donproject (code)
I dabble in the dark arts.
I took a couple basic computer classes in college in the mid-90s and have dabbled in the dark arts ever since. Making a list of all the code I've made makes me feel pretty accomplished, actually. Check it out! If you use any of these things, feel free to support the site for as little as $1.
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thedonproject.com

<jQuery>, <CSS>, <HTML>, <Perl>, <MySQL>, <wordpress>

I made this website. It has a lot of lists and I make different versions every couple years as a hobby.

Website (2025, version 7)
[Other versions available sometime]

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Bedside Clock

<jQuery>, <CSS>, <HTML>, <JSON>

We use an old iPhone as our bedside clock and we needed one that displayed the weather and the time and the day. So I made one.

Website (July 2025, version 3, iPhone 7)
Website (Jan 2025, version 2, iPhone 7)
Website (2024, version 1, iPhone 4)

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SWGOH Tracker

<jQuery>, <CSS>, <HTML>, <Perl>, <JSON>

I have been playing a mobile game, Star Wars: Galaxy Of Heroes for a bit. I really liked a tracking website, so I made my own tracker inspired by that website over a month or so. Version 2 added a bunch of features including graphics and a whole settings system.

Website (2024, version 2)
Website (2021, version 1)

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anniversary.thedonproject.com

<CSS>, <HTML>, <Perl>, <Google Forms>

I made a real simple RSVP program for my 5th, 10th, and 15th anniversary with my partner.

Website (2024, year 15/wedding reception version)
Website (2019, year 10 version)
Website (2014, year 5 version)

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propicks.demonrally.com

<jQuery>, <CSS>, <HTML>, <Perl>, <MySQL>

I modernized and ran a fantasy rally game for U.S. rally series from 2010 to 2023.

Website (2022?, version 4.5)
[Other versions available sometime]

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Grading Curve Calculator

<jQuery>, <CSS>, <HTML>

I needed a pretty weird test score adjusting program for school and I added some nice looking graphs for my class so I can show students how they did on tests.

Website (2020, version 2.5)
Website (2015, version 2)
Website (2007, version 1)

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rallyclock

<jQuery>, <CSS>, <HTML>

I had an idea for a clock that just used car numbers from U.S. rally cars. I figured out how to tell which car number to use, at least. Putting together the images to make the clock, though...

Website (2017, version 1)

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Seating Chart Creator

<jQuery>, <CSS>, <HTML>

I'm working on a simple seating chart maker. Well, I have big plans for it (seating by demographic, preferential seating, etc.), but lost motivation a bit, so it might never get done. Right now, it's just a basic randomizer of whatever names you type in.

Website (2016, version 1)

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2-3-4-5 Solver

<jQuery>, <HTML>

I posed an extra credit problem in class but didn't have the right answer. So I brute forced it!

Website (2016?, version 1)

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Transformations Game

<jQuery>, <CSS>, <HTML>, <Git>

I re-programmed an old game I made in Visual Basic at some summer teacher conference about computer animation. It's a game to help students practice their knowledge of coordinate transformations.

Website (2015?, version 2)
Website Source Code
Visual Basic Source Code (2007, version 1)

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Racing Game

<jQuery>, <CSS>, <HTML>, <Git>

I took a class in spring of 2015 on HTML/CSS/jQuery. I do that when I think about career change. It was part one of a four-part path to becoming a programmer. But do I really want to do that? CAN I really do that now that I'm old? This game is a good indicator that maybe I shouldn't. I got a good grade on this, though.

Website (2015 version 1)
Source Code

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Crayon Sorter

<jQuery>, <CSS>, <HTML>, <Git>

More of my work from the class I took. This is an exploration of sorting principles. I wanted to know how to sort by color, so I spent a lot of time figuring that out. The animation is pretty bad so I didn't get a spectacular grade on this one.

Website (2015, version 1)
Source Code

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jQuery RPG

<jQuery>, <CSS>, <HTML>, <Git>

This website was featured on the site that hosts the school as a thing that people can make when they take this class. So I guess that's good. I tried to be funny, as well. Maybe I could be a programmer after all if I just worked hard at it? So, no, then.

Website (2015, version 1)
Source Code

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nataliesplatalie.tumblr.com

<PHP>, <tumblr>

I customized a tumblr theme for my partner.

Website (2014, version 1)

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demonrally.com

<CSS>, <HTML>, <Perl>, <MySQL>, <PHP>, <wordpress>

I maintain our rally team's website and a wordpress installation there.

