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

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Turkey Dinner

November 7, 2026

Hobby coding communities are a potluck.

MEGA65 Summer Filehost Roundup

October 17, 2026

MEGA65 Summer Filehost Roundup. Dan’s MEGA65 Digest for October 2026.

Calypsi C, part 3: Making large programs

August 29, 2026

Calypsi C, part 3: Making large programs. Dan’s MEGA65 Digest for August 2026.

Articles

Prose writing on general subjects

Turkey Dinner

November 7, 2026

Hobby coding communities are a potluck.

Dan's MEGA65 Digest

What's new with the MEGA65 personal computer

MEGA65 Summer Filehost Roundup

October 17, 2026

MEGA65 Summer Filehost Roundup. Dan’s MEGA65 Digest for October 2026.

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.

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