Mika Ariela Epstein is better known as Ipstenu, the WordPress Half-Elf Rogue. Working for DreamHost as a full stack WordPress developer on DreamPress and managing the WordPress.org Plugin Review Team, Mika helps make the internet safer for everyone. When she\u2019s not writing her own code, she\u2019s helping WordPress developers write something better. The cofounder of LezWatch.TV, the greatest database of queer characters and shows, she develops software and trawls queer representation on television to make the data visible. Passionate about code, open source technology, open data, and mindful development practices, Mika may watch a lot of TV but it\u2019s for a good cause. You can find Mika travelling internationally to speak about the intersection of software, fandom, and humanism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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