Cliff Fisher
@brd.bsky.social
Your friendly neighborhood Active Directory expert. Ex-Microsoft. Was @brdpoker on that other site. Also loves poker, board games, watching sports, and spending time with my wife and our fur kiddo. He/him
No cheating. Reskeet with the most recent picture of your pet
January 1, 2026 at 11:38 PM
No cheating. Reskeet with the most recent picture of your pet
Aria: descended from wolves & was found as a puppy abandoned & living off the land at a farm in south Texas with her siblings
Also Aria:
Also Aria:
December 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Aria: descended from wolves & was found as a puppy abandoned & living off the land at a farm in south Texas with her siblings
Also Aria:
Also Aria:
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This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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The spirit of Thatcher Xmas past hopes you can find a little help for Traci
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The spirit of Thatcher Xmas past hopes you can find a little help for Traci
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Last week I announced that we're finally killing off RC4 in the Windows Kerberos stack.
This has been a long time coming, so much so that we've been working on it for more than a decade, albeit off and on as we sometimes had to target other more pressing issues.
What does this mean?
This has been a long time coming, so much so that we've been working on it for more than a decade, albeit off and on as we sometimes had to target other more pressing issues.
What does this mean?
Beyond RC4 for Windows authentication
As organizations face an evolving threat landscape, strengthening Windows authentication is more critical than ever.
www.microsoft.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Last week I announced that we're finally killing off RC4 in the Windows Kerberos stack.
This has been a long time coming, so much so that we've been working on it for more than a decade, albeit off and on as we sometimes had to target other more pressing issues.
What does this mean?
This has been a long time coming, so much so that we've been working on it for more than a decade, albeit off and on as we sometimes had to target other more pressing issues.
What does this mean?
My friend & former colleague Chris is going through a lot right now and could really use your support. gofund.me/6164ab4f4
Donate to Save Chris Martin's Life, organized by Jenny Olivarez
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gofund.me
December 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
My friend & former colleague Chris is going through a lot right now and could really use your support. gofund.me/6164ab4f4
(big red) dog checkpoint
December 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
(big red) dog checkpoint
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The tools v. technology take is spot on and it's not just human agency at stake but what it means to be distinctively human.
AI can be yet another way we dehumanize education.
AI can be yet another way we dehumanize education.
This really is a must read for anyone in academia.
December 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The tools v. technology take is spot on and it's not just human agency at stake but what it means to be distinctively human.
AI can be yet another way we dehumanize education.
AI can be yet another way we dehumanize education.
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More of this nationwide please!
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
More of this nationwide please!
What a game, and what an historic night for women's hockey in Seattle!
December 4, 2025 at 7:18 AM
What a game, and what an historic night for women's hockey in Seattle!
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Immigrant-owned small businesses power our economy and our communities.
This Small Business Saturday, choose to support those who make our neighborhoods stronger. ✨
This Small Business Saturday, choose to support those who make our neighborhoods stronger. ✨
November 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Immigrant-owned small businesses power our economy and our communities.
This Small Business Saturday, choose to support those who make our neighborhoods stronger. ✨
This Small Business Saturday, choose to support those who make our neighborhoods stronger. ✨
Somebody's gotta keep an eye on the food, and Indy is always willing to be on that wall 🫡
I don’t get many Thanksgiving food pics yesterday as we had a bunch of friends over & I was pretty busy but two key ones did get snapped: Indy guarding the sideboard & my dessert plate
November 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Somebody's gotta keep an eye on the food, and Indy is always willing to be on that wall 🫡
Joining the "I have a part pyr pup and you should too" gang - They are wonderful, loyal guardians who are also kinda goofballs 😅🤣
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Joining the "I have a part pyr pup and you should too" gang - They are wonderful, loyal guardians who are also kinda goofballs 😅🤣
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I vibe coded a simple app to generate alt text for photos & screenshots for posting online, and I've found it so handy for myself that I wanted to share it with others: alttexter.lovable.app
(And of course I used the app to generate the alt text for the pic on this post - dogfooding ftw!)
(And of course I used the app to generate the alt text for the pic on this post - dogfooding ftw!)
November 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I vibe coded a simple app to generate alt text for photos & screenshots for posting online, and I've found it so handy for myself that I wanted to share it with others: alttexter.lovable.app
(And of course I used the app to generate the alt text for the pic on this post - dogfooding ftw!)
(And of course I used the app to generate the alt text for the pic on this post - dogfooding ftw!)
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“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
I realized I hadn't announced it here yet so here we go: I recently resigned my position as Senior TPM of Active Directory at Microsoft. LI post below w/ more details. Next steps are already coming into alignment & looking forward to announcing what's next... soon! www.linkedin.com/posts/cliff-...
Now that I've given it some time to breathe... and even more time to write this... I'm ready to announce that I recently resigned from my role as the Senior TPM of the Active Directory product...
Now that I've given it some time to breathe... and even more time to write this... I'm ready to announce that I recently resigned from my role as the Senior TPM of the Active Directory product group a...
www.linkedin.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I realized I hadn't announced it here yet so here we go: I recently resigned my position as Senior TPM of Active Directory at Microsoft. LI post below w/ more details. Next steps are already coming into alignment & looking forward to announcing what's next... soon! www.linkedin.com/posts/cliff-...
Las Vegas and Henderson
Seattle and Bellevue 🤭
Atlanta and Buckhead.
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Las Vegas and Henderson
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
🤣😂🤣
I heard that this year, Microsoft had to turn to Zava for customer evidence because Contoso leadership expressed skepticism about the ability of AI to transform their business and operations.
#NotAFrontierFirm #MSIgnite #FakeRumor
#NotAFrontierFirm #MSIgnite #FakeRumor
November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
🤣😂🤣
Donate to help Mike McCready from @pearljam.com raise money for a Path with Art runway show, where he'll be one of several people modeling the PWA community's own outfit creations. PWA is a neat program teaching art to low-income & recovering locals: www.classy.org/fundraiser/6...
2025 Art for All Ball Models
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www.classy.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Donate to help Mike McCready from @pearljam.com raise money for a Path with Art runway show, where he'll be one of several people modeling the PWA community's own outfit creations. PWA is a neat program teaching art to low-income & recovering locals: www.classy.org/fundraiser/6...