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Carol Chen

@cybette.bsky.social
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Engineer by training, communicator by profession, musician by passion. Open Source, open mind, open heart. Loves travel, turbulence, timpani. TW-SG-US-FI

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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Calvin: You know, sometimes the world seems like a pretty mean place. Hobbes: That's why animals are so soft and huggy. Calvin: Yeah... reminded by the Finnish version I came across recently: www.hs.fi/sarjakuvat/l... orig: featureassets.gocomics.com/assets/33ede... #calvinandhobbes #lassijaleevi
Calvin and Hobbes sitting under a tree...

Calvin: "You know, sometimes the world seems like a pretty mean place."
Hobbes: "That's why animals are so soft and huggy."
Calvin: "...Yeah..."Lassi: "Maailma tuntuu välillä jotenkin julmalta paikalta."
Leevi: "Sen vuoksi eläimet ovat pehmeitä ja halittavia."
Lassi: "Niin..."
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PyTorch @pytorch.org · 09/09/2026
At PyTorch Conference North America, Ricardo Noriega, Tech Lead for the vLLM Omni team and Alex Brooks, Principal Machine Learning Engineer at Red Hat, will share practical technical strategies for optimizing multistage AI workloads. Register today: hubs.la/Q04v4SL60 #PyTorchCon
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sights around #Ljubljana, #Slovenia www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do...
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Configured my #ClicksCommunicator, really hope it'll arrive in time for Christmas 2026!
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Red Hat Open @redhatopen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We're coming to AGNTCon + MCPCon, Oct. 22–23 in San Jose, Calif! 2 talks, 3 great speakers: 🎤 Beyond models: Open source drives the AI ecosystem 🎤 Don't Route What You Can't Redact: Sensitivity-Aware LLM Routing Use [OUTREACH25] for 25% off reg.: bit.ly/4vkntyD
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Predjama Castle: Castle (built directly into a rocky cliff face) and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet. www.atlasobscura.com/places/predj... #PredjamaCastle #Slovenia #AtlasObscura
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Red Hat Open @redhatopen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What can agentic AI do for high-velocity infrastructure? And how can VLMs make gaming more accessible? Find out this Thursday (Sept. 17) during AI in the Open. Free to attend, virtual webinar: luma.com/qimozxms
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AI In the Open: AIOps · Luma
AI in the Open is a webinar series exploring how open source and artificial intelligence are shaping the future of technology. Hear from industry leaders,…
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Red Hat Open @redhatopen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
How can open source communities navigate the EU Cyber Resilience Act? Red Hat's Roman Zhukov's community garden analogy has become the foundation for the CRA Readiness Journey. Read more on the @openssf.org blog: bit.ly/4y1aGCm
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Bled Island and Castle - www.atlasobscura.com/places/bled-... #LakeBled #Slovenia #atlasobscura #BledCreamCake
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Red Hat Open @redhatopen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Cloud Native RTP is a community for anyone interested in cloud native technology, Kubernetes, open source & AI. Meetups take place in Research Triangle Park, NC. Join Red Hat on Sept. 8, 5-8 pm ET at NCSU’s Hunt Library ocgroups.dev/cncf/group/z4gxua6
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Cloud Native RTP
CNCF community in Open Community Groups, where Open Source communities thrive.
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Red Hat Open @redhatopen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
** Link correction ** We gave the wrong link to RSVP, sorry! luma.com/qimozxms
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AI In the Open: AIOps · Luma
AI in the Open is a webinar series exploring how open source and artificial intelligence are shaping the future of technology. Hear from industry leaders,…
