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<h2>What is a "Milliron X"?</h2>

<h3>
  It's a
  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock_branding">cattle brand</a>,
  of course! My cattle brand!
</h3>

<p>
  The <dfn>milliron</dfn> is the bar with a bend in the middle. It does not
  represent anything physical or textual <i>per se</i>, and is therefore a
  rather unique element in cattle brands. Millirons are difficult to modify into
  another brand, and provide a guarantee of authentic ownership.
</p>

<p>
  <dfn>X</dfn> is the letter of mystery and mystique. For nerds, it's the
  unknown in any algebra problem. Ranchers and cowboys will associate it with
  big names like the "Bar X" and the "Double X." In either case, it lends itself
  to a sense of withholding, prestige, and power.
</p>

<p>
  Together, these two symbols represent the qualities I strive for in each of my
  works: authenticity, originality, power, depth, and prestige.
</p>

<h2>Who am I?</h2>

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<p>I am</p>

<ul>
  <li>🧬 A bioinformatician (by profession)</li>
  <li>📐 An engineer (by education)</li>
  <li>🐂 A rancher (by lifestyle)</li>
  <li>🖥️ A techie (self-taught)</li>
  <li>🎥 And a filmmaker (at heart)</li>
</ul>

<p>
  I've got a soft spot for Brown Swiss dairy cows (just in case you couldn't
  tell by the pictures), and am sometimes called "one of those crazy, Wyoming
  dairy cow people." I love anything to do with cattle or technology, but
  especially anything to do with both of them.
</p>

<p>
  <em>
    <abbr
      title="Born again, fundamentalist, dispensationalist, King James Bible-believing, independent Baptist"
      >Christian</abbr
    >, American, Convervative, Pro-gun, Heterosexual - any questions?
  </em>
</p>

<h2>Where am I?</h2>

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<p>
  I am a Wyomingite sojurning in Kansas. That ought to lead to some interesting
  stories.
</p>

Around the web you can find me at (in order of subjective importance)

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  <li>
    <i class="fab fa-fw fa-github"></i> GitHub:
    <a href="https://github.com/MillironX">@MillironX</a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <i class="fab fa-fw fa-orcid"></i>
    ORCiD:
    <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1219-9320">0000-0003-1219-9320</a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <i class="fab fa-fw fa-gitlab"></i>
    GitLab: <a href="https://gitlab.com/MillironX">@MillironX</a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <i class="fab fa-fw fa-vimeo"></i>
    Vimeo: <a href="https://vimeo.com/tchristensenii">Thomas Christensen II</a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <i class="fab fa-fw fa-stack-overflow"></i>
    Stack Exchange:
    <a href="https://stackexchange.com/users/4863541/milliron-x">Milliron X</a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <i class="fab fa-fw fa-steam"></i>
    Steam: <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/id/millironx">MillironX</a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <i class="fab fa-fw fa-discord"></i>
    Discord:
    <a href="https://discord.com/users/484492414837587978">@MillironX</a>
  </li>
</ul>

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  <div class="card-body">
    <p class="card-text">
      This list is intended to verify my identity on other sites. Please do
      <em>not</em> use it as fodder to try and "follow" me on each of these
      platforms. I stand with RMS:
    </p>
    <figure>
      <blockquote class="blockquote">
        <p>
          Facebook is a bad place for a person to be. When people find us on
          Facebook, we lead them away from Facebook and then talk with them
          elsewhere.
        </p>
      </blockquote>
      <figcaption class="blockquote-footer">
        Richard Stallman in
        <cite
          ><a href="https://stallman.org/facebook-presence.html"
            >If you feel your organization needs a 'presence' in Facebook</a
          ></cite
        >
      </figcaption>
    </figure>
    <p class="card-text">
      I typically don't respond to inqueries made on these platforms. Please use
      <a href="/contact">my contact form</a>, instead.
    </p>
  </div>
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