Carol Chen
@cybette.bsky.social
Engineer by training, communicator by profession, musician by passion. Open Source, open mind, open heart. Loves travel, turbulence, timpani. TW-SG-US-FI
Midlife crisis - need more new toys! Well here's one to keep a closer check on health as I get older. Yet another app to install though...
#Omron #M7IntelliIT
#Omron #M7IntelliIT
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Midlife crisis - need more new toys! Well here's one to keep a closer check on health as I get older. Yet another app to install though...
#Omron #M7IntelliIT
#Omron #M7IntelliIT
Reposted by Carol Chen
Oh wow, totally stumbled across this post. You can change how the iOS Files app opens images, to use Quick Look instead of Preview which was a major change in iOS 26. So much better now!
leafandcore.com/2025...
#iOS26 #Files #UX #smh
leafandcore.com/2025...
#iOS26 #Files #UX #smh
The iPadOS 26 Files App is Laughably Bad for Photographers. Here's How to Fix It - Leaf&Core
I'm working on a review of a cute little camera, the Kodak Charmera. It's an adorable joy-packed tiny digital camera, but this post won't be about it.
leafandcore.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Oh wow, totally stumbled across this post. You can change how the iOS Files app opens images, to use Quick Look instead of Preview which was a major change in iOS 26. So much better now!
leafandcore.com/2025...
#iOS26 #Files #UX #smh
leafandcore.com/2025...
#iOS26 #Files #UX #smh
My nine y.o. #QC35 has a new lease on life! I definitely use them more than my QC Ultras as they are more comfortable for long stretches of meetings throughout the day. Not sure what Bose tweaked in the newer designs, like sure the sound + ANC are better but why mess with the almost perfect comfort?
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
My nine y.o. #QC35 has a new lease on life! I definitely use them more than my QC Ultras as they are more comfortable for long stretches of meetings throughout the day. Not sure what Bose tweaked in the newer designs, like sure the sound + ANC are better but why mess with the almost perfect comfort?
Reposted by Carol Chen
Are you attending #opensourcesummit #korea today? Feel free to swing by my session, "Building Enterprise Solutions in the AI-Native Era with Red Hat" at 11 am! Share your thoughts and ask me anything about #AI #RedHat #Java
sched.co/295jJ
sched.co/295jJ
Open Source Summit Korea 2025: Sponsored Session: Building Enterprise S...
View more about this event at Open Source Summit Korea 2025
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November 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Are you attending #opensourcesummit #korea today? Feel free to swing by my session, "Building Enterprise Solutions in the AI-Native Era with Red Hat" at 11 am! Share your thoughts and ask me anything about #AI #RedHat #Java
sched.co/295jJ
sched.co/295jJ
Pin collection from this year's #RHSummit on my new favourite jacket
#redhat #ospo #opensource #upstream
#redhat #ospo #opensource #upstream
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Pin collection from this year's #RHSummit on my new favourite jacket
#redhat #ospo #opensource #upstream
#redhat #ospo #opensource #upstream
7 years ago while in #Edinburgh for #OSSEU I walked past this building after dinner thinking it looks cool and reminds me of #Gringotts.
This year while checking out hotels for our August trip there I'm like hey this looks familiar! And booked it. And got upgraded to the suite right under the dome.
This year while checking out hotels for our August trip there I'm like hey this looks familiar! And booked it. And got upgraded to the suite right under the dome.
November 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
7 years ago while in #Edinburgh for #OSSEU I walked past this building after dinner thinking it looks cool and reminds me of #Gringotts.
This year while checking out hotels for our August trip there I'm like hey this looks familiar! And booked it. And got upgraded to the suite right under the dome.
This year while checking out hotels for our August trip there I'm like hey this looks familiar! And booked it. And got upgraded to the suite right under the dome.
The concert season is upon us! First up is #MOZART #REQUIEM at the #Tampere Cathedral this Saturday (Nov 1), with choirs #Pirkanpojat and #Sympaatti, accompanied by #orkesteriTASO.
