Dan

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• Home: Metropolitan Portland, Oregon, USA.

I am retired as of July 2023. I spend my time working on family history--completing work my dad did before he died in 2020. It's been very interesting. Helen and I also camp a lot in our 14' fiberglass travel trailer.

Work Previously, I was a Security Researcher at Intel Corporation specializing in platform computer security and cryptography. Previously at Intel I worked on Hyperledger Sawtooth blockchain software (here's a FAQ I wrote). Before Intel, I worked for ~20 years for Sun Microsystems (acquired by Oracle) on the Solaris operating system. I worked in the Security Technologies group on Verified Boot/Secure Boot and Cryptography. I have BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from University of California Irvine and San Diego.

Play I enjoy camping, hiking, cross-country skiing, and traveling. I wrote a guidebook on cross-country skiing called Ski Tours in Southern California. I've been an active Sierra Club member since 1974.

Here's a picture of my wife and friend :-), Helen. Here's her web page and her picture. Here she is backpacking in Yosemite, crossing an ice-cold stream and with mosquitoes swarming around her. Talk about fun! Here we are with mosquito nets and here I am storing food on a rock.

Helen's niece, Emily lives in Washington State.

Our dog Fannie Mae, a golden retriever (2008-2022) died recently :-(. Our previous dogs were Holly (1987-2001), and Patsy Ann (2001-2006), also goldens. Speaking of dogs, here's what do do if your dog or pet gets skunked.

Family

My brother Dave died 2008. My sister Teresa lives in our family home in Cypress, California. My dad's web page (genealogy),

Web and Computer Stuff

• Here's some web sites I created (roughly in order of appearance):
  • Carlsbad, California, 1994-
  • Sierra Club (founding Webmaster, 1994-1997; now maintained by Club staff)
    • This site was a nominee for the Webby Awards under the "Travel" category
  • Unofficial Randy Cunningham Web Page (my convicted, imprisoned ex-Congressman :-) ), 1996-
  • Yosemite Web Index, 1997-
  • Solaris Intel - x86, 1997-
  • Cross-country skiing in Southern California, 2000-
  • Spammer Bill Jones ran for US Senate, 2004-
    
  • Lake Grove Neighborhood Association

• Sierra Nature Notes Online Journal of Sierra Nevada natural history
• Here's some icons for X Windows Applications for use with Gnome/KDE (mostly .PNG format and some .ICO)
• The 6bone (HollyNet), was an early experimental implementation of the next-generation Internet protocol, IPv6.

  Here's some USENET FAQs/HOWTOs I wrote:

  • NTP: Network Time Protocol and my public NTP Service
  • Apache 2 and PHP with Linux
  • Solaris x86 FAQ
  • Sierra Club Unofficial, Unauthorized FAQ

• Java: method GetServiceByName.java emulate's the BSD socket function s getservbyname().

Statistical Drivel

• Hat size: 7 1/8 (57 metric).
• Shirt: 17.5 34-35 L, 36 metric, Large T-shirt.
• Pants: 34-32.
• Shoes: 9.5 W (42 metric).
• breakfast preference: Oatmeal or Raisin Bran with O.J. (Pancakes in a restaurant)
• Lunch preference: P.B. and J.
• Dinner preference: Italian, Greek (Mediterranean/Middle East), and Mexican.
• Beverage preference: Iced tea (semi-sweet).
• Music preference: Folk.
• Color preference: Cyan.

If you have questions or comments, please send a message to Dan.
Last updated 3 December 2023.
http://dan.drydog.com/