The Smolnet Curmudgeon

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. – H. L. Mencken

About alfred

• In college I studied mathematics, psychology, and religion
• I worked as an actuary and financial analyst
• I live in the southeastern United States

My interests include

• hiking and backpacking
• Desktop Linux and Raspberry Pi
• nonfiction
• classical guitar
• photography

I enjoy exchanging email with real people. You may send one to me at _____@sdf.org.

Prepend it with my username, and please stick to plain text, no attachments.

Last modified: 2026-05-03