About "me"

"The artisanally-crafted worksona of a lovable internet gremlin"

Name
Ms Boba
Hard skills
Software engineering (staff lvl), marketing, entrepreneurship, writing very hot fanfictions, dragging people into ambitious projects
Soft skills
Community and team building, teaching complex subjects to beginners, "figuring it out, somehow", system thinking, reading 2347298 non-fiction books a year, being terminally online (affectionate)
In training
Organization management, talking and working with lawyers, publishing content with more regularity
Likes
Software decentralization and interoperability, getting fandom people into modern web development and open source, parodying cultural landmarks, building projects that make people go "what", despicable fictional characters
Dislikes
How boring the internet is these days, huge corporations, when people say you should— nevermind, I'm trying to quit complaining on the web
Currently working on
Building more of these projects and getting paid as a technical and business consultant

Welcome to my Twist— Professional Website

Hello! I'm Ms. Boba—a professional software engineer, educator, community builder, and resident online fujoshi. I’m passionate about the social internet, fanworks fandom, niche online communities, and—neither last nor least—software (especially the open source, interoperable, and decentralized kind).

The bulk of my work revolves around online social spaces and niche online subcultures , as well as technical education and evangelism aimed at empowering people who spend a lot of time on the internet. I’m driven not only by a deep love for the internet but by a firm belief: the only way to build a better, kinder web is to empower its inhabitants in becoming active participants in its creation —and by having fun in the process!

You can learn more about the projects I built in the Projects section, and find out how we can work together in my Hire Me page.

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The story so far

  • Got gifted my first computer and internet connection. Learned HTML (and Photoshop!) by building a Neon Genesis Evangelion shrine.

  • Repeatedly skipped highschool to hole up in my room and code my "fujoshi stuff". Learned to use databases and PHP.

  • After graduating as valedictorian of my Computer Science class, I emigrated from Europe 🇪🇺 to Silicon Valley 🇺🇸 to work for a very large, very famous corporation.

  • "Got radicalized by the Tumblr porn ban". Or, in better words, realized the internet was getting really, really sucky and decided I should help do something about it.

  • After giving up "change from the inside", I abandoned my cozy online anonymity (and paid job) to figure out how to tackle the problem from within the web itself.

  • After taking classes in marketing and business, I launched a series of projects centered around fandom, tech education, and online communities. Still trying to make a living with them.