Michael Schmitz

I am 22 years old and I am a current undergraduate at the University of Washington in the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Mathematics. I have a strong interest in logic and programming languages, and I am currently pursuing research in those fields. I was working on the PanImages research project, but now I work for Positronic--a small startup near Pike Place.

When I am not slaving away in the dungeon (the basement labs) of the computer science building, I escape outdoors and run or bike through the city, rock climb along I-90, hike in the cascades, or kayak through the San Juan islands. But there is also plenty to do around the UW, Seattle is a beautiful city, and downtown is only a free bus ride away.

Everett, the city in which I grew up, doesn't exactly epitomize excitement, but interesting things do occasionally happen in the city. And my family's house in Everett is located in a beautiful area, nestled between a panorama of mountains that border the Puget Sound and the Olympic Coast.

Some Subtopics:

• Download. Try some of the software I have developed.

• Green. Save the planet.

• Linux. Learn about my Linux setup and customizations.

• Photo. See the pictures I have taken.

• Outdoors. Explore the outdoors (in my footsteps).

• Quinua. Eat the wonder-sprout of the Inca.

  • Recipes. Other tasty sundries.

• Nostalgia. For those who miss the old website.

Or you might be coming here to discover why chair equals money.