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Brian Shaposky

Joined 1 March 2021

Salutations!

I recently started editing Wikipedia, loving it so far.

I'm in civil engineering, but very interested in all things STEM. I'm fascinated by languages and hope to learn more throughout my life. I grew up in the US but went to a French-German trinational university, with the classes taught in french/german, so I can definitely edit articles/read sources in those languages, except for nuanced copyediting.

I follow international news and I'm very passionate about freely accessible good accurate information, and that knowing the original source of information is critical.

My favorite book is Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach, but this is more of a pensive short story; I also love reading fantasy.

Happy editing! Feel free to talk to me on my talk page.


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Best pictures of the day

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Machado de Assis (1839–1908) was a Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer, widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature. In 1897, he founded and became the first president of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. He was multilingual, having taught himself French, English, German and Greek later in life. Machado's work shaped the realist movement in Brazil and the birth of the Brazilian republic made Machado become more critical and an observer of the Brazilian society of his time. Generally considered to be Machado's greatest works are Dom Casmurro (1899), Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas (Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas, also translated as Epitaph of a Small Winner) and Quincas Borba (also known in English as Philosopher or Dog?). In 1893, he published "A Missa do Galo" ("Midnight Mass"), often considered to be the greatest short story in Brazilian literature. This photograph of Machado was taken by the Brazilian photographer Marc Ferrez in 1890.Photograph credit: Marc Ferrez; restored by Adam Cuerden
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Quotes and Mottos to live by

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  • Do to others as you would have done to yourself (the golden rule)
  • If you love something, let it go
  • One person’s trash is another one’s treasure

Wikipedia Projects, Ideas, etc

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Articles to add as sources to relevant Wikipedia pages

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  • 59 MJ from Nuclear fusion[1]
  • PM2.5 particulate limit 8-10 um/m3 in air EPA[2]
  • Phasing out single use plastics on federal land[3]
  • Structural column 3d printed from mycelium fungi[4]
  • EU carbon border tariff, to tax co2 emissions not taxed in countries of origin for products[5]
  • China debt trap diplomacy project canceled in sierra lione[6]
  • Liquid hydrogen-powered fuel cell powered flight, startup in Germany[7]
  • Contributions by country to UN World Food Programme per capita[8] here.
  • 3D printed concrete is more carbon efficient, according to Uni of Tehran.[9]
  • Environmental impact of seafood, including sea plants.[10]
  • ASTM to make PFAS standards.[11]
  • Robot to automate strawberry picking, and using UV light to replace fungicide.[12]
  • Solar Panels have among the the fastest return on investment, Canadian City retrofitting success story.[13]
  • PFAS have surpassed planetary boundary.[14]
  • All drones approved by the FAA up until 2022-Sep-08 were military.[15]
  • Indian company to develop Nepal hydropower plant left by China.[16]
  • India wants to open up lithium mining in quest for batteries.[17]
  • Boston adding porous streets and more vegetation to absorb stormwater to city infrastructure plan.[18]
  • The BLM estimates that implementation of the measures would cost oil and gas companies around $122 million per year, prevent the waste of $55 million worth of gas per year and generate $39 million in additional royalty revenues annually.[19][20]
  • E-bike standards in US vs EU, Bosch.[21]
  1. ^ "UK-based scientists smash nuclear fusion energy record". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  2. ^ "Tighten particulate limit, advisers to US EPA say in draft report". cen.acs.org. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  3. ^ "Secretary Haaland Issues Order to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics, Protect Public Lands and Waters". www.doi.gov. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  4. ^ "Blast Studio has 3D printed a living building column made of fungi". 3D Printing Industry. 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  5. ^ "EU countries back plan for world-first carbon border tariff". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  6. ^ "La stratégie chinoise connaît ses premiers déboires en Afrique". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  7. ^ Gorant, J. George; Gorant, J. George (2022-08-18). "This New Airplane Could Be The First to Fly on Carbon-Free Liquid Hydrogen". Robb Report. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  8. ^ "Contributions to WFP in 2022 | World Food Programme". www.wfp.org. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  9. ^ Hanaphy, Paul (2022-08-05). "Researchers show that 3D printing homes make them more energy-efficient". 3D Printing Industry. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  10. ^ "Environmental Performance". BFA. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  11. ^ "New ASTM International Efforts Will Focus on Chemical Substances in Consumer Products | NEWSROOM". newsroom.astm.org. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  12. ^ "Perth engineers create a strawberry-picking robot, but will it cost human jobs?". ABC News. 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  13. ^ Migneault, Jonathan (2022-Sep-02). "Green retrofits lead to $2.6M in savings for city of Greater Sudbury over 10 years". CBC Canada. Retrieved 2022-Sep-27. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
  14. ^ Jacques, Justin (2022-08-30). "Scientists Contend PFAS in Rainfall Represents Global Crisis". Stormwater Report. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  15. ^ O'Connor, Kate (2022-09-08). "First Drone Earns FAA Type Certificate". AVweb. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  16. ^ "Indian company to develop Nepal hydropower plant left by China". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  17. ^ "India wants to open up lithium mining in quest for batteries". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  18. ^ "Boston's New Design Guidelines Aim for Safer, Greener Streets". StreetsblogMASS. 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  19. ^ "US rule would limit methane leaks from public lands drilling". AP NEWS. 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  20. ^ Volcovici, Valerie; Groom, Nichola (2022-11-29). "U.S. seeks to limit flaring and methane leaks from public lands drilling". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  21. ^ Toll, Micah (2022-12-14). "Bosch urges US to adopt stricter e-bike regulations that helped it dominate European market". Electrek. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
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