' – raster graphics editor | * '''[http://www.gimp.org GIMP]''' – raster graphics editor | ||
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* '''[http://www.inkscape.org Inkscape]''' – vector graphics editor | * '''[http://www.inkscape.org Inkscape]''' – vector graphics editor | ||
* '''[http://www.irfanview.com IrfanView]''' – image viewer, editor, organizer and converter | * '''[http://www.irfanview.com IrfanView]''' – image viewer, editor, organizer and converter | ||
* '''[http://www.localsend.org LocalSend]''' – wireless file transferrer | |||
* '''[http://www.qcad.org QCAD]''' – CAD software | * '''[http://www.qcad.org QCAD]''' – CAD software | ||
* '''[http://www.videolan.org/vlc VLC Media Player]''' – media player | * '''[http://www.videolan.org/vlc VLC Media Player]''' – media player | ||
* '''[http://www.zotero.org Zotero]''' – citation management software}}{{efn|Similar to the template import/export process, a set of instructions on how to update/enable extensions is below: | * '''[http://www.zotero.org Zotero]''' – citation management software}}{{efn|Similar to the template import/export process, a set of instructions on how to update/enable extensions and install gadgets is below: | ||
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'''[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Extensions/Installation_and_upgrade#Upgrade_an_extension How to Update Extensions]''' | '''[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Extensions/Installation_and_upgrade#Upgrade_an_extension How to Update Extensions]''' | ||
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* Add <code>#Enable [ExtensionName] extension</code><br /> | * Add <code>#Enable [ExtensionName] extension</code><br /> | ||
::<code>wfLoadExtension( '[ExtensionName]' );</code><br /> | ::<code>wfLoadExtension( '[ExtensionName]' );</code><br /> | ||
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* Click "Save Changes" | |||
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'''How to Install Gadgets ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:RefToolbar/2.0#Porting_to_another_wiki RefToolbar], [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Remember_the_dot/Syntax_highlighter#For_administrators_of_non-Wikimedia_sites Syntax Highlighter])''' | |||
* Navigate to [[MediaWiki:Common.js]] | |||
* Edit page | |||
* Add <code>//[Gadget Name]</code> | |||
::<code>mw.loader.load('//www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title+MediaWiki:Gadget-[Gadget Name].js&action+raw&ctype+text/javascript');</code> With equals signs in place of the plusses | |||
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* Click "Save Changes" | * Click "Save Changes" | ||