Kris Freedain
@krisfreedain.com
Community Manager #OpenSearch & #OpenSearchAmbassador (at AWS) #OpenSource | (opinions are my own) | father | husband | #Buddhist | #meditation | garage gym #powerlifting | he/him | Portland
https://krisfreedain.com/
https://krisfreedain.com/
Germany's empty churches repurposed as congregations shrink (nice. I've long wanted to convert an old church into a home, as well as move to #Berlin, sounds like this plan may work 😀) amp.dw.com/en/germanys-...
Germany's empty churches repurposed as congregations shrink – DW – 12/25/2025
The number of practicing Christians in Germany is falling. The result is surplus churches. What happens to these empty houses of worship?
amp.dw.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Germany's empty churches repurposed as congregations shrink (nice. I've long wanted to convert an old church into a home, as well as move to #Berlin, sounds like this plan may work 😀) amp.dw.com/en/germanys-...
Anja Huwe of Xmal Deutschland Announces First North American Tour in 40 Years — Post-Punk.com (so happy to see this news!) post-punk.com/anja-huwe-of...
Anja Huwe of Xmal Deutschland Announces First North American Tour in 40 Years — Post-Punk.com
Anja Huwe has announced a long-awaited return to North America in March 2026—bringing a live set that draws from her solo work while reaching back into the fierce lineage of…
post-punk.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Anja Huwe of Xmal Deutschland Announces First North American Tour in 40 Years — Post-Punk.com (so happy to see this news!) post-punk.com/anja-huwe-of...
"You reach down and you flip the tortoise over on its back, Leon."
December 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"You reach down and you flip the tortoise over on its back, Leon."
Reposted by Kris Freedain
If you happen to be looking for bad redactions in a large set of data files today for some reason, there's an open source tool for that.
Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
December 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
If you happen to be looking for bad redactions in a large set of data files today for some reason, there's an open source tool for that.
7 Accessories That'll Instantly Identify You As American When You Travel 😀 #travel www.huffpost.com/entry/most-a...
7 Accessories That'll Instantly Identify You As American When You Travel
It's not as obvious as you'd think.
www.huffpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
7 Accessories That'll Instantly Identify You As American When You Travel 😀 #travel www.huffpost.com/entry/most-a...
Last day of work, then some down time until January 5th. 🎉😴
December 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Last day of work, then some down time until January 5th. 🎉😴
December 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
AD—WO to convert #Portland grain silo into cultural complex #design #architecture www.dezeen.com/2025/12/12/a...
AD—WO to convert Portland grain silo into cultural complex
A new adaptive reuse project in Oregon has been designed by AD—WO, Mall, and Wayside Studio, featuring comprehensive reuse of a former grain terminal.
www.dezeen.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
AD—WO to convert #Portland grain silo into cultural complex #design #architecture www.dezeen.com/2025/12/12/a...
Easier Than Nano! Fresh is a Fresh New Rust-based Terminal Editor for Linux
(anyone try this? Interested to hear your thoughts) itsfoss.com/fresh-termin...
(anyone try this? Interested to hear your thoughts) itsfoss.com/fresh-termin...
Easier Than Nano! Fresh is a Fresh New Rust-based Terminal Editor for Linux
Rust-based editor combines fast performance with GUI-style shortcuts that just work.
itsfoss.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Easier Than Nano! Fresh is a Fresh New Rust-based Terminal Editor for Linux
(anyone try this? Interested to hear your thoughts) itsfoss.com/fresh-termin...
(anyone try this? Interested to hear your thoughts) itsfoss.com/fresh-termin...
Three Days (left of work for me this year, then rest. 🥹 ❤️)
youtube.com/watch?v=Qiml...
youtube.com/watch?v=Qiml...
Three Days (2006 Remaster)
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records
Three Days (2006 Remaster) · Jane's Addiction
Up from the Catacombs: The Best of Jane's Addiction
℗ 2006 Warner Records Inc.
Remastering Engineer: Bill…
youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Three Days (left of work for me this year, then rest. 🥹 ❤️)
youtube.com/watch?v=Qiml...
youtube.com/watch?v=Qiml...
#OpenSearch 3.4 is ready for download with a host of new and updated features for a range of use cases, plus enhancements to drive better performance for common workloads.
Read more: opensearch.org/blog/introdu...
Read more: opensearch.org/blog/introdu...
Introducing OpenSearch 3.4
OpenSearch 3.4 introduces a no-code agentic search experience, enhanced search relevance tools, expanded PPL commands for analytics, and aggregation performance gains of up to 40%.
opensearch.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
#OpenSearch 3.4 is ready for download with a host of new and updated features for a range of use cases, plus enhancements to drive better performance for common workloads.
Read more: opensearch.org/blog/introdu...
Read more: opensearch.org/blog/introdu...
Photographer Captures #Berlin's Partygoers Just After Leaving the Club 😀
Photographer Captures Berlin's Partygoers Just After Leaving the Club
Chris Noltekuhmann shot the entire project on medium format film.
petapixel.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Photographer Captures #Berlin's Partygoers Just After Leaving the Club 😀
Happy Birthday Dawn. I love you so much. ❤️😊 @nubbydigit.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Happy Birthday Dawn. I love you so much. ❤️😊 @nubbydigit.bsky.social
Flight left Tokyo at 4:50 PM on December 12th and we are now sitting in San Francisco at 11:45 AM on December 12th, waiting for our connection to Portland. Ian and I have succeeded in time travel. 😂
December 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Flight left Tokyo at 4:50 PM on December 12th and we are now sitting in San Francisco at 11:45 AM on December 12th, waiting for our connection to Portland. Ian and I have succeeded in time travel. 😂
December 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Here we go! So happy to see #OpenSearchCon Japan 2025 starting today! 🎉
Happy to see the #OpenSearch Community continue to grow across the globe. @opensearch.org @linuxfoundation.org
#opensource
Happy to see the #OpenSearch Community continue to grow across the globe. @opensearch.org @linuxfoundation.org
#opensource
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Here we go! So happy to see #OpenSearchCon Japan 2025 starting today! 🎉
Happy to see the #OpenSearch Community continue to grow across the globe. @opensearch.org @linuxfoundation.org
#opensource
Happy to see the #OpenSearch Community continue to grow across the globe. @opensearch.org @linuxfoundation.org
#opensource
Thank you to everyone at Open Source Summit Japan who came by to talk to us about the @opensearch.org Project! We enjoyed speaking with the #opensource community here in Tokyo! #OpenSearch #OSSummit @linuxfoundation.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Thank you to everyone at Open Source Summit Japan who came by to talk to us about the @opensearch.org Project! We enjoyed speaking with the #opensource community here in Tokyo! #OpenSearch #OSSummit @linuxfoundation.org
Earthquake in Tokyo kris.haus/earthquake-i...
Earthquake in Tokyo
Last night, there was a 7.5 . Luckily for Ian and I it was far enough away - I think it was a 3.something by the time it reached Tokyo. That said, it was def...
kris.haus
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Earthquake in Tokyo kris.haus/earthquake-i...