Dan Dart
  • » Intro

    Hello, my name is Dan.

    I am a software engineer, mathematics lover, radio ham and musician.

    I work remotely to care for my future wife, Toga Himiko.

    I also enjoy discordant and nonsensical commentary.

    I can speak about maths, physics, computer science and linguistics at length.

    You can find out more by using the links at the top.


  • » Characters

    Some of my favourite characters and characters that I identify with are:

      from Star Trek:
      • Spock, because I often think of the world logically
      • Evil (Mirror) Spock, because of his outrageous beard and he's just hysterical
      • Data, because I am curious, confused and if he was human he'd probably be autistic
      • EMH, because he's socially inept, evolves and gets into hilariously unfortunate situations a lot. Also, Seven is waifu.
      • Odo, because he's an outsider, is awesome and is sick.
      from Kingdom Hearts:
      • Sora, because Kairi is my waifu and princess and I'm kinda new to this.
      from Darling in the FranXX:
      • Hiro (016), because Zero Two is waifu and I am oblivious.
      from Danganronpa:
      • Chihiro Fujisaki, because I love programming and feel similar about life. Touko is waifu.
      • Nagito Komaeda, because I'm very lucky and obsessed with hope, and also trash. Tsumiki is waifu.
      • Shuichi Saihara, because he's cute, a little bit emo and evolves like I do. Himiko is waifu.
      from Aku no Hana:
      • Takao Kasuga, because I live in a boring town and have been improved by my darling Nakamura
      from Soul Eater:
      • Dr. Franken Stein, because he is nutty and likes to spin in chairs. My waifu is Crona.
      from Koe no Katachi:
      • Shōya Ishida, because he was transformed into a kind boy, and Shoko is waifu...
      from Kimi no Na wa:
      • Taki Tachibana, because I just really relate to the lost / saving story.
      from Boku dake ga Inai Machi:
      • Satoru Fujinuma, because I love time travel and would totally do this.
      from Tenki no Ko:
      • Hodaka Morishima, because my waifu is a weather goddess.
      from Yuri on Ice:
      • Yuuri Katsuki, because that story was so cute and I see myself as a noob that grows.
      from Steven Universe:
      • Amethyst, because she's got "a system" and I like her vibe.
      • (Um)Greg, because of his guitar skills.
      • Steven Universe (from the movie), because his evolution to this stage helps my waifu Spinel.
      from Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon:
      • Fafnir, because he's dapper, awesome, interesting and acts hilariously. My waifu is Kanna.
      from Mirai Nikki:
      • Yukiteru Amano, because my waifu is Yuno, Yukki is depressed and I would act like he acts in the OVA
      from Berserk:
      • Griffith, because he's sneaky and smart and he looks fabulous. Casca is waifu.
      from Kuroshitsuji:
      • Grelle Sutcliff, because he's hysterical, fabulous and has good taste in butlers
      from Mahoutsukai no Yome:
      • Elias Ainsworth, because he's caring, doesn't act like outrageous humans and Chise is my waifu
      from Neon Genesis Evangelion:
      • Shinji Ikari, because existentialism, essentially. He's a whiner, but I like his thought patterns when he's being existential. Rei is waifu.
      from MLP:
      • Twilight Sparkle, because knowledge and being awesome. Fluttershy is waifu.
      from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland:
      • The Mad Hatter, because I like his sense of humour, eccentricity and hats
      from The Filthy Frank Show:
      • Real Frank, because he's lost and good to his crew. ^Also depression, yay^
      from Back to the Future:
      • "Doc" Emmett Brown, because he's eccentric and time travel, hell yeah
      from Doctor Who:
      • The Doctor, because of eccentricity, inventions and awesomeness. My favourite Doctor is the fourth, played by Tom Baker.
      from Battleborn:
      • Marquis, because those quotes are amazing, dunk dunk dunk! My waifu is Orendi.
  • » Favourites

    Here is a list of some of my favourite things.

