Cassidy James Blaede
@cassidyjames.com
Building open communities and useful, usable tech for good. More at blaede.family/@cassidy
@roost.tools community manager
GNOME Foundation director
Previously: partners & community at Endless; co-founder at elementary; UX at System76
@roost.tools community manager
GNOME Foundation director
Previously: partners & community at Endless; co-founder at elementary; UX at System76
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We need more developer-centered industry third spaces that don't cost an arm and a leg to get to or participate in.
If you run one or know one, now's a great time to bring attention to it.
If you run one or know one, now's a great time to bring attention to it.
October 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We need more developer-centered industry third spaces that don't cost an arm and a leg to get to or participate in.
If you run one or know one, now's a great time to bring attention to it.
If you run one or know one, now's a great time to bring attention to it.
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Here at ROOST, we have a saying. "Less words. More code."
October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Here at ROOST, we have a saying. "Less words. More code."
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My life gets so much easier when I realize there’s a human behind things
I’m mostly a kind person, just sometimes things rub me the wrong way
When I step back and realize that everyone’s imperfect, or that how someone’s acting rn may not be who they REALLY are
I usually feel a lotbetter! (❁´◡`❁)
I’m mostly a kind person, just sometimes things rub me the wrong way
When I step back and realize that everyone’s imperfect, or that how someone’s acting rn may not be who they REALLY are
I usually feel a lotbetter! (❁´◡`❁)
October 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My life gets so much easier when I realize there’s a human behind things
I’m mostly a kind person, just sometimes things rub me the wrong way
When I step back and realize that everyone’s imperfect, or that how someone’s acting rn may not be who they REALLY are
I usually feel a lotbetter! (❁´◡`❁)
I’m mostly a kind person, just sometimes things rub me the wrong way
When I step back and realize that everyone’s imperfect, or that how someone’s acting rn may not be who they REALLY are
I usually feel a lotbetter! (❁´◡`❁)
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Quick internet safety PSA: as Halloween approaches, a reminder: please don't post photos of other people's children on social media without their and/or their caregiver's consent! It's our responsibility to help safeguard children's privacy until they can decide for themselves. Happy Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃
October 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Quick internet safety PSA: as Halloween approaches, a reminder: please don't post photos of other people's children on social media without their and/or their caregiver's consent! It's our responsibility to help safeguard children's privacy until they can decide for themselves. Happy Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃
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We just hit 500 #FriendsOfGNOME! Thank you so much to every single person donating to help ensure our sustainability.
Check out everyone who opted into being listed at donate.gnome.org
…and if your name isn’t there, consider supporting us to be one of the first 1,000? 😉
#GNOME #GNOMEfoundation
Check out everyone who opted into being listed at donate.gnome.org
…and if your name isn’t there, consider supporting us to be one of the first 1,000? 😉
#GNOME #GNOMEfoundation
Donate to GNOME
Donate to the GNOME Foundation and make a difference to GNOME
donate.gnome.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We just hit 500 #FriendsOfGNOME! Thank you so much to every single person donating to help ensure our sustainability.
Check out everyone who opted into being listed at donate.gnome.org
…and if your name isn’t there, consider supporting us to be one of the first 1,000? 😉
#GNOME #GNOMEfoundation
Check out everyone who opted into being listed at donate.gnome.org
…and if your name isn’t there, consider supporting us to be one of the first 1,000? 😉
#GNOME #GNOMEfoundation
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At the Paris Peace Forum earlier today, we announced the release of gpt-oss-safeguard in partnership with OpenAI. Now, we’re announcing the launch of the ROOST Model Community (RMC).
roost.tools/blog/a-new-milestone-for-open-source-safety-infrastructure-and-transparency/
roost.tools/blog/a-new-milestone-for-open-source-safety-infrastructure-and-transparency/
A new milestone for open source safety infrastructure and transparency: gpt-oss-safeguard
Robust Open Online Safety Tools or ROOST is a new non-profit entity designed to address the urgent need for accessible, high-quality safety tools in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.
roost.tools
October 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
At the Paris Peace Forum earlier today, we announced the release of gpt-oss-safeguard in partnership with OpenAI. Now, we’re announcing the launch of the ROOST Model Community (RMC).
roost.tools/blog/a-new-milestone-for-open-source-safety-infrastructure-and-transparency/
roost.tools/blog/a-new-milestone-for-open-source-safety-infrastructure-and-transparency/
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There's tried and true ways for how OSS applies to software, but that doesn't fit squarely with the realities of AI development.
