Zen Platypus
What this is:
I'm Max Conrad, and this is my home on the Internet. Zen Platypus has existed in several different incarnations over the last decade, but mostly it just serves as a place to store files somewhat securely and hosting for my email service. Sometimes I forget I actually have the ability to put websites on here...
I love to travel. Not really. Given the choice, I would stay at home and hack out some clean VB code and play xbox. I'm a systems administrator by trade, with over 15 years experience of managing Windows, Linux and Unix boxes. I specialize in Win32 and FreeBSD environments. I am MCSA certified, but that doesn't say much anymore. Most of my skillset is maintained on VMWare these days, where I have been known to run over 20 virtualized guests on my laptop at a time. There was a time before virtualization where I was forced to actually buy machines to learn new technologies. Somehow, 13 computers running day and night in my house just doesn't sound as cool as it used to. Try explaining to your wife that the reason she can't use the washer is because you added a new Exchange server to your home network and the power draw is too taxing to run the major household appliances. Doesn't go over well...
Currently I am a Sergeant in the United States Army. My short term goals are to attain Staff Sergeant. My long term goals are to attain First Sergeant. I used to want to be a Warrant Officer, but that dream is dead.