About Me
I am @c0debabe@hackers.town — hacker as in computer wizard, hacker as in tinker. Hacker as in I have a 3D printer and make stuff. Hacker as in I make browser plug-ins to mess with advertising.
Hacking is not a crime. A hacker is not by default a cyber criminal.
I ask why a lot. I want to understand how things work and why things work they way they do. I want to grok what I'm doing, not do them simply because I was told to. Folks tells me this is a strength but it also means I butt heads with folks in organizations that don't value you transparency, open communication, and best practices.
Projects
Code Hosting
I am no longer using Github for any personal projects due to ethical objections to Co-Pilot.
So if this link works, it's not me.
My code is on GitLab.
Solo Projects
- c0debabe creates. My blog for my development and craft hobbies.
https://c0debabe.com - WhatCampaign. Firefox browser plugin that alters the UTM tracking data in page URLs.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/whatcampaign/ - Browser theme for Firefox based on my community, hackers.town.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hackers-town/ - PreDevCamp Baltimore. When webOS was still a Palm product, I helped organize local events to teach people to build apps for Enyo framework.
https://web.archive.org/web/20090609221354/http://baltimore.predevcamp.org:80/
Team Projects
- hackers.town is my home online. I've been a member since 2019 and also a moderator.
https://hackers.town/ - Projekt:ONI is a the flag that we a hackers.town can fly our projects under. We want to empower privacy online.
https://home.oniprojekt.ninja/ - Veilid is a project in the works. It should make splash. Stay tuned.
https://veilid.com/
Experience
I graduated from University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2009 with a B.S. Information Systems (last name was Carback at the time if you need to look me up). I have been doing paid web development since 2004, starting with internships were I did real work (not fetch coffee). I've done web work in government agencies, advertising, web agencies, and non-profits.
What I already know
PHP, Python, JavaScript, MySQL, MariaDB, but I repeat myself, PostgreSQL, HTML, CSS, Sass, Less, Bootstrap, jQuery, Twig, RSS, JSON, REST APIs (using), Docker, Git, Windows, Mac OS X, Debian-based Linux
What I don't know
and/or won't do anymore
-"Google Analytics", -"React", -"Angular", -"Advertising", -"Java", -"Apache Tomcat", -"Magento", -"Wordpress", -"Drupal"
Ethical Conflicts
I would rather not work for any companies that are taking advantage of end user data or meta data in such a way that violates their privacy.
I would rather not use any services from companies that are
- harmful to end users
- not willing to de-platform hate
What I want to know
Flutter, Dart, usability studies, ux design, cross-platform development
Work Experience
Check out my linked in.
I am currently working at University Washington's School of Public Health. I am a web developer for the CHSCC department.
Staff Webpage: http://staff.washington.edu/arhodes1/