If you scratch a cynic, you'll find a disappointed idealist.
— George Carlin, 1937–2008
Hello, mortals.
I'm Darren Embry. I do computer programming for web sites, along with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, for a living.
Minor Open Source Projects
I work on or have worked on a few small programming projects. Nothing big. They're all GPL- or LGPL-licensed. Enjoy.
- vtclock
- An easy-to-read ncurses clock for text-only terminals.
- tdu
- A text-mode disk usage visualization utility.
- js-gallery
- It's like Google Maps, only for image galleries.
- rpncalc
- An interactive reverse Polish notation calculator that's keyboard driven like it should be.
- Shared Calendars for OpenWebMail 2.10
- I did this for Moatware a long time ago.
For GNU Emacs
- custom-faces-file.el
- Allows one to split face customizations off into their own file.
- hide-mode-line.el
- Hides the mode line when there is only one window in a frame. Not yet ready for prime time.
- fix-horizontal-size
- A handy function that makes a frame (or window) 80 columns wide.
Other Stuff
- RFX Technologies employs me.
- I built a cubicle roof this one time.
- Way back in 1994 I proved that pi is rational.
- I invented interactive web comedy.
- I also invented the imaginary page.
- I also have information on Why IHTML Sucks and Why PHP Sucks.
Stuff I Like
I like these things, therefore they are awesome.
- Axolotls
- Something Awful
- 97X
- Woot.com
- New Caledonian Crows — They will one day rule Earth.
- Scrabble
- Debian GNU/Linux
- Louisville Mojo
- Emacs, the be-all and end-all of text editors.
- Radio Paradise
- Inconsolata
- Firefox
- Helvetica
- Dinosaur Comics
- Two-dollar bills
- The Daily WTF
- RISKS Digest
- Hummus
- The Unix Philosophy
- Engadget
- Higher-order programming
- Opossums
- Mason
- Wikipedia
- Droid Sans Mono
- Press pot coffee
- AmazonMP3.com, where you can buy major-label music that's not polluted with DRM.
- WFPK
- Moleskines
- Heine Brothers' Coffee
- irssi
- Lewis Black
- Idiot Toys
- Perl
- VisiBone — Their HTML and JavaScript reference cards put all the others to shame.
- Giant Isopods
- Idiot Toys
- TeX
- Ramsi's
- Subversion
- W3 Schools
- Google Maps
- Arial
- Gizmodo
- AllofMP3.com
- Wolf Eels
- Bitstream Vera Sans Mono
- Pandora.com
Stuff That Is Fundamentally Wrong
This list has moved to a separate page.
It includes neoconservatives, Microsoft, and more.