senior software eng. built an off-road vw t6 campervan & took it alone to iceland 🇮🇸. Bikepacked solo from Berlin>Copenhagen in the cold. i befriend crows. very AuDHD. she/her 📍berlin, germany steph@mastodon.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3m4e2e2mbus2xi bikepacked solo from berlin to copenhagen in wind & storms over the last 6 days! i camped half of that time, including a scary night of high winds and downpours on the southern danish coast. total distance: 551.7km29 Oct 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4e2e2mbus2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3m3l75qn2pk2eDid a short 55km ride of my fully packed bikepacking setup today! it's in preparation of an upcoming solo trip from Berlin to Copenhagen 🚴‍♀️🌧️💨🍂19 Oct 2025 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3l75qn2pk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lyktexn7qs2xmy only favorite thing about the test sirens in berlin today is it activated my little wolf 🐺 arooooooooo11 Sep 2025 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyktexn7qs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lxzqp4kt4k2uofficially a dual passport holder now04 Sep 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzqp4kt4k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lxaukgkfqk2ki did it! i became a german citizen today! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2025 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxaukgkfqk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lu66z73c3s2vMade some more fidgety tactile button (& a few dip switch) rings.17 Jul 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu66z73c3s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3loyjpab3g22ni made some tactile button rings tonight12 May 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3loyjpab3g22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lovylcoz2226worst part of being neurodivergent as afab for me? PMDD at least after getting late diagnosed as adhd, i now know why every month my inner voice won't shut up trying to convince me to unlive myself, but still. this month's focus is on how i can't maintain long-term friendships. i hate this so much.11 May 2025 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lovylcoz2226https://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lov75p6yis27a week ago i completed my first bikepacking trip, 3 days/2 nights camping, ~300km along the Mosel River from the 🇩🇪🇱🇺🇫🇷 border to Koblenz! i did the first half of the trip solo! i'm hooked now on slow travel & carrying everything i need on my bike 😍🚴‍♀️11 May 2025 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lov75p6yis27https://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lo2mfb757s2mPacked and ready for my first bikepacking trip (~300km) tomorrow. Will be solo for the first night of camping!30 Apr 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2mfb757s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lnuuwtg7os2wDid a fun 32km gravel ride through the forest down to the Lahn & Rhein rivers yesterday. Preparing for my 1st bikepacking overnighter (200km+) this week. Didn't know I was capable of doing this stuff without the aid of an e-bike, have surprised myself with my grit & capacity to power up hills.28 Apr 2025 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnuuwtg7os2whttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lmksq2ixoc2gDid a wunderschön 55km gravel bike loop today, including 2 ferry crossings over the Rhine River.11 Apr 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmksq2ixoc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lmhyh2c6wc22sound art piece update: I finished wiring & mapping the 240 individual interactive plushy nodes. touch is detected using 8 Bela trill craft boards & nodejs. currently working on the sound design in puredata. will be bringing the project to @futurefrontend.bsky.social in Helsinki next month!10 Apr 2025 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhyh2c6wc22https://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lkdd4yqrjk24I submitted my application for german 🇩🇪 citizenship!!!! 🛂 🤞14 Mar 2025 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdd4yqrjk24https://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lk2bavytcc24ernie the crow ❤️10 Mar 2025 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2bavytcc24https://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lk2b3utg6s24I got a new gravel bike! I had an e-bike previously cuz i was convinced i was past my prime to cycle any kind of distance unassisted, but learned that's not true! Did first small ride (30.2km) on this beautiful bike to go jump in a cold lake!10 Mar 2025 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2b3utg6s24https://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3ljxirg4vf222Ernie the crow has been fed ✅🐦‍⬛🥜09 Mar 2025 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljxirg4vf222https://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3ljleipcels2qi finally befriended a second pair of crows during the evening dog walk and i was able to hand feed one of them! i'm gonna nickname this duo, Udo & Ute. I'm hand feeding 2 different crows now!! 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛04 Mar 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljleipcels2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lihfk2tk2s2hErnie is my sassy little crow friend that I hand feed everyday 😍✨18 Feb 2025 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihfk2tk2s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lievkmjdhc2aWorking on art/sound project for my talk in Helsinki in May! Building a massive touch detection matrix (120 individual touch points so far) with four Trill Craft boards. I'm also running the C++ code (for detecting touch) in JS using Node-API ✨17 Feb 2025 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lievkmjdhc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lhvmhwammk2fi passed my B1 german language test with a grade of "sehr gut" (scored 293/300)!!!! ✨🎉 I'm in shocked i did that well! And i got my results 3.5 weeks after the test! Just waiting on the Einbürgerungstest results to apply for german citizenship 🤞11 Feb 2025 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhvmhwammk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lhomyrw57c2tTIL there are ticks active in winter in northern Germany! 😱 Wilbur & I each had one on us after a walk at the campsite! Luckily they hadn't attached & wilbur takes bravecto.08 Feb 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhomyrw57c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/stephaniecodes.bsky.social/post/3lhmdnbzcv22nicymi i'm in autistic burnout rn & trying to recover. proud of myself that i'm *trying* to take care of myself now (even if it's a painfully slow process). Took wilbur on a solo camping trip in nature this weekend despite my agoraphobic tendencies lately. i think he's enjoying it so far.07 Feb 2025 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:fbqgmslwh6blindb5qum7ibk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhmdnbzcv22n