off to @cactuscon for afternoon festivities

Good conversations with CactusConners at @eff event last night

#CactusCon #FLOSSconf

Got in a last minute proposal for @fluconf and also finally created a new blog article

Check the contribution list to see what was accepted this year:

https://2026.fluconf.online/contributions/

Here's the blog article I proposed for FluConf

Use containerization for improved web privacy and security. Containers isolate processes in the browser, making it more difficult for one web site to spy on your activities with another web site.

https://www.spiralarray.com/blog/2026/01/30/Webbrowser__Multi-Account_Containers_and_other_containerization.html

#FluConf2026 #FLOSSconf #Firefox #privacy

Got in proposals for SCaLE 23x, guess that means I'm planning on going[0] :)

[0] Regardless of whether or not a talk gets accepted

#FLOSSconf #SCaLE #SCaLE23x

"automation of hiring process excludes people who have more potential than they show on paper"

Jocelyn Graf

#SeaGL #SeaGL2025 #FLOSSconf #FLOSSjobs

Final round of SeaGL talks in 30 min:

* GNU/Linux Loves All from Timmy James Barnett

* Let's create our own tech jobs together following open source principles from Jocelyn Graf

* No More Mystery Brownies: SBOMs, security errata, and the recipe for safer software from Brady Dibble

https://pretalx.seagl.org/2025/talk/

Join freely and anonymously - https://seagl.org/attend

#SeaGL #SeaGL2025 #FLOSSconf #FLOSSevent #Seattle #FediPact #Fediverse #FLOSSmusic #FLOSSbusiness #FLOSSjobs #InfoSec #SBOM

Autumn: "Also, go to LinuxFest Northwest", ending her SeaGL talk

#SeaGL #SeaGL2025 #FLOSSconf #FLOSSevent #Cascadia #LFNW

Q: what do you do if AI is being biased?

A: complain, this is the right time to be a Karen, tell them about, let them know this keeps you from being able to use their product

#SeaGL #SeaGL2025 #FLOSSconf #FLOSSevent #AIeeee #ethics #bias

Now 15 minutes away

TeaGL for Saturday is in an hour, make some tea and enjoy a break

Online hop in the Hallway ( https://attend.seagl.org/#/room/#2025-Hallway:seagl.org )

Onsite head for the Expo room

Join the conference freely and anonymously - https://seagl.org/attend

#SeaGL #SeaGL2025 #FLOSSconf #FLOSSevent #Seattle #today #TeaGL

These, the penultimate SeaGL talks this year, start in 45 minutes

SeaGL talks in 2 hours ( after TeaGL ):

* How I used open-source tools to prove my marriage to the US Government (No Streaming) from Dawn Cooper

* FediPact: Why? from Vanta Rainbow Black

The final round of talks is after these talks

https://pretalx.seagl.org/2025/talk

Join the conference freely and anonymously - https://seagl.org/attend

#SeaGL #SeaGL2025 #FLOSSconf #FLOSSevent #Seattle #today #TeaGL #FediPact #Fediverse

SeaGL talks starting now:

* Local Offline AI from author ( and SeaGL founder ) Adam Monsen

* What is Free Software? from Charles Faisandier

* Intro to OpenTofu: Open Source IaC Overview from Ted Matsumura

TeaGL is after these talks, going with Thai iced tea myself

Another hour of talks after TeaGL, then social

https://pretalx.seagl.org/2025/talk/

Join freely and anonymously - https://seagl.org/attend

#SeaGL #SeaGL2025 #FLOSSconf #FLOSSevent #Seattle #today #TeaGL #SelfHosting #AIeeee #OpenTofu