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I got my #JollaPhone!! 🥳 forum.sailfishos.org/t/jolla-phon... #jolla #sailfishos
Group photo with Jolla sailors in the Jolla office, surrounded by numerous boxes of Jolla phones and accessories in various stages of shipment prep. I'm holding my new phone (still in box) and grinning from ear to ear.
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Current #monitorsetup
My 14" laptop connected to a 27" Dell monitor (mirrored) above it, and a 16" portable monitor (extended) to its right.
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Bus to HEL Airbus to ARN Train to #Örebro
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The New Stack @thenewstack.io · 28/08/2026
Nvidia's reported $12.9B Hugging Face acquisition could reshape how developers deploy open AI models — and which hardware gets the inside track.
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Nvidia's $12.9B Hugging Face deal has an open-source problem
Nvidia's reported $12.9B Hugging Face acquisition could reshape how developers deploy open AI models — and which hardware gets the inside track.
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PyTorch @pytorch.org · 25/08/2026
Congrats to Mark Gatere for creating the winning design in our 2026 PyTorch Foundation Flare Pin Community Design Contest! You'll be able to collect this flare pin at the Flare Party during PyTorch Conference North America. Learn more & get your ticket for #PyTorchCon hubs.la/Q04qXq570 #PyTorchPin
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Long work day ending on a sweet note... * Bday dinner * Bday dessert * Bday dusk * Bday messages from around the world... Thanks all! #birthdayblessings
Two layers of pintxo dishes in front of me Chocolate ice cream with whipped cream and a wafer cookieDusk view in the Tampella area
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Red Hat Open @redhatopen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
AI sovereignty isn’t just about your data or models. It’s also about infrastructure. llm-d helps organizations run #AI inference across diverse hardware and environments—reducing lock-in and keeping infrastructure choices open. Read more: red.ht/3S2QLTY #OpenSource
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Scaling agentic AI: How llm-d enables infrastructure sovereignty
Scale agentic AI with llm-d to achieve full infrastructure sovereignty across diverse hardware.
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OpenSSF @openssf.org · 18/08/2026
In Episode #69 of What’s in the SOSS?, we've invited Roman to break down what the CRA means for open source maintainers, stewards, and manufacturers. 🎧 Listen & learn how to prepare your team & bake "compliance as code" into your development lifecycle: openssf.org/podcast/2026...
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
While waiting for #github to get back online... Came across this silly stuff I made a couple years back. Sure it was fun and all, but now it's so obvious these were used for AI training to learn different expressions 🤦 I should do all selfies with 🤦 from now on.
A series of pics of me trying to imitate expressions of cats and dogs (the prompts). Looking happy, angry, bewildered, surprised, not amused, etc.
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
US store: 20,43€ shipping, 30,17€ taxes, and 11,14€ duties 😭 FI/EU stores only have the black option 😭😭 koss.com/products/por... #kossportapro #kossportaprowireless
Arctic white Porta Pro Wireless headphones with orange cushions for 97.90€, but the "shipping" cost is an additional 61.74€.
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Artificial Intelligence News @knowentry.com · 20/01/2026
mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t... #AI #artificialintelligence
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AI open models have benefits. So why aren’t they more widely used? | MIT Sloan
Open-source and open-weight AI models perform well and cost less — but users opt for closed models 80% of the time, according to new research.
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Happy 61st, #Singapore 🇸🇬 "Nobody gets left behind on my plate." Take the mixed rice quiz to find out which dish you are: site.singaporeglobalnetwork.gov.sg/mixed-rice-q...
Quiz result: "You are curry vegetables.

