write a passphrase generator and the word lists it uses
We should all use passphrases for passwords. I wrote a a passphrase generator, which uses a number of word lists I created.
build Slack bots
Can't link to these because they were all for CNN, but I've written useful Slack bots in Ruby, Rust, and Python.
spend way too much time creating a Netflix password
analyze Russian disinformation Twitter data
One day I took a break from CNN's social accounts to parse 9 million tweets from the Internet Research Agency, contributing to CNN's story.
check if passwords have been compromised
I wrote a command-line tool in Rust that lets users check their passwords against HaveIBeenPwned database and wrote about it.
work with password hashes
Totally legal, totally legal.
scrape a website
If it's public and has reasonable CSS, there's a decent chance I can scrape it? I've used Nokogiri, Beautiful Soup, even Node.js and Cheerio. Here's the story of a sentimental and doomed scraping journey.
manage passwords
I love my password manager and I want you to as well.
manage two-factor authentication on a shared account
Ever need to enable two-factor authentication on an account that multiple colleagues in five bureaus on three continents need to be able to get in to? You might have a use for this command-line tool I wrote.
try to convince you to buy a $200 keyboard
The tools we use every day are so, so important.
write tweets to 50 million followers
I was a social producer at CNN from 2015 till 2021! I mostly worked on the CNN Facebook account, but I also compiled and analyzed social media analytics using various tools, including some I wrote in Rust and Ruby. Before that, I held similar positions at BuzzFeed News and The Daily Beast.
query an API
I use the Facebook Graph API almost everyday to create daily and weekly social performance reports for CNN.
run a Secret Santa for 39 people
For when picking names out of hat doesn't cut it, reach for this Rust command line tool.
quit Vim
I can use it too! Let me know if you want to swap config tips.
encrypt files
Can I get a PGP key onto a Yubikey? Yes. Would I want to do it again? Not particularly. (I'm rooting for newer alternatives, like age — I wrote a shell script to make it even easier to use).
sail to Bermuda
Wasn't easy, but we made it.
build a Twitter bot
Nothing running right now, but for a few March Madnesses a bot of mine alerted very few followers to possible upsets.
write a game in JavaScript
Strike 9 is a frustrating little puzzle game that involved some surprisingly interesting logic.
have a web presence
You can find me on Twitter, GitHub, Mastodon, and LinkedIn. From time to time I write about books, text editors, code, etc.
be contacted
You can reach me via Direct Message or @reply on Twitter or Mastodon. For more secure methods of contacting me, check the link(s) in my Twitter bio.