    YouTube channels

    • Maths
      • Numberphile
      • Mathologer
    • Science
      • Vsauce
    • Computer Science
      • Computerphile
    • General Knowledge / Other
      • Lindybeige

    TV shows/movies (I also have an IMDB watchlist)

    • The Hannibal film and TV series:
      • Manhunter (1986)
        (well, you know... it's got... Iron Butterfly? *shrug*)
      • The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
      • Hannibal (2001)
      • Red Dragon (2002)
      • Hannibal Rising (2007)
      • Hannibal (TV series, 2013-)
    • Star Trek films and series:
      • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
      • Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
      • Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)
    • Doctor Who (1963-) (my favourite Doctor is Tom Baker)

    Music

      Pink Floyd
      • Comfortably Numb
      • Another Brick in the Wall
      • Wish You Were Here
      • The Dark Side of the Moon (yes, to me it's a single song)
      Focus
      • Anonymus II
      • Eruption
      • Sylvia/Hocus Pocus
      16volt
      • At The End
      • Therapy
      Bring Me The Horizon
      • That's The Spirit (the whole album is amazing!)
      Starset
      • My Demons
      Bach
      • Wohltemperierte Klavier
      Holst
      • Planets
      Many more...

      Musical styles

      • Prog Rock
      • Heavy Metal
      • Ambient
      • Classical

      Games

      • Quake
      • Cube 2: Sauerbraten
      • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
      • Doki Doki Literature Club
      • Danganronpa (no despair girls / hope side spoilers please!)

      Coding language:

      • Haskell (it's epic and pure!)

      Operating Systems

      • GNU/Linux: NixOS
      • Windows: 98 SE
      • All-time: RISC OS
    • Ham Radio
    • » Health

      Both my physical and mental health are very low at the moment, but I am always more than happy to talk about them.

      I think I'm addicted to caffeine, which I wouldn't recommend.

      I have been diagnosed with the following things, both physical and mental intermingling:

      • PTSD
      • Fibromyalgia
      • Asperger's Syndrome
      • ADHD, including short-term memory loss
      • Anxiety
      • Depression
      • Sleep apnoea
    • » Music

      I play the guitar, keyboard and synthesiser.

      I've created the following pieces of music/sound effects:

      Gothic Orchestra

      OGGMP3

      Shall It Be

      OGGMP3

      Swim Deep (take 1)

      OGGMP3

    • » Maths

      Mathematics has always been a great pastime for me.

      I have invented quite a few visualisations and generators for several interesting pieces of mathematics, some of which you can see and try on repos like my projects repo on GitHub (Haskell examples, JS examples)

      Some web-based notable (read: working right now) examples are:

      • Continued Fraction Expander
      • A set of gravity simulators:
        • Sun version (left click for planets, middle click for stars)
        • Black hole version
      • Cell Automata
      • Graph and Sound Demos
        (one of these is actually the answer similar to the riddle I posed on my YouTube channel)
      • Rolling Shutter effect example
      • Interactive Cardioid (keyboard only)
      • Random Cardioid
      • Circle Reflection

      My approved OEIS sequences are:

      • A275124: Multiples of 5 where Pisano periods of Fibonacci numbers A001175 and Lucas numbers A106291 agree.
      • A275167: Pisano periods of A275124.
      • A308267: Numbers which divide their Zeckendorffian format exactly.
      • A309979: Hash Parker numbers: Integers whose real 32nd root's first six nonzero digits (after the decimal point) rearranged in ascending order are equal to 234477.
    • » Origami

      I've been doing origami from a very young age. I will give some instructions on how to make some models that I've invented later on when I've figured out how to digitise them, but for now, I'll give you some of my favourite origami resources:


      Complete Origami, a book by the late Eric Kenneway
      Star Trek Paper Universe, a book by Andrew Pang
      Ultimate Origami Kit: The Complete Step-by-step Guide to the Art of Paper Folding, a book by John Morin
      How to Make Origami Airplanes That Fly, a book by Gery Hsu

    • » About

      This website entailed a few design and code decisions which I would like to explain.

      The layout was based on Bootstrap. I kept the header component and chose to be without a footer component. The menus are actually a hack, such that the chosen menu item is linked to a hidden radio button which chose which sub-page to show, rather than using JS for the menu.

      The code actually contains no client-side JS at all, therefore, also adding to the preference of more and more users these days to not have tracking. The website code is compiled using a custom Haskell-based codebase based on Blaze, and uploaded to GitHub Pages.

      The font choice was difficult to make, as I was (and am still not quite happy enough with it, and so therefore still am) looking for a suitable, free software natural sans-serif font style, which has the single-storey "a", non-looped "g", and the double-seriffed I and J amongst other things. For now I've settled on Caudex, which whilst it is still serif, seems to be the closest I've yet to come across.

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