William Oldwin oldwinsome@sparingly.social

Cloud Botherer / Data Wrangler. He/Him. Also https://twitter.com/SamJSharpe

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I am a writer. I dream for my world. Retired SW/FW eng. Agile and Open Source Advocate. Tech PM. Portland OR. Progressive views are my own. 😄
#beekeeping #pacificcresttrail #3Dprinting #writing #SciFi #fantasy #SpeculativeFiction

did some things about anti-spam, internet exchanges, open source software, dns, and internet security. at aws security as of 2022.

best you not try to follow me until you have a profile that i can evaluate. the trolls who wreck things are on their way, and some will arrive in the fediverse under cover of expansion. don't look like them.

I've been leading online policy & enforcement for nearly 40 years. I just finished as head of Safety and Advocacy for OkCupid after 9 years with Match Group where I also worked in T&S, data governance, legal compliance, DEI, realistic wellness, and ethics.

Sadly, I am not allowed to say why I quit.

First article I wrote online that still exists: 1988
Oldest email address I use daily: 1989
First Phrack hate: 1991 (Phrack 35)
Oldest domain name: 1992
First academic paper on social media: 1992

Was-kid internet geek now crying digital tears at what the beautiful system I grew up in has become. Hiding in the middle of nowhere until existence blows over.

Current Reddit Infrastructure,
Ex Google/Facebook Site Reliability type.
Loves history, anthropology, learning.
Laughs at cryptocurrencies.
Makes stupid things.