Cassander / is on Nostr

Doctor of internetology. Elder Millennial. Nicest of the Damned. Award-winning pun-master. Widely regarded as a bad influence. Small Pixel Hater. He/Him.

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2025-04-07 14:13:15

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@nprofile…r0kn Something good?

2025-03-26 05:06:55

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@nprofile…d2rl It could be worse.
I dunno how.
But I'm sure we'll figure it out.

2025-03-24 15:58:19

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@nprofile…r0kn @nprofile…97xp Two words: Tesla. Futures.
(a third word: Don't)

2025-03-23 20:32:54

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@nprofile…d2rl That does make it harder 🫤 Good luck!

2025-03-23 20:13:29

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@nprofile…d2rl The "big" national used car chains like Carmax, Carvana, and Autonation will buy cars at a reasonably fair price with little hassle on their end and don't require you to purchase a car from them.
It won't maximize the price you get, but if it's something you're dreading/struggling to do it's okay to trade some dollars for time/stress.

2025-03-21 15:48:51

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@nprofile…r0kn It's like Sam's Club and 7-11 had a lovechild raised in a circus.
The barbecue's acceptable, though.

2025-03-21 15:45:17

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@nprofile…skc4 Librarians are (generally) some of the best people.

2025-03-18 03:20:01

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@nprofile…r0kn Hello i love him
Also EJSUS THAT TAIL.

2025-03-15 00:08:19

Is today #FediHire Friday? Sure looks like it!
What I'm looking for: A senior level, individual contributor role supporting Windows, Active Directory, Certificates, PKI, Azure, and information security in a large environment. Interested in relocating outside of the US. I like to solve weird problems and make computers run smoothly. I want to help others use technology effectively.
My main focus the last few years has been rebuilding and modernizing a struggling certificate management team. That includes growing the team to meet our company needs, migrating our AD-integrated private PKI stack, getting a handle on our web PKI consumption, and making massive improvements to our certificate lifecycle management platform. I supported and advised our CyberSec and Desktop teams as we rolled out multi-factor authentication to 50,000 employees and contractors across the US. My background in understanding deep computer fundamentals, talent for quickly grasping nuances of larger systems, and calmness in a crisis have contributed to quickly resolving major technology outages regardless of root cause.
This role hasn't been exclusively technical. A big part of my current job is building relationships with our developers to help them understand how certificates work, the responsible ways to use them, and what our relevant internal policies are. I've been training and teaching junior and mid-level engineers both practical PKI concepts and our specific enterprise requirements. I've gotten to spend some time with upper management to both explain the immediate challenges we've had and the plans we can implement improve our infrastructure, reducing costs and outages.
While this position has been focused on certs and how to use them, I'm very comfortable considering a technical leadership role for Windows (server and desktop) administration and Active Directory. I also have some good experience with Azure and virtualization platforms, but they haven't been my daily focus for several years.
My current employer is direct retail for general public consumers. I've also worked in banking/finance, manufacturing, and architecture firms. The common thread is I love to help people leverage technology for their goals, to help them be more effective.
In my personnel/volunteer time I've done very similar: working backstage with lights/sounds/projections so live performers can do their best.
Right now I'm in Syracuse, New York (about five hours from NYC), but I'm open to relocation/migration anywhere in the world.
PMs open if you want to talk details. Boosts/reshares appreciated.
#Job #GetFediHired #ITJobs #Windows #ActiveDirectory #Certificate #PKI #Azure #Migration #CyberSecurity #InfoSecurity

2025-03-08 01:47:39

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@nprofile…args @nprofile…xs7l Yea, as others have mentioned they've got "Blockchain Capital" in a recent funding round. "Blockchain Capital", because I guess "Arsenic and Dogshit" was already taken?
Between that, some serious, concerning errors on trust & safety moderation for some trans users, and protecting some b-list fascist celebrity, I don't trust Bsky long-term. I've largely stopped posting new things there. I do still read & reply, and occasionally remind folks that the fediverse is still here and getting better.

2025-02-28 20:10:54

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@nprofile…xxx6 @nprofile…fj02 Yeah. The actual usefulness of OpenAI's LLMs has been zero to negative.

2025-02-28 19:56:19

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@nprofile…cl5w Nah, he's a spineless little toady. It'll take Trump turning on him or a prison sentence to get him out.

2025-02-21 18:41:48

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@nprofile…fle4 Gonna start signing all my texts to UKsians "King Charles is a chump, Princess Di 4eva"

2025-02-21 07:45:42

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@nprofile…8wcz Unethical Amazon Manager Hiring Hack: Only hire lactose-intolerant workers.

2025-02-10 05:29:25

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@nprofile…naem @nprofile…u3tn Yea, unfortunately I think it's a real threat too. Nobody thought that his dumbass tariffs would happen, but everyone with "power" is afraid to actually stop him.

2025-01-22 21:51:52

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@nprofile…fv4z I've got a 16 and I love it. Absolute joy to open up and work on.