User:Richfife

Richfife

I am still active on Wikipedia, just not under this account.


Wikipedia is the worst way to create an online encyclopedia, with the exception of all the others.

(With apologies to Winston Churchill)


In case you hadn't guessed, my name is "Rich Fife". Lessee... I was raised in Tucson, AZ and currently live in the SF Bay area. I'm a computer programmer who's mostly worked in Video Games and streaming video. Some interesting tidbits:

I'm not managing NY Governor Paterson's election campaign. I'm not a worshipful master. You'll have to make up your own quip for this one. I like tortoises, but not as much as my namesake here. I'm not a dentist: Is it safe?. I'm ethical, but I'm not an ethicist: [1]. I'm not a harness racer: Tally ho!. I didn't compete in British game shows in the mid 80's: Brain of Britain. I don't go for walks on the freeway: [2]. I don't have a son, and if I did, I wouldn't send him on a Mormon mission to Brazil: [3]. I'm not a media consultant: [4]. I'm not in building materials: [5]. I'm not an Episcopalian Rector [6].



Of course, it's possible I'm just being modest about all of this.

I have, however, done some other stuff of note.

Developed StreamWorks at Xing Technology, the first 24 hour live system for broadcasting audio and video (first in both respects) over the internet. If you listen to live radio or watch live TV on the net, I developed the first system to do that. Of course, the system I wrote has pretty much fallen by the wayside in favor of other technologies that do the same thing, but, hey, I got there first.

I was the first person to use file extensions of the form "MP#" where # is the layer number of the MPEG stream data contained inside. I suppose this kind of means I invented the term MP3, although I only used MP1 and MP2 at the time. I totally forgot this until someone pointed it out to me a couple of years ago. You can also make the argument that since the previous file extension was "MPA" and layer distinctions needed to be added, it was inevitable.

Created the networking architecture for Outlaws, one of the very first Internet capable live action games and the very first networking game from LucasArts.

I also worked on these games: Mysteries of the Sith, Toe Jam and Earl 3 (Mission to Earth), The Sims: Bustin' Out, Jetsons: By George, in Trouble Again (I'm not proud, but I was hungry), Flintstones: Dino Lost in Bedrock, Carl Lewis: Go for the Gold and some Tom and Jerry game I always forget the name of.

Lately I've designated myself a "Recent Changes Rearguard Patroller". What does that mean? I go here: [7], scroll to the bottom and work my way up, only fixing vandalism on pages that are still at their newest version. That way I'm catching things that have almost slipped through the cracks without competing with the guys working the top of the list.

My email address is my user name, followed by an "@", followed by my user name again, followed by a ".com". Easy, no? Here's some rules, though. Only use that email address to contact me about Wikipedia editorial matters in an emergency. If you just want to want to chew the fat about non-Wikipedia issues, email away. My feelings are that the more transparent Wikipedia is, the better, so editorial chatter should go onto talk pages. I reserve the right to post any Wikipedia related info that you email back onto Wikipedia.

Peak iTunes play counts:

Single track: Other People's Lives (Modest Mouse song) - 450
Entire album: The Monitor (album) - 257
(November 11, 2015)


Wikipedia essays I never get around to writing

"You are not Prometheus"


Arguments I never get involved in. Ever.

"What genre should we say musician X is a part of?"


The Socratic Barnstar
You are a really good admin and have made many good arguments on talk pages, specifically the "Rubik's Cube" page. Keep up the good work! TheGoldenParadox (talk) 21:34, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

My content pusher patrol list: User:Richfife/Content_Pushers


My tidbits
enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
Eagle Scout knotThis user is an Eagle Scout, but does not support the BSA's enlistment policies.
libThis user is a liberal.
prog-4This user is an expert programmer.
C-5This user is a professional C programmer.
C++This user can program in C++.
asmThis user can program in assembly language.
pasThis user can program in Pascal.
<html>This user can write HTML.
reThis user writes regular expressions.
XMLThis user can write XML.
ubx-1This user is a userbox novice.
FM-0 This user is currently being attacked by 0 flying monkeys.
This user is not a pet owner.
This user is heterosexual.
♂This user is male.
heThis user prefers to be referred to using masculine gender pronouns.
ScotlandThis user is from Scotland.
This user is of English ancestry.
This user is a code monkey.
OThis user's favourite colour is orange.
This user enjoys knitting.
This user enjoys singing.
This user enjoys writing.
This user drives a rusty piece of junk.
This user can drive.
This user reads between the lines.


7+1This user enjoys the Discworld series.
H This user is a Hufflepuff.
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WebcomicsThis user reads webcomics.
^^This user is a moderate fan of manga.
This user is married to Isabel.
This user eats salad.
This user loves oranges.
This user eats watermelon.
This user eats chicken.
This user eats sushi.
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borscht
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This user drinks water regularly.
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cvg-3This user is an advanced gamer.
MIThis user knows all the Monkey Island Insults by heart!
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RDThis user is full of smeg.
MP This user is a fan of Monty Python.
fireflyThis user thinks Firefly is the greatest television series ever made.
Good news, everyone! This user is a fan of Futurama!
This user reads broadsheet newspapers.
This user enjoys classical music.
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This user advocates the use of more cowbell.
theyThis user considers singular they standard English usage.
to¦goThis user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.
MC+ This user prefers using mitochondria to create their ATP, but is open to alternatives.
MMM2 This user has listened to Metal Machine Music all the way through 2 times
R3 People have attempted to annoy this user by calling him 'Richie' 3 times