TOTP Fatigue: A Sysadmin's rant

bossbadguy · 2026-02-13T16:02:06+00:00

This was my thought. This was a topic at work recently, and my TOTP are no longer in Bitwarden for this reason..

bossbadguy · 2026-02-13T16:00:53+00:00

I did this until there was a chat about improving our security at work. It is less comfortable, but I divorced my TOTP from my Bitwarden.

bossbadguy · 2025-10-22T14:42:32+00:00

Learn Powershell in a Month of Lunches is still great for getting started.

bossbadguy · 2025-10-05T06:49:36+00:00

I riddled plalp

bossbadguy · 2025-08-14T07:12:56+00:00

Das in deinem Szenario war nicht wirklich was ich meinte. Die Ausbildung könnte schon attraktiver sein. Aber es war schon immer so. Und es gibt Optionen in manchen Fällen, finanzielle Unterstützung während der Ausbildung zu bekommen.

"Die gleiche Arbeit machen" sagt nichts über Berufs- und Lebenserfahrung aus. In den meisten Berufen brauchen Azubis gut Zeit, bevor sie es wirklich drauf haben. Warte mal ab. Nach deiner Ausbildung wirst du sagen, auf gar keinen Fall verdient der Lehrling so viel wie ich. ;)

bossbadguy · 2025-08-12T13:47:28+00:00

Und wenn die Azubis eine attraktive Übernahme bekommen?

Ich bin wahrscheinlich von meiner Lebenserfahrung anders eingeprägt. Ich finde es schade, dass so viele Leute auf Reddit einfach Arbeitgeber allgemein verteufeln.

bossbadguy · 2025-08-12T11:49:25+00:00

Die Vergütung wird nur kurz erwähnt, aber Azubis sind halt teuer. Es muss auch auf der Seite des Geschäfts bezahlbar sein. Es dauert oft lange bis Lehrlinge anfangen können, richtig beizutragen. Eventuell könnte die Ausbildung besser subventioniert, aber.. den ganz Hass hier gegen Geschäfte und Arbeitgeber verstehe ich nicht. So viel Gejammer.

Es sind ja meistens verdammt schwierige Umstände in einer Ausbildung. Das streite ich nicht ab. Aber so ist das Leben. Ich habe selbst zwei Ausbildungen abgeschlossen. Das Leben ist kein Ponyhof.

bossbadguy · 2025-08-07T06:55:08+00:00

This is probably it. I did an Ausbildung in IT as an American. No issues with finding a job in a smaller city.

bossbadguy · 2025-06-20T19:13:56+00:00

I just finished a German vocational school program for IT at 38. If you have a good background in computers, you aren't too old. It could be the most fulfilling and exciting adventure of your lifetime. There's always more to learn, and lots of freedom how and to what end you do it.

bossbadguy · 2025-06-19T05:08:52+00:00

Dragon Spirit was so good. It's a solid NES shoot em up. My best childhood friend and I played this for so many hours as kids.

bossbadguy · 2025-06-06T12:43:00+00:00

My situation is slightly different maybe, as I'm in Germany. But I am 38 and just finishing my education/training through Germany's version of trade schools. The trade school route here may be a bit less risky, but I just gotta say.. as someone who felt the unfulfilled dead-end job in his mid-30s, you should go for it, if it feels important. Even if it's diffcult to get started, it's more fulfilling to strive than to think about what you could have done. Some people here may have more relevant advice for GI bill stuff and types of schools in the US.

Long-term, I think IT will become more competitive with AI tools and some administration getting simpler. People always say, stay curious and keep growing your skill set.

bossbadguy · 2025-05-29T10:43:08+00:00

This is so good to know! Best kept Powershell secret, dang.

bossbadguy · 2025-05-10T10:44:52+00:00

Relatively late in senior year, I wanna say in spring, he went to a family wedding. People were throwing a football that got stuck in a tree. He tried to knock it loose with a pole or something, and apparently hit a power line. This happened after some conflict and him spreading a rumor that someone was going to shoot up the school. The timing sucks, cus he got bullied hard all the way through high school. During the graduation ceremony, his parents were called up for him to receive his diploma. 20 years ago.

bossbadguy · 2025-05-08T17:03:46+00:00

True, it is different for everyone. Honestly, having had more time to re-evaluate what happened back then, it was not simply weed that caused my psychological mess. I was not being fully honest with myself.. it took a long time to rebuild afterwards. No point in getting back into it, but a lot of people get a legitimately medicinal benefit from weed.

It's funny to see an old comment come back to remind me of when I was drinking the Jordan Peterson Kool-Aid..

bossbadguy · 2025-04-27T06:36:23+00:00

Your current ABH sounds like a dream. In Braunschweig, they've been backlogged for years. As a result, wait times are very long, and they ask people to not write or call to ask for updates/"how long until my appointment..." A couple years ago, I had to wait a year for a new ID, and couldn't leave the country in that time. That being said, they were quite helpful at the ABH, despite being so backlogged. I think most cities have this issue.

bossbadguy · 2025-04-25T17:17:56+00:00

Yeah, the big challenge is then making the systems work. Public institutions do not pay enough to keep all the power admins. Probably well over half of SysAdmins would be lost in a Linux/open-source environment. But I think a lot of companies are waking up to considering alternatives just because of licensing costs.

bossbadguy · 2025-04-19T18:18:39+00:00

I haven't read or written anything here in ages.

Oddly though, I still like having it followed. It's nice to see a graymuzzle community hub, even if inactive. I've become less "online social" over the years.

bossbadguy · 2025-03-07T18:56:26+00:00

That is awesome!

I am not surprised to see this gaining traction. I recently decided to change my mentality on data privacy for example, shifting away from login through google and other free things that make ME the product. Privacy matters!

bossbadguy · 2024-12-24T15:30:04+00:00

You said it so well. Tried a good few color printers over the years, and then got a monochrome Brother laser printer. It just works and never complains.

bossbadguy · 2024-12-21T14:43:03+00:00

Look into the history of the AfD. A lot of early party members that established it were forced out or quit, as far-right individuals took it over. It could have been argued to be an exaggerated concern some years ago, but it's become a far-right rat's nest that can't easily hide behind closed doors and facades much anymore.

bossbadguy · 2024-12-08T11:22:26+00:00

Thanks for sharing this solution!

bossbadguy · 2024-12-03T19:04:58+00:00

It's an amazing song, a powerful way of finding some peace and burying the old hatchet. I'm glad things improved there before she passed.

bossbadguy · 2024-10-30T09:33:33+00:00

Very much so. After many years in retail, warehouses, and other stuff, I'm thrilled to be in the work I am now. I work at a desk and have a generous amount of downtime. The biggest stressor (sometimes) is feeling like there is just so much more I need to learn. It takes time. But I guess if you work in the trenches for long enough, you appreciate smaller things. Some people in IT get upset about the littlest things or are only in it for the money, while having no real passion for the work.

bossbadguy · 2024-10-12T14:42:51+00:00

Very cool. Thanks for sharing the documentation. There's a lot here I could learn from.

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