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Brian Proffitt

@brian.proffitt.org
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Transplanted Hoosier fighting entropy through marriage, fatherhood, friendship, & open source. Sr Mgr, Community Outreach, Red Hat OSPO. VP, M&P/Conferences, ASF. Action is his reward.

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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
WELP.
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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026
AGH! Dance belt!!! #dragonconmasquerade
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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026
Oh #dragonconmasquerade and @dragoncontv.bsky.social , you are eeeeevil.
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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026
Our room people are the Trashy people!
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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
Anson cringe-watching is peak. #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
Heisenberg is all of us. #dragonconmasquerade
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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026
Wal-Mart didn't have black sneakers? #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
WE CHOOSE TO BELIEVE THE STORMTROOPERS ARE BACK
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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
Twerking tree!!!
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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026
Wiggles! SHIELDS! SHIEEEEELDS! #dragonconmasquerade
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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026
Well, my watching companion saw Anson in HoW images and she's fine now.
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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
Okay, Anson's genuine glee is fantastic. #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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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026
Dungeon Crawler Carl AI? Is that you?
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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026
My room is satisfied for now.
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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026
And... a close up of said guns! 🫠
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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026
It's banter! He read it in the script!
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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
It's like coming home again.
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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026
I mean, I know you're not new here... 🙂
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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026
Does this fox have indigestion? #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 · 07/09/2026
@rallybingo.bsky.social our cards disappeared
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Brian Proffitt @brian.proffitt.org · 07/09/2026
@castalia.bsky.social , our old friend! You in for #dragonconmasquerade ?
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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
The series is amazing!
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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!
Notebook labelled "Chaos Coordinator"
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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
Sadly, just a layover on the way to the UK.
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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
I manage a corporate social media account in Muskland and that the only reason I have that dumb app.
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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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