About

I’m your average tech geek/dev/infosec-nerd/scuba diver/blacksmith/sword-fighter/crime fighter/ENTP/warcrafter/activist, and I currently work as the Director of Technology and corporate security officer at a business innovation agency in New York City.

I’ve been blogging for about 17 years, since before blogging had a name, and was just called “having this website that I update when I have something to say.”

If you want to hear more of what I have to say, follow me on Twitter. (You may want to check out my warning about following me on Twitter, and my caution on why I may not follow you back on Twitter  if you’re a wanker before following, though.)

I’ve been lucky enough to do some cool stuff in my thirty-something years. Some quick and interesting tidbits:

• Speaker at MacWorld/MacIT in 2012.
• Worked with tigers and lions (no bears, oh my) in 2003
• Co-authored a few books on PHP/MySQL
• Studying the Israeli martial art of krav maga
• Currently learning Japanese
• PADI certified advanced open water diver, and have been lucky enough to dive the Blue Hole in Belize
• Featured in People Magazine in 2004.
• One of the 10 finalists in the Animal Planet Hero of the Year contest in 2006.
• In April 2009 and May 2012, named one of Wired Magazine’s Top 100 Geeks to Follow on Twitter.
• One of my tweets is immortalized in the screenshots for the Twitter client Spaz, where I’m threatening to poop in the koi pond of a Dave & Busters.
• One of about 30 open source developers that was invited to attend the exclusive Microsoft Web Developer’s Summit in December 2009.
• Guest on the Angry Mac Bastards podcast in August 2009.
• Snipe.Net was featured in Web Designer Magazine in July 2009.
• One of my Twitter comments was read to Kato Kaelin on Comment TV in response to his (idiotic) new web project, IT Chicks. (See around 2:20)
• Featured on Mashable.Com in July 2010 as one of 15 developer/hacker women to follow on Twitter.
• Quoted in Salon.Com in Oct 2010 on an article touching on what it’s like to be a female programmer in a male-dominated industry. (You can read my entire reply to the reporter here.)
• In Jan 2011, I was a guest on the 017 episode of the Social Engineering podcast.
• In April 2011, I was interviewed by gaming culture website Delta Attack for their new feature on gamer chicks.

And finally, Craig Engler, Senior Executive at SyFy, immortalized one of my tweets at the 140conf after I had explained my displeasure at their version of a Lovecraft classic:

His response to my tweet was nothing short of epic. He sent me a DM cheerfully explaining that everyone at SyFy “hoped I was feeling better soon!” Apparently, he still uses that example at conferences when he presents, so I end up getting random flurries of @replies from complete strangers referencing my rectal problems.

So I guess I’m doing something right, if offensive, angry geek rants are your thing.

My Other Sites

If you decide to follow me on Twitter, you’ll realize I’m quite… prolific. I write a lot, and Snipe.Net isn’t my only web baby. These are a few more of my online projects – be warned that many use language that some may consider naughty.

Facebook Development Related

I’m a Preferred Developer Consultant for Facebook, and FBMHell.Com is my attempt at creating order out of the chaos that is Facebook application development. Intended as a tutorial site and repository of information about how to do things within the Facebook API and Facebook FBML framework, I’m hoping it saves users as much headache as it could potentially save me.

Twitter-Related

• SocialMediaDoucheBag.Net - a satirical commentary on the direction social media has been heading in.
• DoucheNuker.Com – a free Twitter blacklisting service spawned from the same frustration as that which inspired the above mentioned parody site.
• TwitterCommandments.Com - a kinder, gentler version of my thoughts on good Twitter behavior, aimed at people who act like dumbasses on Twitter but honestly don’t know any better.

Poetry-Related

A combination of Twitter and a grueling 4.5 hour commute spawned these two sites. More background and some choice picks here.

• GeekHaiku.Com – geek poetry, in 5-7-5 – on Twitter as @geeksenryu
• CrankyHaiku.Com – angry poetry, in 5-7-5 – on Twitter as @crankyhaiku

Activism-Related

• EverydayActivist.Com - everyday things everyday people can do to save the earth
• Pet-Abuse.Com – my non-profit org, a online database of criminal animal cruelty – more info on that in this article from Animal Sheltering Magazine.

Also tons of fun is TehAwesome.Net, which is where I highlight all of my favorite things on the internet, and GeekDays.Com, a calendar of geeky holidays.

So, that’s me. In a nutshell, which is probably an appropriate receptacle. But please, if an article you’ve found here has helped you in some way, take a moment to leave a comment. While I pay attention to my website stats (out of curiosity more than anything else), your comments are really what makes this site worth having, and they carry far more weight to me than site stats ever will.

If you’ve got a project for which you think I might be a good match, get more info on hiring me here. I tend to keep myself pretty busy though, so availability is limited.