That's why I'm grateful OpenAI is trying something new with @roost.tools, openly releasing weights with a commitment to work with the ROOST Model Community to iterate
That's why I'm grateful OpenAI is trying something new with @roost.tools, openly releasing weights with a commitment to work with the ROOST Model Community to iterate
October 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
There's tried and true ways for how OSS applies to software, but that doesn't fit squarely with the realities of AI development.
That's why I'm grateful OpenAI is trying something new with @roost.tools, openly releasing weights with a commitment to work with the ROOST Model Community to iterate
That's why I'm grateful OpenAI is trying something new with @roost.tools, openly releasing weights with a commitment to work with the ROOST Model Community to iterate
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ROOST.tools has been building against the DIRE framework for online trust and safety: Detection, Investigation, Review and Enforcement. ROOST's Coop and Osprey tools address I, R, and E, but Detection is best addressed by classification models.
Enter gpt-oss-safeguard from OpenAI
Enter gpt-oss-safeguard from OpenAI
Excited to announce here at the @parispeaceforum.bsky.social that, after months of joint technical work together, OpenAI will open source through ROOST one of its main internal models that handles detection and moderation. This will allow anyone or any company to use, test, and study the model.
October 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
ROOST.tools has been building against the DIRE framework for online trust and safety: Detection, Investigation, Review and Enforcement. ROOST's Coop and Osprey tools address I, R, and E, but Detection is best addressed by classification models.
Enter gpt-oss-safeguard from OpenAI
Enter gpt-oss-safeguard from OpenAI
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Excited to announce here at the @parispeaceforum.bsky.social that, after months of joint technical work together, OpenAI will open source through ROOST one of its main internal models that handles detection and moderation. This will allow anyone or any company to use, test, and study the model.
October 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Excited to announce here at the @parispeaceforum.bsky.social that, after months of joint technical work together, OpenAI will open source through ROOST one of its main internal models that handles detection and moderation. This will allow anyone or any company to use, test, and study the model.
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The Verge exists to print this huge cowardly stack of no-comments from huge companies which spent years pretending they would develop a wonky content authentication metadata standard only to have it come to nothing when Sora was released www.theverge.com/report/80635...
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The Verge exists to print this huge cowardly stack of no-comments from huge companies which spent years pretending they would develop a wonky content authentication metadata standard only to have it come to nothing when Sora was released www.theverge.com/report/80635...
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Looking forward to a great panel tomorrow at the @parispeaceforum.bsky.social Forum, hosted by ROOST President, @camillefrancois.bsky.social. Stay tuned for more!
#onlinesafety #AI #AItransparency #opensource #trustandsafety #techforgood
#onlinesafety #AI #AItransparency #opensource #trustandsafety #techforgood
October 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Looking forward to a great panel tomorrow at the @parispeaceforum.bsky.social Forum, hosted by ROOST President, @camillefrancois.bsky.social. Stay tuned for more!
#onlinesafety #AI #AItransparency #opensource #trustandsafety #techforgood
#onlinesafety #AI #AItransparency #opensource #trustandsafety #techforgood
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Good advice from Stavvy. www.vulture.com/article/stav...
October 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Good advice from Stavvy. www.vulture.com/article/stav...
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Is anyone else tired of the song Fireflies by Owl City? Please stop
August 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Is anyone else tired of the song Fireflies by Owl City? Please stop
I largely prefer the architecture and experience of the fediverse/Mastodon over ATproto/Bluesky, but there are a number of accounts I care about that are over here and not bridged to the fediverse. And even with bridging, it's not the best experience.
How are other people handling this?
How are other people handling this?
October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I largely prefer the architecture and experience of the fediverse/Mastodon over ATproto/Bluesky, but there are a number of accounts I care about that are over here and not bridged to the fediverse. And even with bridging, it's not the best experience.
How are other people handling this?
How are other people handling this?
It’s official: I’ve joined ROOST!
cassidyjames.com/blog/ive-joi...
I’m stoked to dive into building a sustainable contributor community around open source trust & safety tools, and help improve the understanding of open source in the trust and safety world.
#ROOST #OpenSource #TrustAndSafety
cassidyjames.com/blog/ive-joi...
