About
Based in rural southwestern Ohio, USA. Coder by day, game master by night.
I am all about a good story: hearing, witnessing, or creating. Tabletop RPGs are my medium of choice. I consume books voraciously.
I believe in both the power of privacy and the power of sharing. People over profits. We must hang together or surely we will hang separately.
Socials
Stuff I Do
Volunteering
- Fosstodon - I am sometimes a senior moderator on the Fosstodon Mastodon instance.
Media
- Neon City Radio -- My cyberpunk radio show for jnktn.tv
- Neon City Studios -- My owncast server for streaming music, games, and other things.
- The Lair of Secrets -- I contribute words and voice to the site/podcast about exploring the sprawling caverns of gaming, hidden treasures of geekdom, and the unexpected intersections of reality.
Software
- MixTrackDisplay - A simple Flask web application to display the currently playing track in Mixxx DJ software. The application queries the Mixxx SQLite database to obtain track information and displays it on a web page. This page can be integrated into streaming software like OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) using a Browser source.
Gaming
- Savage Amber -- My friends and I wanted to play in the Amber setting, and Amber Diceless wasn't an option. Great material, but no one wanted to learn a new system. But we all liked Savage Worlds. And so, we have these documents. Available on Github.
- Savage Dresden -- I've been running a Dresden FIles game based in the Savage Worlds system. These are my adaptation notes. Available on Github.
History
I'm a web developer. I got started in 1995 on a site called Book Stacks Unlimited, which was the first online bookstore. From there, I moved into consulting, then startups, then a large corporation when I moved into management. I was a development manager for fifteen years. Then I came to my senses and ran back to the sanctuary of the code.
Back in 2005, as podcasting became A Thing, I worked with Evo Terra and Tee Morris to found Podiobooks.com. I wrote the initial code on a weekend, then refined it for a few years before handing off the project to a group of great devs. I also hosted a number of podcasts that were lost to time.
I am fond of role-playing games, especially D&D, Cyberpunk Red, and Savage Worlds. Worldbuilding/running games is one of my core hobbies.