PhillipsMay 6, 2023
48kRAM

Okay. $dayjob has gotten to the point where I need to do something about it.

I'm officially looking for other opportunities in the sysadmin/IT/devops/etc space. I've been a linux/unix sysadmin generalist for ~20 years now and I'd like to apply my considerable skills and experience to the aid of some organization seeking to do good things in the world.

You can find my resume at https://github.com/48kRAM/resume (Yes, my resume has a Makefile)

Open to both remote positions but also to relocation in the U.S. (Currently based in Central Virginia) I enjoy having my hands on hardware and fixing problems. And, of course, I'll bring all the retro gaming nerdery with me.

I'd love to #getfedihired :)

Thanks

GitHub - 48kRAM/resume: Resume of Joshua Malone

Resume of Joshua Malone. Contribute to 48kRAM/resume development by creating an account on GitHub.

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May 5, 2023 at 6:09pmWeb
Show threadMark J. BlairMay 5, 2023
@48kRAM Building your resume is not the worst text adventure I've ever played. Not even close. 🍻
Show thread48kRAMMay 5, 2023
@NF6X Did you actually get it to build? I had to reconstruct my build env just to update it a few weeks ago
Show threadMark J. BlairMay 5, 2023
@48kRAM Hold that thought. I'm still installing packages on my mac. πŸ˜‚
Show threadMark J. BlairMay 5, 2023
@48kRAM It built! It looks good, too! But what is this?! 😁
Show thread48kRAMMay 5, 2023
@NF6X LOL - I should really have included a clean. I'm surprised at myself, since latex leaves a LOT of detritus around
Show threadMark J. BlairMay 5, 2023
@48kRAM sudo make install
Show threadKelvin n0mql EN35ldMay 5, 2023
@48kRAM You’d be a good fit for us, but we don’t do good things. Our specialty is increasing profits of large companies by exploiting workers in economically depressed areas, and putting them in competition with AI robots. Probably not your jam.
Show thread48kRAMMay 6, 2023
@kelvin0mql πŸ˜¬β€‹
Show threadJeffMay 6, 2023
@48kRAM Having a makefile for your resume is totally reasonable. (Mine is also in LaTeX and version controlled with git πŸ˜€
Show thread: j@fabrica:~/src;  May 6, 2023

@48kRAM @Wintermute_BBS As you are clearly as nerdy as I, let me share the source for my resume: https://github.com/josephholsten/www.josephholsten.com/blob/master/source/resume.mustache

Features:
- support for YAML/JSON data input
- output has complete range of hResume microformated sections
- uses mustache templating for future proof portability
- current impl uses 11ty for minimalism, but prior versions have used jekyll and custom SSI to generate similar
- makefile also renders a pdf using princexml, so complex print css works

www.josephholsten.com/resume.mustache at master Β· josephholsten/www.josephholsten.com

Contribute to josephholsten/www.josephholsten.com development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Show threadᴚ uɐᗑMay 6, 2023

@josephholsten @48kRAM @Wintermute_BBS nice!

I take it you're not also looking?

Show thread: j@fabrica:~/src;  May 6, 2023
@dannotdaniel @48kRAM @Wintermute_BBS I’m not, but my area in Oracle also is having a hiring freeze.
Show threadIan Scott  πŸ™May 6, 2023
@48kRAM Boosted! We just filled a devops position at my company (giant robot lawn mowers), wish I could have referred you.
Show thread: j@fabrica:~/src;  May 6, 2023
@48kRAM Btw, the best way I found to busy myself while waiting for callbacks was https://2hourjobsearch.com (whose name is terrible, but whose process seems sound.)
The 2-Hour Job Search

The 2-Hour Job Search
Show threadᴚ uɐᗑMay 6, 2023
@48kRAM a Hokie with a Makefile resume πŸ”₯
Show threadDave HayMay 6, 2023

@48kRAM

1. Love the handle - reminds me of a Sinclair Spectrum
2. Best of luck with the job search ❀️

Show thread48kRAMMay 6, 2023
@davehay Thanks. It's referring to my Atari 400 which was my childhood computer.
Show threadPolychrome May 6, 2023
@48kRAM @davehay love that external keyboard
Show thread48kRAMMay 6, 2023
@Polychrome @davehay Yeah, my dad built that so we could actually type on this blasted machine. It's an 800 keyboard, homemade box, wired in parallel with the internal keyboard matrix connector.
Show threadDave HayMay 6, 2023

@48kRAM oh wow, never had one of those but, back in that era - early 80s - we had two local stores - Boots ( The Chemist πŸ˜‚) and W H Smiths ( stationers ) that had huge displays of so-called microcomputers, including Atari, Commodore, Oric, Sinclair, Acorn, Coleco and a massive range of Japanese MSX machines

First Atari I ever used was the 2600, a friend got one, and I loved Frogger and, even better, River Raid

First owned micro was a Sinclair ZX-81 - I think it was rebadged as Timex, in North America

Show thread48kRAMMay 6, 2023
@davehay Yeah, we got the Timex Sinclair 1000 here. I have 2 Spectrums though- a 16->48k rubber key and a +2
Show threadDave HayMay 6, 2023

@48kRAM yay, very cool πŸ‘ŒπŸ½

Every so often I get an urge to buy a retro computer, but hold myself back - one day, the dam will crack …..

Show threadπŸŽ“ Doc Freemo  πŸ‡³πŸ‡±May 6, 2023
@48kRAM We will be hiring a system admin in about a month or two.. if you hit me up then if you are still looking I can interview ya.
Show thread48kRAMMay 6, 2023
@freemo Hey thanks - From your bio it looks like something in big data / AI/ML?
Show threadπŸŽ“ Doc Freemo  πŸ‡³πŸ‡±May 6, 2023

@48kRAM We have an IT department which is basically data science and ML, though its more statistical based AI than say, neural nets. We also have a chemistry lab, and a clinical side. I am the EVP/CIO so basically in charge of all three departments and some management level stuff. Most importantly I am the one who gets final say on hiring and firing.

We build technicology capable of detecting diseases off breath (though this may include things beyond breath in the near future)... Until now our focus has been on building a product that could identify covid accurately off a breath sample in near-realtime (a minute or two max).

Show thread48kRAMMay 6, 2023
@freemo Thanks! Science computation support is more/less what I've been doing for 16 years so I'll keep this potential opportunity in mind. πŸ€žβ€‹
Show threadπŸŽ“ Doc Freemo  πŸ‡³πŸ‡±May 6, 2023
@48kRAM We are in the process of going public, but we may hire before we do.
Show threadAaron MahlerMay 20, 2023
@48kRAM I’m always startled to find someone is relatively near me in Virginia (especially having found you as a random follow on Mastodon likely for some nerdy common interest). I’m about 40 minutes south of you. Greetings, neighbor! :)
Show thread48kRAMMay 20, 2023
@halfpress Howdy! Nice to meet you. Yeah it's a bit surprising to discover like-minded nerds in driving proximity. πŸ˜† I often wonder if there's a critical mass close enough to bother hosting a vintage computing event in central VA.
Show threadAaron MahlerMay 20, 2023
@48kRAM Hi there! That’s a good question and one that would be fun to figure out… somehow. But we should start small sometime, meet up at, say, Potter’s cidery or the like and scheme! :)