Tech enthusiast and VP of Sales @FusionAuth X- @VMware @Heptio, @BlueBox, @IBM . K8s, Open Source, Finance, curious about Crypto; Seattle native.
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Mark van Oppen retweeted
I can’t understand how any strong and intelligent woman, if she’s honest and not deceiving herself, could encourage others to elect to any office, let alone to the American presidency, an adjudicated sexual assailant whom a court found committed acts that in many jurisdictions, and in colloquial terms, would be considered forcible rape.
Mark van Oppen retweeted
After eight years of covering Donald, too many journalists have gotten into the habit of seeing strategy in his crude and instinctive behavior. The truth is quite simple--Donald can’t help himself. When it comes to him, we shouldn’t overthink it. He is exactly what he seems: a racist, a misogynist, a liar. He is a bully who has no business getting anywhere near the White House. His pulling out of the debate should remind us that he is also a monumental coward.
Mark van Oppen retweeted
Read these. Print them out. Send them to your friends and family. These are the official psychiatric diagnostic criteria for two very severe personality disorders.
Ask yourselves:
1. Which of these criteria does Donald Trump not satisfy? (Note that not all of them are required!)
2. Are these the traits you want to see in the leader of the free world? In a friend or colleague or boss?
We’re going to start this discussion tomorrow.
Mark van Oppen retweeted
Immediately started imbibing the new InfraRed Report (redpoint.com/infrared/report…) from the good folks at @Redpoint: @ericabrescia @sraney @loganbartlett @jordan_segall @SaiVC_ @patrickachase @Machiz
Tons of insights worth unpacking, but this chart jumped out at me above all: multiples delta between private and public cloud infra companies has never been wider!
Either: 1. public co's multiples recover because recent sell off and "software is dead" clarion is overdone; or 2. private co's best of breeds accelerate with new/better offerings, while taking advantage of "private status" to grow into their valuations
Reality always ends up being somewhere in the middle
Anyways, you should read the report!
Mark van Oppen retweeted
COHEN closes with this disconcerting thought: "Given my experience working for Mr. Trump, I fear that if he loses the election in 2020, that there will never be a peaceful transition of power."
Mark van Oppen retweeted
Did you know that you can customize how FusionAuth looks?
youtube.com/shorts/daXfquXng…
Mark van Oppen retweeted
Them: “Listen with empathy.”
Me: “Are you quoting AWS management training to me right now?!”
Them: “Yea, sorry.”
Going to watch this next adventure closely! 👀
Some personal news -- I'm leaving @nobl9inc this Friday. I will share more details soon on my next adventure. Read the full post on Linkedin.
linkedin.com/posts/kitmerker…
Mark van Oppen retweeted
2023 Headline of the Year nominee (August)
ALT Icahn seen clearly now the gains have gone --Financial Times, 7 August 2023
Mark van Oppen retweeted
Broadcom Is Killing Off VMware Perpetual Licenses, Strong-Arming Users Onto Subscriptions ift.tt/BT0DHO4
Mark van Oppen retweeted
Clerk: cuts prices by 75%+
Auth0: increases price by 300%
The entire auth industry shifted in under a week
So @auth0 just increased their pricing by 300%?? including for existing customers??
(don't be fooled by the "to support greater flexibility for our customers" marketing-speak nonsense)
auth0.com/blog/upcoming-pric…
Mark van Oppen retweeted
ok, I guess I am behind since this was in October. Since they blamed credential stuffing and weak passwords for their data breach.
blog.23andme.com/articles/ad…