Users/RyanMikulovsky

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me.jpg See my chicouser page on Chico's Wiki. DavisWiki was my inspiration. This wiki nearly compelled me to move into the Davis area prior to 2007.

  1. Education
  2. Employment
  3. Activities
    1. GIS
      1. Current Mapping Projects
  4. Favorite Haunts
    1. Genuine Favorites
    2. Proposed
    3. Blacklisted
  5. Other Wikis
  6. Search for Quality German-style Bread
  7. Davis Wiki Sightings

Education

I attended chicoButte Community College from August 2006 to Spring 2009 — I had a lot of catching up to do. Beginning Fall 2009, I will be studying Geology at UC Davis. I will be minoring in Geographical Information Systems (GIS). I'm very interested in using GIS and statistical software (such as [WWW]R) in any future research.

Employment

For the summers of 2008 and 2009, I worked with the USDA [wikipedia]Forest Service as an [WWW]intern in the areas of hydrology and geology.

Activities

GIS

chico_hillshade.jpgQGIS + GRASS = Joy.

[wikipedia]GIS is a perfect companion for City Wikis. People love maps! Of course wikispotwikispot has a mapping feature that geolocates addresses using Google Maps. But that's about it. Thus the usefulness of GIS. My [WWW]website has a handy list of data sources that I use for maps on this wiki.

Current Mapping Projects

I use [WWW]Quantum GIS, [WWW]Inkscape, and [WWW]The GIMP to create and finish maps.

Favorite Haunts

As I find places that I can't live without in Davis, I'll list them here. Then you can stalk me. :-P

Genuine Favorites

I have had good experiences at the following. Note that I'm a creature of habit thus this list may not change much.

Proposed

Proposed favorite haunts require at least one good in-restaurant or store experience. If consecutive good experiences occur, then it may migrate to the genuine favorite haunts section.

Blacklisted

If at some point a restaurant or store is listed here, it means I will never return unless management or something else drastic changes. Thus far no business in Davis warrants being listed here.

Other Wikis

Search for Quality German-style Bread

Vendors are given a letter grade that most of us are quite familiar with. Remember, these letter grades are my opinion and I can change them at any time. I am grading based upon breads and rolls from bakeries in Germany. Unknown indicates a mandate for investigation. Tips for great bread in or near Davis are, of course, much appreciated.

Quality rolls have a nice hard exterior with a wonderfully soft yet durable interior perfect for spreading butter and jam. Great breads are dense, not too dry, and have just the right amount of whole seeds and sometimes bits of vegetables like carrot. Both should taste great for at least a few days in the bread box. Please see [WWW]Brötchen/Semmel for examples. In particular, observe the images of Wasserweck. Cut one open and it's heaven. Mmm.

Davis Wiki Sightings

RyanMikulovsky's Statistics

Edits  Pages Created  Files Contributed  First Edit Date  Last Edit  Last Page Edited  
45111142005-10-10 07:05:172009-11-20 07:01:20Protests

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2009-02-10 11:47:30   Thanks for fixing the Mountain Mike's Pizza/2005 and 2006 Reviews problem! It was driving me nuts. —ElleWeber

2009-03-21 08:46:03   Joining groups without knowing that you have done so is a common occurrence in Davis. This has probably happened to me at least 1 1/2 times.

When do you make the move from Chico (and its wiki) to Davis (and its wiki)? —IDoNotExist

2009-03-21 13:04:39   There are a LOT of sublets available in Davis during the summer, because most of the students are not here. You can get a place to live and keep your stuff relatively cheaply. Or if you don't want to stay in 114 degree heat during the summer, you can get a storage unit. The earlier you rent it, the easier it will be. You don't want to be trying to rent it right before everyone in the town moves on September 1st. —IDoNotExist

2009-04-22 12:25:37   Nice map! Do you have any suggestions for good online tutorials for getting into QGIS and/or GRASS? I have been wanting to learn some GIS for a while but shied away from it because of the cost of ARCGIS. Also, would you say that learning QGIS/GRASS is a good stepping stone to learning ARCGIS, or are there significant differences? —TheAmazingLarry

2009-04-26 07:09:30   Thanks for the GIS info. Looks like some good resources! —TheAmazingLarry

2009-04-29 17:04:53   thanks for catching that stat on the swine flu page, i must have misread the source was looking at. —JoePomidor

2009-05-07 14:05:58   I like your checklist and I'm probably going to use it. —MasonMurray

2009-07-01 13:14:04   Welcome to Davis! —IDoNotExist

2009-07-01 16:25:49   Did you finish your move? —IDoNotExist

2009-08-02 21:28:18   Logical inconsistencies often cause computers to self destruct. One only need look at [WWW]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Return_of_the_Archons or [WWW]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Mudd to see that this will sometimes cause them to explode, emit smoke (the smoke is what makes circuits work and must not be released), or freeze. —IDoNotExist

2009-09-09 16:44:35   you should check out Zentoro's its better than sushi unlimited —Jcurri31

2009-09-12 18:01:16   FYI, if you were still wondering about the UCD email transition... I'm a transfer as well.

I was stuck using the old (Gecko?) mail myself, but upon logging into MyAdmissions today, and then clicking on EMAIL from there... From there, I was able to setup a Davis Gmail (DavisMail?) account. Cheers! —H4rry

2009-09-13 11:49:02   Yea I've been on a semester system for my whole life... I'm rather nervous about making the switch to quarter myself... —H4rry

2009-09-17 09:49:23   Re: dup comments, there was an aggravated edit war on another wiki with automated tools that was hammering the database. It looks to have calmed town. —JabberWokky

2009-09-20 20:21:04   I think that I need to open a new Yogurt Shop. I'll call it Ye Olde Yoghurt Shoppe. —RyanMikulovsky

2009-09-22 14:16:31   That graphic should probably be more prominent, both on that entry, and on various "new to Davis" entries. NICE work — it's "Best 'o the wiki"! —JabberWokky

2009-09-22 17:11:32   Ryan: I wonder if your maps could be overlaid onto one of Google's satellite or hybrid maps to create a map version that shows apt boundaries on something visible. Also, is it possible to turn on street names and apt name labels on the apts themselves? —IDoNotExist

2009-09-25 11:14:50   Hey Ryan! I haven't seen you since high school. I don't know if you noticed, but I wrote the Sudwerk review above yours.

Ryan and I both live in Davis now, so we should all hang out. Send me an email sometime: My gmail address is craigrobertgilmore. —craiggilmore

2009-10-06 11:28:30   Nice catch! I added it to Wiki History. —JabberWokky

2009-10-11 00:29:29   I'm not sure exactly who deserves the huge wad of praise, you or JeremyOgul,for the proposed and actual Target store image juxtaposition, but it is brilliant. —SteveDavison

2009-10-11 22:48:26   Why did you change the starbucks link on the target page to the woodland page? —NickSchmalenberger

2009-10-12 16:59:04   Thanks, that makes sense now. —NickSchmalenberger

2009-10-25 21:55:30   I think that was a exclamation of affirmation: You Da Forest Service! —JabberWokky

2009-10-26 10:29:28   About the 10/09 WikiBBQ, like any other Wiki activities, we're all editors. My impression is UCD "midterms" stretch from the second week of the quarter to the ninth, but if this date was "right before" them, you could have proposed a change. I'm not writing to criticize you and I appreciate that you made a comment. I'm just reminding us that we're all somewhat responsible for any shortcomings of the Wiki, and perhaps that extends to attempted social gatherings. —DougWalter

2009-10-28 18:44:50   I remember and know that if you had the time you'd be in there fighting the good fight. Thank you for all your good edits. —JasonAller

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