Hi, I’m Dan! I am a writer and software engineer in Seattle, WA, USA.

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Gifts From Ray

June 15, 2025

Enjoy this sloppy collection of photos of vintage computer software, books, and hardware, recently gifted to me by Ray Carlsen.

Character Study

May 30, 2025

Character Study. Dan’s MEGA65 Digest for May 2025.

MEGA65: The First Ten Years

April 15, 2025

MEGA65: The First Ten Years. Dan’s MEGA65 Digest for April 2025.

Dan's MEGA65 Digest

What's new with the MEGA65 personal computer

Character Study

May 30, 2025

Character Study. Dan’s MEGA65 Digest for May 2025.

Lab Notes

Experiments with computing, electronics, and maker crafts

Gifts From Ray

June 15, 2025

Enjoy this sloppy collection of photos of vintage computer software, books, and hardware, recently gifted to me by Ray Carlsen.

Articles

Prose writing on general subjects

Bard on Lotto

April 19, 2023

I asked Google Bard, “What are the odds of winning the Washington State Lotto jackpot?” Its reply began with two sentences:

Projects

Larger projects, announcements, and updates

Dan's MEGA65 Digest

September 8, 2022

I’m starting an email newsletter for the MEGA65! Subscribe today!

Sketchbook

Explorations and ugly first drafts

P8SCII Rainbow

April 15, 2020

P8SCII Rainbow, a tweet cart