Website (2013?, version 2 or 3)
[Other versions available sometime]

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emersonvscook.com

<wordpress>, <podcast>, <xhtml>

I helped my partner and her friend create and host a podcast about movies. Subscribe!

Website (2012, version 1)

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phil-burress.com

<PHP>, <wordpress>

I made a website to remember my dad.

Website (2012, version 1)

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Facebook record listing app

<CSS>, <HTML>, <Perl>, <MySQL>, <PHP>

I started to make a facebook plugin right before plugins became very obsolete. Oh well.

Facebook Website (October 2010, version 2)
Facebook Website (PHP) (July 2010, version 1.5)
Facebook Website (PERL) (July 2010, version 1)

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misterburress.net

<CSS>, <HTML>

I sort of made a website for my teaching career. Never really finished either version and other pre-made technology worked better anyways.

Website (2008, version 2)
Website (2007, version 1)

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Visual Basic Animation

<Visual Basic>

I made a couple animations in a summer program I took early in my teaching career. They were programmed in VISUAL BASIC. Ugh.

Animation 1 Source Code (2007)
Animation 2 Source Code (2007)

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crazymonkeyattack.com

<CSS>, <HTML>, <Perl>, <MySQL>

I maintained an RSVP and player stats page for my co-rec soccer team for a while.

Website (2007?, version 1?)

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exempli.com

<CSS>, <HTML>, <Perl>, <MySQL>, <JavaScript>

I created the websites for my most recent band. Well, the first version's front end design was by Rhia, but the rest was me, I think.

Website (2007?, version 2.5)
Website (2006, version 2)
Website (2002, version 1)

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exempli gratia myspace hack

<CSS>, <HTML>

Check out these two myspace hacks to completely stylize our band myspace profile in ways that myspace probably didn't like us to do? They display pretty well as websites on their own, but the myspace links/images are mostly broken.

Website (2007, version 2)
Website (2006, version 1)

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Recordnerd.com CSV->record list app

<HTML>, <Perl>

Looks like I started a script that takes a CSV of your record collection and turns it into a bunch of links that will add those records to your recordnerd.com record list if you're logged in. My notes say it didn't work yet.

Website (2006, version 1)

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Hollow Earth Radio Myspace hack?

<HTML>, <CSS>

I found this file that appears to be some advice for the wonderful folks at Hollow Earth Radio to help them stylize their Myspace profile. It's some pretty old advice so don't judge too hard.

Source Code (2006)

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bartertown.exempli.com

<HTML>

I don't think I actually made this but I set up hosting for it, at least? Definitely didn't make the art and the html isn't my style. At any rate, here's the website for the home studio that we were going to run in our basement for a while.

Website (2004)

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exit177.com

<CSS>, <HTML>, <Perl>, <JavaScript>

I created the website for my high school band. The content is only moderately embarassing, mostly.

Website (2001, version 6?)
Website (2000, version 5?)
[other versions available sometime]

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geocities.com/metahuman666

<HTML>

Apparently, I made a geocities page just to hold a few mp3's because we ran out of space on our website hosting server. A few mp3's!

Website (1999?)

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web-earners.com

<Javascript>, <CSS>, <HTML>, <Perl>, <MySQL>

I made a semi-honest living selling advertising and sharing the profits in the early 2000's until the market dried up.

[4 versions available sometime]

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UNIX Shell Scripts

<bash>

In college, I crafted some fun UNIX shell scripts for a class.

Aliens C Shell Script Source Code (1998?)
Cool C Shell Script Source Code (1998?)

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HTML in 1996

<HTML>

I taught a one hour course on HTML in 1996 at college. I don't know how I got that gig, but I'm pretty sure I did a bad job.

HTML Reference Text File (1996)

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Video Game Testing

<game testing>

I worked for a while as a video game tester. It didn't pay well, but it was sort of fun, I guess. Here's the games I worked on that I remember (mostly uncredited).

Electronic Arts (Redwood City, CA)
- NASCAR 2000 (PlayStation 1)

Nintendo (Redmond, WA)
- Mickey's Speedway USA (European version, GameBoy Color)
- F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (Gameboy Advanced)
- Wave Race: Blue Storm (GameCube)
- Pokemon Stadium (N64, but I only worked on it for a day)
- Mario Party 3? (N64, but again, only for a day or two)