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Start by removing any negative connotations from your CV/bio: http://brandonhsiao.com/

Things like "I will not work with Windows hosting" and "Honestly, strictly speaking, any semi-competent hacker is capable of using any documented framework" make us associate you with someone who is stubborn and over-confident. The latter may be just, but I doubt it given your situation.

I apologize if my words are harsh, but as it goes; beggars can't be choosers.

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Also, the word "hacker" has a very different meaning (criminal who breaks into computer systems) in most of the world (e.g., to your potential customers) than it does within the software development community. So definitely don't refer to yourself as a hacker.

Thanks for the heads up. If you hadn't told me I would never have even thought of it that way.

ALWAYS get a competent/savvy friend to review your resume/CV. (Also, dating profiles.)

But seriously, you need someone to be brutally honest with you about these things and employers will NEVER tell you what you need to know.

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