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Geography
I am a PhD student in Geography at
The University of Illinois
with a research focus on transportation - specifically American intercity passenger rail
in the context of increasing energy resource scarcity.
Other research interests include renewable energy, urban infrastructure, open-source GIS
and the geography of food. I have a Master of Arts degree in Geography from
Hunter College, where my
thesis project was TRAMM, a web-based
framework for visualizing "transportation poverty."
I am an avid photographer and have assembled an extensive collections of photographs
taken during my journeys:
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Linux
I am an advocate for the Linux computer operating system
and have used it on my home systems since 2000.
I have been working with various flavors of UNIX since graduating from
North Texas State with a Master's
degree in Computer Science.
I worked as a C/UNIX programmer in Dallas at Texas Instruments and VISystems
before moving to New York City and I have completed the CTA network administration
and design program at Columbia University.
I have written and support the following open-source projects:
- MMQGIS, a set of useful python plugins for the
QGis open-source mapping and analysis software package.
- MMUSBAUDIO: an OSS device driver for the Roland USB audio devices
- MMPTP: a Linux utility for downloading pictures from PTP digital cameras
I have written numerous
Linux on Laptops installation instructions for
a variety of machines:
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Music
I've been performing music of some kind for most of my life and
have been a singer/songwriter since the late 1980s, with an emphasis
on vocal harmony.
I have a music education degree from
North Texas State (now UNT) and
I've played a number of instruments at various
times with varying levels of proficiency. This website includes
MP3 collections of some of my work.
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Theatre / Web
From 1991-2006 I worked in theatre in New York City.
Off-Broadway I appeared as a performer in the musicals Making Tracks
and Shanghai Lil's. Regionally I appeared in productions
of 42nd Street (Julian), The Pajama Game (Sid),
The King & I (King). Television credits include
All My Children, As The World Turns, The
City, Law & Order and background work on an extensive
number of other forgettable television shows and feature films.
You may view my theatrical photo résumé HERE...
I toured four seasons with the award-winning children's theatre company
Theatreworks/USA
(Secret Garden, Swiss Family Robinson, Charlotte's Web, Romeo & Juliet)
and worked as a stage manager with
Artspower,
The Kaleidoscope Theatre Company
and the 78th Street Theatre Lab. At various times I have been a member of
The Dramatists Guild,
Actors Equity Association,
AGMA,
AFTRA and
SAG.
Aside from my personal web content, I am also maintain the following performing
arts-related websites (in
meticulously hand-coded HTML and PHP):
alfred@michaelminn.com
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