Bridge builder, social softener, the gatherer.

The Group Glue.

You keep the group connected. You make sure everyone feels included, and you are happiest when the shared experience works for everyone.

Flavour profile: flexible, considerate, inclusive, adaptable, supportive, warm."
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Steve (TheSteve0) Pousty @thesteve0.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Had fun hosting this with @slieggi.bsky.social and her crew. Great turnout and really informative talks. Stay tuned for our October meetup luma.com/pytorch-sc
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PyTorch Santa Cruz Meetup · Events Calendar
View and follow events from PyTorch Santa Cruz Meetup on Luma. A community gathering of people interested in PyTorch and the projects that use it - not an official PyTorch organization. Sponsored by R...
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Finally migrated 20 yrs worth of notes from Evernote, google keep, apple notes, + randomly scattered notes on various devices to... @joplinapp.bsky.social! joplinapp.org Encrypted, synced, no more trying to figure out where did I store *that* particular note. Feels like freedom. #joplin #joplinapp
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Joplin, the open source note-taking application
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Ryan Daws @gadgetry.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Red Hat has formed asago, an open-source project built with NVIDIA, IBM, Microsoft, and others to automate the path from AI governance policy to deployed production code. #redhat #nvidia #ibm #responsibleai #opensource #ai #tech
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Red Hat, NVIDIA, IBM back project turning AI policy into code
Red Hat has launched asago, an open-source community project that aims to turn AI governance policy into production-ready deployment code.
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Matthew Miller @mattdm.org · 04/08/2026
Job news! Starting this week I’m switching back to an individual contributor role to work on Lightwell.
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Lightwell
A subscription-based offering from IBM and Red Hat that helps organizations move from vulnerability discovery to safer remediation with signed, backported fixes.
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OpenSSF @openssf.org · 29/07/2026
The schedule for #OpenSSFCommunity Day Europe 2026 (Oct 6 in Prague) just dropped! Get a sneak peek at the single-day event co-located with #OSSummit Europe. Learn what sessions are happening, who's speaking, and why you should attend. Read: openssf.org/blog/2026/07...
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Joshua Strobl @joshuastrobl.social · 28/07/2026
After a couple weeks of daily-driving #SailfishOS on the new Jolla Phone 2 (2026), here's my take on the European, privacy-first alternative to the Android and iOS duopoly! #Jolla #EuropeanPhone
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Jolla Phone 2 & Sailfish OS: A Real Third Option
After a couple weeks of daily-driving Sailfish OS on the new Jolla Phone (2026), here's my take on the European, privacy-first alternative to the Android and iOS duopoly. Design, hardware, cameras, and what makes Sailfish OS special, plus the trade-offs you should know going in! **Chapters** 0:00
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PyTorch @pytorch.org · 28/07/2026
PyTorch Foundation is launching the 2026 Flare Pin Community Design Contest. Design the PyTorchCon NA pin for a chance to win a free ticket. Submit by Aug. 14 using #PyTorchPin and #PyTorchCon: pytorch.org/blog/pytorch-foundation…
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Alex Leonard @alexleonard.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The flowers of the rhododendron (I believe this is R. Luteum) are quite the eye catcher, and these are no exception - stunning yellows and oranges! #photography #flowers #flora #Berlin #Germany #macro #nature #colourful #happy
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Rhododendron Flowers
The flowers of the rhododendron (I believe this is R. Luteum) are quite the eye catcher, and these are no exception - stunning yellows and oranges! Unfortunately some of the variants of rhododenrons are a huge problem in other countries - with R. ponticum being classed as an invasive species in Ireland. The plant grows extremely dense networks which obliterate local species simply by taking over and being so dense that nothing else can get enough light.
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OlderGeeks.com @oldergeeks.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
MuseScore v4.7.4 👉 Free and open-source music notation and composition software. www.oldergeeks.com/downloads/fi... #musiceducation #music #songwriting #MusicEd
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Steve (TheSteve0) Pousty @thesteve0.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
@cybette.bsky.social and I have the honor and privilege of helping our #RedHat colleagues prepare their AI conf subs AND reviewing @pytorch.org conference subs for the Foundation. We noticed quite a few good Red Hat talks on FOSS AI not being accepted and so... COME JOIN US!! luma.com/cjktp84a
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AI in the Open Webinar Series · Luma
AI in the Open is a webinar series that aims to showcase open source and artificial intelligence subject matter experts. Hosted by Red Hat's Open Source and…
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Yesterday - Örö day trip en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Örö Today - Ööö day trip... (tripping over work trying to figure stuff out after 3 weeks break) 😂 Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
