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Hey, I'm '''SoNick'''! Back in the day I'd say I'm some nobody from the middle of nowhere, but I suppose I have enough experience by now to say a bit more!
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'''SoNick''' has been in the Sonic hacking community for quite some time. He has however, as of the time this article was last edited, contributed little to nothing to the community (although he has a good amount of wiki contributions). He lost interest in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" game series long ago, but continues to use the name "SoNick" for lack of anything better to call himself.
 
  
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Although he has been returning infrequently for small periods of time, he is probably around to stay for awhile this time.
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I studied Computer Science at University before dropping out a lifetime ago and landing a Computer Networking job in the early 2010s. I'm studying the theory to get additional certifications, but I have enough practical experience at this point to tell you some basics for Cisco, Nokia, ADVA, Ciena, MRV, and several other networking devices.
  
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==Current Projects==
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I dabbled in Linux back in the days of Ubuntu 6.10 or so and hated it. Later tried custom distros Mythdora and Mythbuntu and cut my teeth on Linux for real. The local cable providers eventually moved from analog feeds (picked up by any TV/capture card) to digital (requires a set top box for each TV/input), this rendered my TV tuner cards worthless so I moved back to Windows XP/7 for my setups. I tolerated Windows 10 but don't really see what it brings over Windows 7, and now that Windows 11 is a thing I'll likely eventually move to it as well.
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None. SoNick is dabbling the realm of being social and used to spend much time thinking about life, the universe, and everything.
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He has recently come to the conclusion that the more you try to understand life, the less sense it makes; it's best to just smile and nod and do whatever seems like a good idea at the time. Over-thinking things takes the fun out of them.
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Finally, you may know me from some gaming stuff. I've been in the Sonic the Hedgehog hacking community since '99, finding unused content in the Wai prototype (then "Sonic 2 Beta") sparked my interest in game design and computer programming that lasted until a bad instructor at University verbally beat that out of me over the course of several years.
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Armed with this knowledge, he's decided to just take life as it comes at him, with no concrete projects or plans for the future, but instead only taking steps towards ideas that sound like they could be fun. Time will tell whether this is a good idea or not.
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Years later in the mid-2010s the PCs running that "Twitch Plays Pokémon" thing ended up in my basement, it was a nice gig but the rest of the staff didn't understand that I only agreed to provide power and internet; if the stream crashed they'd ping me while I was at work and I hated it. I was active in the chat and I found that I was made a mod, but then I had to play serious instead of screwing around like I had for the past year or two and it wasn't fun. I eventually sent the PCs on to the next person and to my understanding he's still the guy keeping it all running to this day.
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And finally, I was diagnosed with ADHD in 2020. After reviewing the symptoms the signs were there my whole life. I had just written them off as "oh that's just a personality quirk." I've already gone through the "wait how much of this is me and how much of it is the disease" drama, now I'm just living my life one day at a time and doing whatever feels right.
  
 
==Forums History==
 
==Forums History==
 
*Member of [[Sonic Fan Games HQ|SFGHQ]] Forums (1999 - 2000)
 
*Member of [[Sonic Fan Games HQ|SFGHQ]] Forums (1999 - 2000)
 
*Member of [[The Moogle Cavern]] Forums (2000 - 2008)
 
*Member of [[The Moogle Cavern]] Forums (2000 - 2008)
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**Member of [[Sonic Eats Rings]] Forums (2008 - Present)
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**Member of [[Sonic Eats Rings]] Forums (2008 - 2009, 2020)
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*Member of [[Sonic Retro]] Forums (2006, 2008 - Present)
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*Member of [[Sonic Retro]] Forums (2006, 2008 - 2014, 2017 - Present)
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**Wiki Sysop at [[Sonic Retro]] (2006 - ?)
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**[[Wiki Sysop]] at [[Sonic Retro]] (2006 - ?)
 
**Member of [[SWS2B]] Forums (1999 - 2000)
 
**Member of [[SWS2B]] Forums (1999 - 2000)
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***Oldbie at [[SWS2B]] Forums (2003 - 2006)
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***[[Oldbie]] at [[SWS2B]] Forums (2003 - 2006)
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*Member of [[Sonic Classic]] Forums (2002 - 2006)
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**Member of [[Sonic Classic]] Forums (2002 - 2006)
 
*Member of [[Sonic Hot Dimensions]] (2006)
 
*Member of [[Sonic Hot Dimensions]] (2006)
 
*Member of [[Sonic CulT]] Forums (2005 - 2006)
 
*Member of [[Sonic CulT]] Forums (2005 - 2006)
  
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==Additional Contact Information==
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==Previously Known As==
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*Livejournal: http://super-sonick.livejournal.com/ - updates from time to time
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*Super SoNick
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*DeviantArt: http://sonick-belmont.deviantart.com/ - just about abandonded
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*s_SoNick
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*Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=516217547 - updates frequently
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Latest revision as of 05:09, 18 February 2024

Hey, I'm SoNick! Back in the day I'd say I'm some nobody from the middle of nowhere, but I suppose I have enough experience by now to say a bit more!

I studied Computer Science at University before dropping out a lifetime ago and landing a Computer Networking job in the early 2010s. I'm studying the theory to get additional certifications, but I have enough practical experience at this point to tell you some basics for Cisco, Nokia, ADVA, Ciena, MRV, and several other networking devices.

I dabbled in Linux back in the days of Ubuntu 6.10 or so and hated it. Later tried custom distros Mythdora and Mythbuntu and cut my teeth on Linux for real. The local cable providers eventually moved from analog feeds (picked up by any TV/capture card) to digital (requires a set top box for each TV/input), this rendered my TV tuner cards worthless so I moved back to Windows XP/7 for my setups. I tolerated Windows 10 but don't really see what it brings over Windows 7, and now that Windows 11 is a thing I'll likely eventually move to it as well.

Finally, you may know me from some gaming stuff. I've been in the Sonic the Hedgehog hacking community since '99, finding unused content in the Wai prototype (then "Sonic 2 Beta") sparked my interest in game design and computer programming that lasted until a bad instructor at University verbally beat that out of me over the course of several years.

Years later in the mid-2010s the PCs running that "Twitch Plays Pokémon" thing ended up in my basement, it was a nice gig but the rest of the staff didn't understand that I only agreed to provide power and internet; if the stream crashed they'd ping me while I was at work and I hated it. I was active in the chat and I found that I was made a mod, but then I had to play serious instead of screwing around like I had for the past year or two and it wasn't fun. I eventually sent the PCs on to the next person and to my understanding he's still the guy keeping it all running to this day.

And finally, I was diagnosed with ADHD in 2020. After reviewing the symptoms the signs were there my whole life. I had just written them off as "oh that's just a personality quirk." I've already gone through the "wait how much of this is me and how much of it is the disease" drama, now I'm just living my life one day at a time and doing whatever feels right.

Forums History

Previously Known As

  • Super SoNick
  • s_SoNick
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