There's a story behind everything I create. I built this site as a home for them. For code, schematics, and build instructions, instead visit my GitHub repository. I also leave a little place here to write about other people I've met, who are doing interesting things here in Viet Nam.
Many of my projects are electronic in nature. I also write software (and other fictional works). Occasionally I design products and create brands. I'm an adequate amateur photographer, the images on this site are my own unless otherwise indicated.
Dimmable Lamp
It's been a busy month, so this is just a simple duty-cycle controller for a dimmable lamp. It uses an attiny10 to handle high-frequency, flicker-free, and relatively efficient operation.
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Automated Server Monitor
A small, fully self-contained server monitor. Apply power via USB, and it monitors the status of up to 8 servers, displaying the results on RGB LEDs
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A Spicy Little Quantum Random Number Generator
This is a spicy little quantum true random number generator I designed for fun. How can something like that be spicy? Well, brace yourself for some strange design decisions.
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I am one of very few immigrants to Viet Nam. My story is similar to immigrants elsewhere -- I came here looking for opportunities I could not find where I was. After some hardship I found them, integrated culturally, and continued to struggle with the language. In daily life, I'm effectively a Vietnamese person with funny round eyes and a speech impediment.
My hobbies include:
- Coding the unnecessary
- Prototyping the improbable
- Manufacturing the absurd
My professional life is not entirely dissimilar, although often less colorful (They must stoop, who gather gold). Mostly I manage engineering teams, but sometimes I design or otherwise produce software and hardware on my own.
