About Me
I have been a Network Engineer, an IT Project Manager, and an IT Manager — but for longer than all of that, I have been building things. Sometimes for others, mostly for me.
Linux at heart, but happy anywhere: web apps, mobile apps, hardware mods, automation. This site is where I keep a record of it.
What I've been thinking about
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AnotherLevel.Company
The customer wanted a simple modern website to give them more control on how their business was being advertised to the world.
WallaceAndWang.com
Wallace & Wang was my own company, and the site still represents that chapter honestly.
David-Dickinson.com
A collection of collections. Projects, explorations, on-the-job work, all tagged consistently so the threads are visible across everything.
Exploration
Building a Timesheet System with PHP
I spent a couple of years trying to pivot into a developer role...
When the side job isn't a side job
I spent a couple of years trying to pivot into a developer role...
ThatNewJob.com
This one started as a solution to a problem I didn't actually have.
WhatTheFlash.com
WhatTheFlash.com was never really the point. It existed because, for the first time, I was trying to do a YouTube thing with intent.
Work
A year in Station Physics
What Nuclear Physics Taught Me About Debugging Systems
When IT Stops Being Systems and Starts Being Strategy
There was a time when building a Linux server meant following a document.
Making Networks Predictable
Being asked to document a DR solution that only half existed.
Scripting the Network
Working in network engineering, there’s a point where scale starts to hurt.