Tickets from www.ticketmaster.fi/event/mozart...
(I miss singing in a choir! But that's a topic for another day...)
Tickets from www.ticketmaster.fi/event/mozart...
(I miss singing in a choir! But that's a topic for another day...)
October 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The concert season is upon us! First up is #MOZART #REQUIEM at the #Tampere Cathedral this Saturday (Nov 1), with choirs #Pirkanpojat and #Sympaatti, accompanied by #orkesteriTASO.
Tickets from www.ticketmaster.fi/event/mozart...
(I miss singing in a choir! But that's a topic for another day...)
Tickets from www.ticketmaster.fi/event/mozart...
(I miss singing in a choir! But that's a topic for another day...)
Reposted by Carol Chen
Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Robinhood and many other online services #devopsish
Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Robinhood and many other online services
Amazon said its cloud computing service was recovering from a major outage that disrupted online activity around the world on Monday.
www.wxyz.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Robinhood and many other online services #devopsish
Work trip to #London bookended with leisure - we managed to squeeze in 2 Agatha Christie plays, 2 IMAX movies, a musical, a lunar festival, Uber boats to 2 museums & a park. Sensory overload - London is great but only in small doses! Now back to my cocoon...
Pics on #polarsteps - bit.ly/ps-london25
Pics on #polarsteps - bit.ly/ps-london25
October 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Work trip to #London bookended with leisure - we managed to squeeze in 2 Agatha Christie plays, 2 IMAX movies, a musical, a lunar festival, Uber boats to 2 museums & a park. Sensory overload - London is great but only in small doses! Now back to my cocoon...
Pics on #polarsteps - bit.ly/ps-london25
Pics on #polarsteps - bit.ly/ps-london25
CFP closes today @ 23:59 CET! Propose your #cfgmgmtcamp talks now! cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/cfp
#opensource @cfgmgmtcamp.bsky.social
#opensource @cfgmgmtcamp.bsky.social
The CFP for #CfgMgmtCamp 2026 is open - submit early, submit often! We're looking for talks, workshops, ignites etc. on #opensource topics related to infrastructure and automation. Check out the details at: cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/cfp
October 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
CFP closes today @ 23:59 CET! Propose your #cfgmgmtcamp talks now! cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/cfp
#opensource @cfgmgmtcamp.bsky.social
#opensource @cfgmgmtcamp.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Sweet reminder of our summer #Japan trip by @polarsteps.bsky.social even if it's just scratching the surface. #Expo2025 was memorable but challenging. Better plan ahead for Expo 2030! 😆 bit.ly/ps-japan25
#tokyo #osaka #disneysea #expo2025 #teamlab #universalstudiosjapan #toyosusenkyakubanrai
#tokyo #osaka #disneysea #expo2025 #teamlab #universalstudiosjapan #toyosusenkyakubanrai
September 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Sweet reminder of our summer #Japan trip by @polarsteps.bsky.social even if it's just scratching the surface. #Expo2025 was memorable but challenging. Better plan ahead for Expo 2030! 😆 bit.ly/ps-japan25
#tokyo #osaka #disneysea #expo2025 #teamlab #universalstudiosjapan #toyosusenkyakubanrai
#tokyo #osaka #disneysea #expo2025 #teamlab #universalstudiosjapan #toyosusenkyakubanrai
Reposted by Carol Chen
Big News:
Ten years of #mgmtconfig
Version 1.0.0 now released
I've started a company called "m9rx"
We have a crazy deal on our website right now, so please share the news and sign-up today!
purpleidea.com/blog/2025/09...
github.com/purpleidea/m...
m9rx.com/news/10-year...
Ten years of #mgmtconfig
Version 1.0.0 now released
I've started a company called "m9rx"
We have a crazy deal on our website right now, so please share the news and sign-up today!
purpleidea.com/blog/2025/09...
github.com/purpleidea/m...
m9rx.com/news/10-year...