My summer vacation thread: - Heureka & CERN 🤓 - mountains & lakes 🏞️ - cowbell & #alphorn symphonies 🎶 - cliff walks & #toboggan runs 🎢 - skiing 007 ⛷️ & flying Dragon 🐉 - cable cars & cogwheel trains ⚙️ - alpine waterfalls & flowers 💮 - #Switzerland 🇨🇭 & a bit of 🇫🇮 mastodon.org.uk/@cybette/116...
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Attached: 1 video #Mastodon meetup at #Heureka (Finnish Science center). Nice start to my summer vacation. #kesäloma
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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 10/07/2026
The #WeAreDevelopers robot was so happy to get @opensearch.org stickers that it started doing Tai Chi 😀 #OpenSearch #opensource #OpenSearchAmbassador #wearedevs
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Wasn't able to attend the #Jolla phone2 launch on Jul8 as my flight landed late that evening. Only consolation was seeing this amazing billboard ad upon arrival in HEL. Now I just have to wait (im)patiently to receive my phone so I can have a main #SailfishOS device once again! 🧡 #digitalsovereignty
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Finally received my puck! #RedHat #LifeatRedHat #opensource
A round commemorative plaque with the Red Hat logo and my name on it celebrating my 10 years with the company, joining in 2016.
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
To the moon and beyond: #RamaLama being tested by #NASA to potentially support a medical AI assistant for future deep space missions: www.redhat.com/en/blog/moon...
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To the moon and beyond: RamaLama being tested by NASA to potentially support a medical AI assistant for future deep space missions
Researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are testing the Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant (CMO-DA), powered by RamaLama for local AI inference, to help astronauts diagnose and treat...
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Alex Leonard @alexleonard.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A hoverfly bathes in some warming sunshine on the closed lid of my old laptop - such intricate details in this beautiful insect. I was lucky to have plenty of time to line up a macro shot as it sat for some time just chilling out. #photography #wildlife #insects #Poland #macro #hoverfly #nature
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Hoverfly
A hoverfly bathes in some warming sunshine on the closed lid of my old laptop - such intricate details in this beautiful insect. I was lucky to have plenty of time to line up a macro shot as it sat for some time just chilling out. Buy Print
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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 19/06/2026
Really enjoyed the 'Ramalama: Local AI Model Deployment with containers.' workshop with Dominik Kawka & @cybette.bsky.social at #DevConf_cz - looking forward to trying out additional LLMs on my Linux machine when I get home. #opensource
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Tivi @tivilehti.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Legendaarinen Commodore julkaisee puhelimen – Sisällä suomalainen Jolla
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Legendaarinen Commodore julkaisee puhelimen – Sisällä suomalainen Jolla
Ikoninen tietokonebrändi julkaisee puoliälykkään näppäinpuhelimen, jonka sisältä löytyy Jollan käyttöjärjestelmä.
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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 18/06/2026
It's so nice to see a friend when I travel to a different country and new (to me) conference 😀 @cybette.bsky.social #DevConf_cz #OpenSearch #opensource #OpenSearchAmbassador
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Steve (TheSteve0) Pousty @thesteve0.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Join us for the Inaugural PyTorch Santa Cruz Meetup! Come connect with the local AI community for great food, networking, and awesome talks on the #PyTorch ecosystem. luma.com/uc6937lr Please share for reach
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Inaugural PyTorch Santa Cruz Meetup · Luma
Food, Socializing, and Excellent talks from the PyTorch Ecosystem Venue: Engineering 2, Room 180, UCSC 5:30 - 6:30 Food and Socializing 6:30 - 7:00 …
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
My first Flock to @fedora.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy #flocktofedora
A screen showing Flock event at the Orea Hotel Andel's in Prague with a faint reflection of me in it
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
4 days in #London went by in a flash... Music: Another day in London town by Yorick van Norden
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Was hoping to catch a sunset view but it was overcast with a drizzle so this was what I got (and no, I won't AI in the sunset) #Prague #Vltava #VyhlídkaŠtvanice
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Early flights: meh... But catching these from your hotel room at 10pm and 4am: worth it once in a while.
Lovely twilight view at dusk against the backdrop of planes at London Stansted airport.Lovely twilight view at dawn against the backdrop of planes at London Stansted airport.
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
A visit to #IBM #London office..
4 pics - IBM Quantum System one, Carol in red telephone box, Carol next to some red fedoras, view of London Eye from office terrace.
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Carol Chen @cybette.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This Asian lady out-posed by her new friends at #PyData London 😂 Amazing event, highly recommend. #pydatalondon2026
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