Kris Freedain https://kris.writeas.com/ every day is a good day Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:13:03 +0000 https://i.snap.as/75ss7PDc.jpg Kris Freedain https://kris.writeas.com/ State of Open Con in London https://kris.writeas.com/state-of-open-con-in-london?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[A few highlights from my recent trip to London for the State of Open Con. It was our first time at the conference and we were pleasantly surprised. The crowd was really engaged at the booth. Dinner at Noodle Inn (some of the best noodles ever) Dinner at Dishoom Shoreditch (phenomenal) Coffee and baked goods in Wren Coffee, a 17th century church Then over to see a Temple of Mithras Tate Modern Museum Commit no Nuisance Saw Trey! Banksy Trafalgar Square Mind the gap Was a great trip and I'm looking forward to being back there in April for Kubecon ]]> A few highlights from my recent trip to London for the State of Open Con.

It was our first time at the conference and we were pleasantly surprised. The crowd was really engaged at the booth.

Dinner at Noodle Inn (some of the best noodles ever)

Dinner at Dishoom Shoreditch (phenomenal)

Coffee and baked goods in Wren Coffee, a 17th century church

Then over to see a Temple of Mithras

Tate Modern Museum

Commit no Nuisance

Saw Trey!

Banksy

Trafalgar Square

Mind the gap

Was a great trip and I'm looking forward to being back there in April for Kubecon

]]> https://kris.writeas.com/state-of-open-con-in-london Sat, 15 Feb 2025 19:30:15 +0000 Email post https://kris.writeas.com/email-post?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[This is a test of the email post function in write.as  ]]> This is a test of the email post function in write.as 

]]> https://kris.writeas.com/email-post Tue, 24 Dec 2024 21:32:35 +0000 No Maps for These Territories https://kris.writeas.com/no-maps-for-these-territories?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Decided to watch this William Gibson classic again this morning. It's been a while but I've probably watched it 20-30 times. Although future looking at the time, some parts have come to pass, and some parts are an interesting reminder of where we are today - good or bad. iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xCHGmkNY_Q4?si=otc4vza3aQMMwbU6" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen/iframe The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. ]]> Decided to watch this William Gibson classic again this morning. It's been a while but I've probably watched it 20-30 times. Although future looking at the time, some parts have come to pass, and some parts are an interesting reminder of where we are today – good or bad.

The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.

]]> https://kris.writeas.com/no-maps-for-these-territories Sun, 22 Dec 2024 18:07:16 +0000 Last day before my holiday break https://kris.writeas.com/last-day-before-my-holiday-break?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Last day before my holiday break I decided to take public transit in to the office. Honestly though, it's usually my preference, driving in, traffic is stressful, parking is expensive, neither of which is the best way to start one's morning. The weather has been a lot warmer these last few days but I'm sure the cold is coming. Maybe we'll even get a little snow this year. The trip into the office this morning was perfect. It seems most people have decided to stay home so the bus, Max, and walking around in downtown Portland was mostly unpopulated. Genuinely relaxing way to travel today, which was nice. Work has been a lot this year. A lot. I do love what I do, mostly at least, but I really need this break. I have a number of things on my todo list for the time off but I'm also not super worried about getting them done. Just rest. A mental break will be so nice. ]]> Last day before my holiday break

I decided to take public transit in to the office. Honestly though, it's usually my preference, driving in, traffic is stressful, parking is expensive, neither of which is the best way to start one's morning. The weather has been a lot warmer these last few days but I'm sure the cold is coming. Maybe we'll even get a little snow this year.

The trip into the office this morning was perfect. It seems most people have decided to stay home so the bus, Max, and walking around in downtown Portland was mostly unpopulated. Genuinely relaxing way to travel today, which was nice.

Work has been a lot this year. A lot. I do love what I do, mostly at least, but I really need this break. I have a number of things on my todo list for the time off but I'm also not super worried about getting them done. Just rest. A mental break will be so nice.

]]> https://kris.writeas.com/last-day-before-my-holiday-break Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:11:32 +0000 Driver pulls up to a stop and looks; fent-zombie won't be moving for quite some... https://kris.writeas.com/driver-pulls-up-to-a-stop-and-looks-fent-zombie-wont-be-moving-for-quite-some?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Driver pulls up to a stop and looks; fent-zombie won't be moving for quite some time. They close the doors and we drive off. Damn. ]]> Driver pulls up to a stop and looks; fent-zombie won't be moving for quite some time. They close the doors and we drive off. Damn.

]]> https://kris.writeas.com/driver-pulls-up-to-a-stop-and-looks-fent-zombie-wont-be-moving-for-quite-some Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:55:36 +0000 Think I may give this another go https://kris.writeas.com/think-i-may-give-this-another-go?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Think I may give this another go May start using this platform as a 'collector' - when I see things that make up random notes, things to use in the future, or just sights that catch my attention, I'll plan to jot them down here. lets see how that goes]]> Think I may give this another go

May start using this platform as a 'collector' – when I see things that make up random notes, things to use in the future, or just sights that catch my attention, I'll plan to jot them down here.

lets see how that goes

]]> https://kris.writeas.com/think-i-may-give-this-another-go Sun, 08 Sep 2024 17:18:13 +0000 Hello https://kris.writeas.com/hello?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Hello Started this new instance to test out write.as. Another interesting take on blogging, it looks like it may be nice for writing random thoughts. We'll see. It also uses Markdown, which I'm not a fan of. (update: 2024-12-20. After a couple years of being a maintainer on the OpenSearch Project blog project-website repo wow have my views changed on Markdown.) ]]> Hello

Started this new instance to test out write.as. Another interesting take on blogging, it looks like it may be nice for writing random thoughts.

We'll see. It also uses Markdown, which I'm not a fan of.

(update: 2024-12-20. After a couple years of being a maintainer on the OpenSearch Project blog project-website repo wow have my views changed on Markdown.)

]]> https://kris.writeas.com/hello Wed, 11 Jul 2018 21:49:11 +0000