10 years of mgmt - https://purpleidea.com/
I can't believe it's been 10 years
purpleidea.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Big News:
Ten years of #mgmtconfig
Version 1.0.0 now released
I've started a company called "m9rx"
We have a crazy deal on our website right now, so please share the news and sign-up today!
purpleidea.com/blog/2025/09...
github.com/purpleidea/m...
m9rx.com/news/10-year...
Ten years of #mgmtconfig
Version 1.0.0 now released
I've started a company called "m9rx"
We have a crazy deal on our website right now, so please share the news and sign-up today!
purpleidea.com/blog/2025/09...
github.com/purpleidea/m...
m9rx.com/news/10-year...
Updating stickers on laptops... let's see how many I can tag
@matrix.org @instructlab.bsky.social @undergrounddonut.bsky.social @pytorch.org @github.com @kubefloworg.bsky.social @trustyai.bsky.social
#ramalama #docling #vllm #llmd #ospo #ansible #thinkpad #womeninfedora #expo2025 #cushingcenter
@matrix.org @instructlab.bsky.social @undergrounddonut.bsky.social @pytorch.org @github.com @kubefloworg.bsky.social @trustyai.bsky.social
#ramalama #docling #vllm #llmd #ospo #ansible #thinkpad #womeninfedora #expo2025 #cushingcenter
September 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Updating stickers on laptops... let's see how many I can tag
@matrix.org @instructlab.bsky.social @undergrounddonut.bsky.social @pytorch.org @github.com @kubefloworg.bsky.social @trustyai.bsky.social
#ramalama #docling #vllm #llmd #ospo #ansible #thinkpad #womeninfedora #expo2025 #cushingcenter
@matrix.org @instructlab.bsky.social @undergrounddonut.bsky.social @pytorch.org @github.com @kubefloworg.bsky.social @trustyai.bsky.social
#ramalama #docling #vllm #llmd #ospo #ansible #thinkpad #womeninfedora #expo2025 #cushingcenter
Reposted by Carol Chen
this is neat. not even considering genai stuff it's nice to be able to convert random stuff to markdown to put in smth else github.com/docling-proj...
September 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
this is neat. not even considering genai stuff it's nice to be able to convert random stuff to markdown to put in smth else github.com/docling-proj...
Reposted by Carol Chen
IBM Granite-Docling-258M
a tiny VLM that fits into the docling toolchain that converts PDF->html/markdown painlessly
this addition is now the default for docling
huggingface.co/collections/...
a tiny VLM that fits into the docling toolchain that converts PDF->html/markdown painlessly
this addition is now the default for docling
huggingface.co/collections/...
Granite Docling - a ibm-granite Collection
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
huggingface.co
September 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
IBM Granite-Docling-258M
a tiny VLM that fits into the docling toolchain that converts PDF->html/markdown painlessly
this addition is now the default for docling
huggingface.co/collections/...
a tiny VLM that fits into the docling toolchain that converts PDF->html/markdown painlessly
this addition is now the default for docling
huggingface.co/collections/...
Tally at the end of August: 11 trips so far in 2025. Staying in Finland for the whole of September feels strange but nice. At least I'm actually *in* Finland for my 18th anniversary (tomorrow) here!
(I'll) carry on...
🎦 Snippet from #TheRockOrchestra candlelight concert in #Tampere last month.
(I'll) carry on...
🎦 Snippet from #TheRockOrchestra candlelight concert in #Tampere last month.
September 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Tally at the end of August: 11 trips so far in 2025. Staying in Finland for the whole of September feels strange but nice. At least I'm actually *in* Finland for my 18th anniversary (tomorrow) here!
(I'll) carry on...
🎦 Snippet from #TheRockOrchestra candlelight concert in #Tampere last month.
(I'll) carry on...
