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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 23/09/2026

Sept 24th at #OpenSearchCon I'll moderate an interactive session "Ask the Experts: Maintainer Panel". Get a front-row seat as maintainers from #OpenSearch & the broader #opensource ecosystem share their experiences 👉 events.linuxfoundation.org/opensearchco... #OpenSearchAmbassador

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 22/09/2026

Here we go! Tia White kicks off #OpenSearchCon North America with a forward looking keynote: The Next Five: Speed, Collaboration, and the Future We Build Together. #OpenSearch #opensource

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 21/09/2026

✈️ PDX to SFO ✈️ Looking forward to seeing the #OpenSearch Community at #OpenSearchCon! #opensource #OpenSearchAmbassador

Me smiling at the camera waiting to board my flight

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 20/09/2026

Did a bunch of work in the #garden yesterday, so grateful to have this space. Tons of room for more boxes and things next spring. Here is a short walk through video as well: youtu.be/xnY5W0xQUdI?... #growfood

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 18/09/2026

#OpenSearchCon is next week, which means it's time for my favorite part of the week - another Unconference! 🎉 Bring your ideas, be ready to participate & learn from one another, and most importantly, be ready to have fun! events.linuxfoundation.org/opensearchco...

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 13/09/2026

Yesterday we went around #Portland and saw a few of the Wildwood crows around town. Such a great art project & I'm so looking forward to seeing the film 😍

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 13/09/2026

A nice visit to one of our favorite places, Topaz Farm to see all the flowers 😊

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 10/09/2026

Happy Birthday Ian. You are my best buddy. I love you more than life itself. ❤️

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 06/09/2026

Let it rain, let it pour, let the Portland Thorns score! 🌹 #BAONPDX

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 31/08/2026

Anja Huwe / Xmal Deutschland! Wunderbar! ❤️ #Portland #PDX #live

Anja Huwe / Xmal Deutschland - Star Theatre - Portland

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 27/08/2026

👀 Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, report says (interesting play for sure) #AI #opensource www.cnbc.com/2026/08/27/n...

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 17/08/2026

🚨 #OpenSearch TSC Nominations Open! 🚨 It’s election time, and the OpenSearch Technical Steering Committee is now accepting candidate nominations. ⏰ Deadline: Aug 23, 2026 @ 9AM PST forms.gle/3sfL2p8jgCGj... #opensource #OpenSearchAmbassasor

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 15/08/2026

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma was an absolute blast!

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma sign

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 12/08/2026

Looks like GitHub is experiencing issues this morning.... www.githubstatus.com is clear, but results show a very different story :(

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 10/08/2026

Such a fun weekend with our @spookyhousepnw crew at @ghostsofsummerpdx 🎃🦇☠️👻

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 08/08/2026

Ready for all the trick r treaters at Ghosts of Summer tonight #Portland

SpookyHousePNW booth at Ghosts of Summer

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 07/08/2026

🎃 Portland friends 🎃 We'll be at Ghosts of Summer tonight and tomorrow with our home haunt SpookyHousePNW. Hope we see you there www.ghostsofsummerpdx.com instagram.com/spookyhousep...

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 05/08/2026

🚀 OpenSearch 3.8 is out! Featuring up to 4x faster vector ingestion, expanded Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for AI agents, gRPC ML streaming, & new visual PPL query tools for observability. Check out the highlights: opensearch.org/blog/whats-n... #OpenSearch #opensource #OpenSearchAmbassador

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 03/08/2026

🚀 #OpenSearch Community 🚀 We're adding more ambassadors! Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge, contributing, & being part of the community? Apply to become an #OpenSearchAmbassador! (only 4 days left) #opensource bit.ly/4yGaaKW

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 29/07/2026

The moon was so bright last night I had to go out and admire 😊

black and white photo of a bright moon between the trees

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 14/07/2026

✈️ PDX to SFO to YYZ ✈️ Vacation with my precious wife 😊 #travel

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 11/07/2026

✈️ BER to AMS to PDX ✈️ It's been great to connect with the community at #WeAreDevelopers. Time to head home, do some expense reports and take a nice vacation. 😊 #OpenSearch #opensource #OpenSearchAmbassador #wearedevs

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 09/07/2026

Good morning #WeAreDevelopers Berlin! Let's talk about #OpenSearch and community. Come see Nils Bandener, @horovits.bsky.social , and myself @krisfreedain.com in Hall B - booth 2_16 #OpenSearchAmbassador #opensource

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 05/07/2026

✈️ PDX to AMS to BER ✈️ Off to #WeAreDevelopers in Berlin this week. Looking forward to seeing the #OpenSearch Community in Hall 2 at Booth 2_16! #opensource #OpenSearchAmbassador #wearedevs

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 30/06/2026

Found a new sticker for my luggage

bumper sticker that says "I'm tired of side quests - I want to go home"

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 29/06/2026

A fun day at Beaverton Pride festival with friends 🌈 #pride

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 27/06/2026

Loving the rain this afternoon 🌧️ 😍 #oregon

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 27/06/2026

Time in the #garden is time well spent 😊 #growfood

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 26/06/2026

Portland, don't ever change

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 21/06/2026

Wotruba Church (Kirche Zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit) The absolute holy grail of Viennese Brutalism. It is absolutely gorgeous, a work of art. ❤️ #Vienna #travel #Brutalism #Brutalist #architecture

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 21/06/2026

About to listen to a symphony play Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in Karlskirche in Vienna. vivaldi-vienna.com Life is pretty crazy sometimes. #travel #Vienna #grateful

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 20/06/2026

Ossuary at the Church of St James - the second largest ossuary in Europe #travel #Brno

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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 19/06/2026

Added Brno to my arm today. As soon as I entered the Ossuary I knew what tattoo I would Added Brno to my arm today. As soon as I entered the Ossuary I knew what tattoo I would get. Thank you Alex at plaguebrnotattoo - it is perfect! #travel #Brno #tattoo

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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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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 19/06/2026

Enjoying 'How to Survive Your First Tech Talk (Without a Kernel Panic)' - Mario Fernandez shares some great (and fun) points 😀 #DevConf_cz #opensource

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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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Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com · 18/06/2026

Today is the day! Come see our talk at #DevConf_cz - really looking forward to seeing everyone in Brno. #OpenSearch #opensource #OpenSearchAmbassador www.linkedin.com/posts/krisfr...

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