I'm stephan.com

You know the movie villains who want to take over the world? I’m that guy… minus the evil, and minus the taking-over-the-world part. I just want to make things, make people laugh, dance a little, and leave the place better than I found it. If I don’t do that, who will?

I skipped two years of primary school, graduated from the Chicago Academy for the Arts as a theater major in 1984, and have three degrees

I was going to do a PhD at the University of East London SMARTlab but it didn't work out. Read my Interim Manifesto

I have 46 years of experience programming. I mostly specialize in Ruby on Rails, but also dabble in iOS and can learn anything else.

I treat my code as an expression of art and beauty, and often say

software is to poetry as
architecture is to sculpture

In addition, I have a rich interdisciplinary background, including

  • 3d printing
  • mobile technology
  • web design
  • entertainment
  • business
  • usability and security
  • computer graphics, design and programming
  • intellectual property and digital rights theory and practice

I live in Las Vegas, but home is Black Rock City

My last name is Meyers, but I prefer being called stephan.com

patents and publications

I made art with a group called (art)n laboratory for over 10 years. During that time, we showed work on all seven continents, including antarctica, and created permanent installations in places like the Smithsonian Institution

I was a kid actor, a member of SAG/AFTRA since 1972. Lots of commercials, industrial films, radio and tv. Here's my IMDB. I recently renewed my membership and have started acting again. Watch for me in the background of the 2019 seasons ofHappy! and Orange is the New Black