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Heyo! I'm Aidan, and I'm a human being, like you. I'm a Wikipedia editor, hobbyist programmer (Python, Node.js and PHP) and student. I am a troubled teen industry survivor and I also love music! I love walking (pretty much anywhere), particularly Boston and some Mass suburbs. I'm a cryptocurrency user and love it way more than credit cards/cash. However, I am strongly opposed to the adoption of Web3 technology.
I strive, as a person, to understand my peers in life. I consider myself to be extremely understanding and accepting, albeit nobody is perfect, and I still hold my biases.
Thus, I've tried to do about almost everything and learn about almost everything to get a better understanding of the world around me. I love to debate, talk and learn about other people's views, while keeping it judgement-free. I believe this has helped me find more diverse relationships.
In politics, I'm a strong Democrat and a supporter of the Pirate Party. I hope, by the time I die, that everyone may have fair human rights, open source is standard and the troubled teen industry is torn down or rebuilt into a truly healing environment. Also, let's try our best not to let AI take over too fast, eh?
If you want, you can check out my LastFM profile here. If you don't already know what LastFM is, you can see more about my music taste there. It's where the sidebar fetches now playing stats from, too!
Technology
I have a lot of experience with varying types of technologies. From servers to old XP machines, I've tried it all. I currently administer two Linux servers, both running Ubuntu.
Linux Distro Experience
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Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 24.04 (includes server versions of each)
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Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022
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Debian 9
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Arch Linux
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Void Linux
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Gentoo Linux
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Linux Mint
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OpenSUSE
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Oracle Linux 8
Cloud
I also work a LOT in the cloud, but not the type you might be thinking about. I almost have an obsession with enterprise cloud computing. Hell, you're actually connected to one... right now! Here are some of my favorite platforms, ranked.
This section is a work in progress, for those who don't know cloud computing. I'm working to make the wording clearer, so the non-technical folk can still understand everything here!
- Oracle Cloud
- Azure
- AWS
You can learn more about my opinions on cloud platforms on this page.