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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026

Thanks for another great #dragonconmasquerade , fellow Interneters. See you next year!

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026

Okay, an efficiently run #dragonconmasquerade ... I fell into another parallel universe again, damnit.

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026

Oh, Anson. Oh, honey... you sweet summer child. #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026

Master category and poster board. K'kay... #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026

Whaaaat's going out with this chest plate? #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026

New idea for #dragonconmasquerade : dance-belt and Spanx gift baskets.

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026

What the hell are these mini Sandpeople and the green screen guy who needs a dance belt? #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026

Demented Santa is the classic drug-induced schtick I am here for. #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026

#dragonconmasquerade Holy crap, a costume! A trained actor reading the description! Is this Friday Night???

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shannonsellsout.bsky.social @shannonsellsout.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Anson's podcast is called The Well... Soon it's gonna be The Well to Live. #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026

Our Con room is voicing concerns about taking the hotness of Anson and hiding it in an apron and a backwards ball cap. Apparently hotness is not transitive? #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026

Okay, new hosts for #dragonconmaquerade, let's keep the comments snarky and cynical!

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 18/08/2026

Thrilled to see Red Hat's first branded foray into Bluesky, @redhatopen.bsky.social . Follow for all the upstream news from the amazing Open Source and AI Program Office!

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 22/04/2026

Stoked to be speaking at #OSSummit + #EmbeddedLinux Conference NA! 🎤I’ll be presenting: "Building Community in the Age of AI." Join me May 18-20 in Minneapolis! Use code OSSNA for 20% off your pass. ✨ Get it here: bit.ly/3R3d8nb

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Apache Software Foundation (The ASF) @apache.org · 08/04/2026

🚨 NEWS 🚨 The Apache Software Foundation Launches $10M Responsible AI Initiative with Initial $1.75M Donation; Anthropic and Alpha-Omega seed fund the effort buff.ly/5rGLQsC #AIworkloads #artificialintelligence #opensource #AIsecurity

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 12/03/2026

Giving grace to strangers is easier, I think, than giving grace to friends. Because you care more about how the friends treat you.

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 20/02/2026

Apparently every 10 years I will pocket-text a friend and create alarm because the gibberish makes them think I am having a stroke.

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 04/02/2026

A great friend got this for me, and while I don't know if it's completely true, it definitely makes me feel appreciated!

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 10/01/2026

Is it bad when the incoming phishing/catfish spam gives you the best dopamine hit of the day?

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 23/11/2025

When I get a seat in an exit row, the only thing I want to know is, do I put the door on the seat, or chuck it out the door?

Seat-bacl placard illustrating how to use the emergency exit door on a plane

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Ruth Suehle @suehle.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I talked to ODBMS this week about @apache.org and sustainability of the open source ecosystem: www.odbms.org/blog/2025/11...

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Community Over Code: Ruth Suehle on Leading The Apache Software Foundation into the Future | ODBMS Industry Watch

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 04/11/2025

There comes a point in every friendship when you don't even ask why they are asking "How hard do you think it is to figure out if a chicken is gay?" You just go along for the ride. The ride thus far: www.out.com/news/2020/4/...

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These Lesbian Chickens are the Quarantine Love Story We Need

Move over, lesbian seagull. Domino and Michelle Obrahma are in the hen house.

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🌐 On behalf of @unodet.bsky.social, Omar Mohsine delivered the opening keynote at @apache.org’s Community Over Code Conference. 🎤 His keynote highlighted the UN’s open-source journey — from the UN #OpenSource Repository to the UN Open Source Principles. #DigitalCooperation #GlobalDigitalCompact

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Apache Software Foundation (The ASF) @apache.org · 02/10/2025

🎥 We’re excited to share this fun recap of Community Over Code, created by one of our Platinum Sponsors! www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4V5... Thank you to all of our sponsors and community members for making the event a success.

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HeroDevs at Community Over Code NA 2025 - Conf Recap

We rolled into Community Over Code NA 2025 with hourglasses, hot takes, and every intention of staying quiet. Between recording Between Two Servers, handing out physics-defying timepieces (again),…

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 01/10/2025

Captain on this Delta flight just said the temp in Boston was 293° K. I may have cackled. People stared. #NerdLife

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 01/09/2025

Okay, thanks for sharing true thoughts #dragonconmasquerade cadre! See you next year!

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 01/09/2025

I think BlueSky at large just spent quite a bit of time wondering wtf #dragonconmasquerade is. So are we, BlueSky, so are we.

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 01/09/2025

I have actual Scottish highland dancers in my room actually losing their shit on that dance. #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 01/09/2025

SPACE HAMSTER YEETED (and I can't spell!). #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 01/09/2025

Okay, True Olds Confession time. "Bedtime Mode" just kicked on for my phone. #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 01/09/2025

"Better living through pharmaceuticals" is perhaps NOT the core point of NAMI, Tony. #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 01/09/2025

Am I a horrible person for wanting sushi now? #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 01/09/2025

That is a lot of gummies you have consumed, sir. #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 01/09/2025

Okay, I met this nice Joann's lady. Self recusing from snark! #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 01/09/2025

I was just informed that you get more time in #dragonconmasquerade if you have more than one performer. WHO'S IN WITH ME FOR 2026?

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 01/09/2025

Saurman... that happens as you get older, man. #dragonconmasquerade

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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 01/09/2025

They should rename this show "This sounded like a good idea in my head." #dragonconmasquerade

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