🎦 Snippet from #TheRockOrchestra candlelight concert in #Tampere last month.
w00t! The #Ansible Bullhorn just released its 200th edition! Even though I haven't been involved in it for the past year and half, it's so great to see something you've built and nurtured for ~4 years thriving on with the support of the team + #community 🎉
forum.ansible.com/t/celebratin...
forum.ansible.com/t/celebratin...
Celebrating 200 editions of the Ansible Bullhorn!
Issue #200, 2025-09-12 (Past Issues) After 5 years, we’re excited to reach 200 editions of our community newsletter, the Ansible Bullhorn. We hope you’ve enjoyed all the news, project updates, and interesting tidbits from the Ansible community over the years. And we’re always looking forward to what is coming in the next edition of the Bullhorn. For now, though, grab yourself a cup of coffee or tea. Let’s take a moment to celebrate this milestone. Because each edition of the Bullhorn is a...
forum.ansible.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
w00t! The #Ansible Bullhorn just released its 200th edition! Even though I haven't been involved in it for the past year and half, it's so great to see something you've built and nurtured for ~4 years thriving on with the support of the team + #community 🎉
forum.ansible.com/t/celebratin...
forum.ansible.com/t/celebratin...
The CFP for #CfgMgmtCamp 2026 is open - submit early, submit often! We're looking for talks, workshops, ignites etc. on #opensource topics related to infrastructure and automation. Check out the details at: cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/cfp
September 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The CFP for #CfgMgmtCamp 2026 is open - submit early, submit often! We're looking for talks, workshops, ignites etc. on #opensource topics related to infrastructure and automation. Check out the details at: cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/cfp
Reposted by Carol Chen
📢 Hi all! The #InstructLab Community is evolving to better align with technical changes, with the project components being separated and relocated. Here is the full announcement: blog.instructlab.ai/2025/09/inst...
Thank you for all your participation and contributions in the past year! 🐶
Thank you for all your participation and contributions in the past year! 🐶
InstructLab Community Evolution – InstructLab
blog.instructlab.ai
September 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
📢 Hi all! The #InstructLab Community is evolving to better align with technical changes, with the project components being separated and relocated. Here is the full announcement: blog.instructlab.ai/2025/09/inst...
Thank you for all your participation and contributions in the past year! 🐶
Thank you for all your participation and contributions in the past year! 🐶
Reposted by Carol Chen
August 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Turning 50 is a big milestone (though one that I wasn't too thrilled to commemorate). My partner planned a surprise trip to #Hanko for us "just for lunch", with me taking the wheel for a major part of it! Enjoying views of #Finland from above was icing on the cake. It's like I'm 42 again😂 #cessna172
September 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Turning 50 is a big milestone (though one that I wasn't too thrilled to commemorate). My partner planned a surprise trip to #Hanko for us "just for lunch", with me taking the wheel for a major part of it! Enjoying views of #Finland from above was icing on the cake. It's like I'm 42 again😂 #cessna172
Reposted by Carol Chen
Status update: we've restored the 55TB snapshot and subsequent incremental backups, and are about to replay the remaining traffic since the backup. There are still several unknowns, but if things go well the matrix.org instance should be back in 3-4 hours.
September 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Status update: we've restored the 55TB snapshot and subsequent incremental backups, and are about to replay the remaining traffic since the backup. There are still several unknowns, but if things go well the matrix.org instance should be back in 3-4 hours.
Reposted by Carol Chen
I am addicted to StreetComplete, and I admit it 😎 So when you see me wondering around streets in Brno with my phone, no, I am not stalking people. I just try to find out if the opening hours are correct on #OpenStreetMaps or if the cycling lane is not missing! 😅
August 14, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I am addicted to StreetComplete, and I admit it 😎 So when you see me wondering around streets in Brno with my phone, no, I am not stalking people. I just try to find out if the opening hours are correct on #OpenStreetMaps or if the cycling lane is not missing! 😅
August 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM