About

Peter

I am 27 years old. I was born in Lidköping, Sweden, and I still live there.

Currently, I am working on completing my C-level essay in theoretical philosophy under the auspices of Paavo Pylkkänen, and I also work occasionally as a projectionist at Lidköping's movie theater. I am responsible for the Swedish translation of SmartFTP.

Interests

• Academic
  • Philosophy of physics: quantum mechanics, David Bohm's ideas of implicate and explicate orders and the holomovement, process physics, time travel, Rupert Sheldrake's ideas of morphic resonance and formative causation
  • Philosophy of mind/consciousness
  • Quantum information science: quantum computing, quantum cryptography, quantum teleportation
• Personal
  • Computers, the Internet, and technology: web publishing, IT security, trusted computing, digital photography
  • Movies: I am engaged in Lidköping's film club; my movie ratings
  • Privacy issues
  • The food–health connection: the low-carbohydrate/high-fat (LCHF) diet, artificial food additives
  • Supernatural phenomena, parapsychology, and mysteries
  • Extraterrestrial life and intelligence
  • The Swedish and English languages

Background

I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Skövde (issued November 30, 2004; my dissertation: TCPA/TCG and NGSCB: Benefits and Risks for Users). In August 2000 I started studying computer science at the University of Skövde, and during my first year there was a mandatory introductory course in philosophy. That course made me really interested in philosophy, and my interest grew so much that I eventually decided to switch fields completely, going from computer science to theoretical philosophy; that is one decision I have never regretted.

I have translated Auscomp IT Commander 4.2 and Novell Internet Messaging System 2.1 into Swedish. Furthermore, I have written a few programs that were made available on the Internet, and one of them—WinTime (displayed in a tray-icon tooltip how long Windows had been running)—was featured in Lockergnome on March 31, 1998 (issue #63).

Miscellaneous Facts

• I am open-minded and always interested in learning new things.
• I am organized and meticulous in most matters.
• I want to connect with people from different countries and cultures for the purpose of mutual horizon-broadening and friendship.
• I have a thing for random—some might call them useless—facts and trivia.
• I am a bit of a chocoholic: I really like dark chocolate because it tastes good and is healthful—a perfect combination.
• I tend to be obsessive about not missing any episodes of the TV series I follow.
• I want to visit Cameroon at least once in my life, and maybe other countries in West Africa as well.
• I used to be quite an active autograph collector.

Me Elsewhere on the Web

del.icio.us/pericson

Used to be my linkblog; "del.icio.us Bookmarks" and "del.icio.us No Longer My Linkblog."

SmartFTP - Svensk språkmodul

The Swedish translation of SmartFTP; I am the official translator.

CouchSurfing profile

My profile in the excellent CouchSurfing community; "The CouchSurfing Project."

Invelos profile

I use DVD Profiler to manage my DVD collection; "My DVD Profiler Movie Collection."

Fri Hälsa profile

My profile in the Swedish health community Fri Hälsa.

Google News

My personalized Google News page; "My Google News Page."

Web Site

I always aim to write standards-compliant code, but third-party code may prevent the pages from validating; there is nothing I can do about that. This site should be readable in just about any browser, although older ones may not display the pages as they are intended to be displayed.

The short date format used is YYYY-MM-DD. The time format is 24-hour and the time zone is Central European Time/Central European Summer Time (current time in Sweden).

This site is a no-www.org Class B approved domain. This means that "www" should not be included in the URL; if it is, silent redirection to the URL without the "www" will take place.

This site is maintained with Notepad++, ListGarden, and SmartFTP (yes, I still hand-code almost everything). It is hosted by Ballou.

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2008-10-11.

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