Hello!
My name is David Overcash, and I live in Maine, USA. o/
This site is meant to be a brief introduction to myself and a collection of links and documents that I find interesting.
Some things about myself
I grew up in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The greatest gift of living near Chicago is a love for food.
Favorite Pizza: Chicago pub-style thin crust
Favorite Burrito: El Famous Burrito
Favorite Sandwich: Italian Beef (dipped!)
I’m lucky enough to live near a chicago-style hotdog joint: Cormier’s Dog House
I’ve lived in the following places: Chicago (IL), West Lafayette (IN, Purdue University), Denver (CO), Seattle (WA), Port Townsend (WA), Portland (ME).
I have a son - Jasper.
I am software developer by trade.
I enjoy reading sci-fi and fantasy books.
I used to work out of a barn, but we moved!
I love to travel internationally.
My most recent trip was to Japan in April of 2023.
All of the countries I’ve visited (in order of first visit) include: Jamaica, France, United Kingdom, Uganda, The Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Canada, Japan.
I have an eclectic music taste (from minimal European compositions to Japanese Pop).
My family and I recently moved from Port Hadlock, Washington to Portland, Maine, USA
If you’re ever in Portland, Maine - let me know and we can meet up!
My goal for 2025 2026 is to attend Monktoberfest now that it’s nearby!
Technical Stuff
Lately I’ve been mostly writing code in Node.js; I keep looking for opportunities to use Golang or Rust.
I currently am running Pop OS (GNU/Linux) as my daily driver.
I haven’t upgraded to COSMIC yet… I’ll do that soon. My mental model is pretty attached to having a grid of workspaces (3x3) and COSMIC only supports a horizontal or vertical layout of workspaces.
At our previous home in rural Washington, we worked with the local public utility district to build out fiber service to our house. It was a really fun technical project, and I’d be happy to share advice with anyone looking to do the same!
Local Servers:
https://alder.funnylookinhat.com
(Hosting guide coming soon!)
Projects
Here are a few things I’ve created in the past:
Vaultexec (Run applications with Vault secrets)
A while ago I was experimenting with 3D environments delivered through a browser. This was an attempt at seeing what current consumer-grade hardware could handle through a 3D canvas.
Source can be found here: https://github.com/funnylookinhat/interactive-world-demo
An iteration on experimentation from the same train of thought as the previous item. This focused on creating a lightweight websocket server and 2D renderer so that users could move their avatars around a shared space and chat with each other.
An Open Source accounting platform I built while working at System76.
Get in touch!
Feel free to use any of the following to communicate with me.
Email: [email protected]
Need a more professional email address for a reference or otherwise? Use [email protected]
Phone: +1.720.6.NEWTON (+1 720.663.9866)
As in, Isaac Newton! It took quite a bit of time searching through available Google Voice numbers to find a famous physicist, mathematician, or computer scientist who had a last name available in an area code that was local to where I lived at the time (Denver).
Github: https://github.com/funnylookinhat/
IRC: FunnyLookinHat
Freenode
I’ve stopped participating in Freenode network.
See Freenode: Ownership change and conflict for a history of why that network is no longer as popular as it used to be.
I’m not on IRC very frequently anymore - but when I do login, these are the channels that I tend to join and idle in.
#docker
#ubuntu
#solus
#node.js
#go-nuts
Unfortunately, it appears this network is no longer operating.
I had some amazing friends through this network - we all came together in the #japan-a-radio channel as fans of J-Pop.
If you used to idle there and would be interested in re-creating the group from the #japan-a-radio channel, let me know. I would be open to hosting an IRC server.
Coincidentally, the Japan-A-Radio station has ceased operating. It’s a shame - as they had an excellent selection of music and introduced me to a much wider array of J-Pop than I knew existed.