I’m stoked to dive into building a sustainable contributor community around open source trust & safety tools, and help improve the understanding of open source in the trust and safety world.
#ROOST #OpenSource #TrustAndSafety
I’ve Joined ROOST
Building community around open, scalable, and interoperable online safety tools
cassidyjames.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It’s official: I’ve joined ROOST!
cassidyjames.com/blog/ive-joi...
I’m stoked to dive into building a sustainable contributor community around open source trust & safety tools, and help improve the understanding of open source in the trust and safety world.
#ROOST #OpenSource #TrustAndSafety
cassidyjames.com/blog/ive-joi...
I’m stoked to dive into building a sustainable contributor community around open source trust & safety tools, and help improve the understanding of open source in the trust and safety world.
#ROOST #OpenSource #TrustAndSafety
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I am SO excited to share that the fantastic @cassidyjames.com is joining @roost.tools as our OSS Community Manager! Hear from Cassidy on this (very) exciting news
cassidyjames.com/blog/ive-joi...
cassidyjames.com/blog/ive-joi...
I’ve Joined ROOST ⋅ Cassidy James Blaede
Building community around open, scalable, and interoperable online safety tools
cassidyjames.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I am SO excited to share that the fantastic @cassidyjames.com is joining @roost.tools as our OSS Community Manager! Hear from Cassidy on this (very) exciting news
cassidyjames.com/blog/ive-joi...
cassidyjames.com/blog/ive-joi...
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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It's lightning talks time! @cassidyjames.com explains how @gnomefoundation.bsky.social is _really_ funded
#UbuntuSummit2510 #UbuntuSummit
#UbuntuSummit2510 #UbuntuSummit
October 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
It's lightning talks time! @cassidyjames.com explains how @gnomefoundation.bsky.social is _really_ funded
#UbuntuSummit2510 #UbuntuSummit
#UbuntuSummit2510 #UbuntuSummit
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My boss: Can't you get Copilot to validate the info in the spreadsheet?
Me: Well, do we want it to be accurate or not? Because either I check it myself or I ask Copilot and then check its output *and* the spreadsheet, so...
Boss: What's the point of Copilot then?
Me: Exactly.
Me: Well, do we want it to be accurate or not? Because either I check it myself or I ask Copilot and then check its output *and* the spreadsheet, so...
Boss: What's the point of Copilot then?
Me: Exactly.
September 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My boss: Can't you get Copilot to validate the info in the spreadsheet?
Me: Well, do we want it to be accurate or not? Because either I check it myself or I ask Copilot and then check its output *and* the spreadsheet, so...
Boss: What's the point of Copilot then?
Me: Exactly.
Me: Well, do we want it to be accurate or not? Because either I check it myself or I ask Copilot and then check its output *and* the spreadsheet, so...
Boss: What's the point of Copilot then?
Me: Exactly.
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When using Microsoft Word or Google Docs, don't just make text bigger and bolder to make it a heading. That will work for sighted users, but screen reader users will miss that and just hear it as normal paragraph text. Use actual heading styles, like level 1 through 6.
September 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
When using Microsoft Word or Google Docs, don't just make text bigger and bolder to make it a heading. That will work for sighted users, but screen reader users will miss that and just hear it as normal paragraph text. Use actual heading styles, like level 1 through 6.
I’m looking for my next challenge in some intersection of open source, community, and developer advocacy!
I’m passionate about helping others and doing good with technology. I have a wild background of skills and experience that I’d love to put to good use somewhere cool. 😎
More context & résumé 👇
I’m passionate about helping others and doing good with technology. I have a wild background of skills and experience that I’d love to put to good use somewhere cool. 😎
More context & résumé 👇
Here’s to What’s Next
a.k.a. I’m looking for work!
cassidyjames.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I’m looking for my next challenge in some intersection of open source, community, and developer advocacy!
I’m passionate about helping others and doing good with technology. I have a wild background of skills and experience that I’d love to put to good use somewhere cool. 😎
More context & résumé 👇
I’m passionate about helping others and doing good with technology. I have a wild background of skills and experience that I’d love to put to good use somewhere cool. 😎
More context & résumé 👇
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We're really proud to show off the final design for Pebble Time 2*! It's quite a bit sleeker and imo more awesome looking than the original design for Core Time 2 we showed off in March. I hope you like it!
August 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We're really proud to show off the final design for Pebble Time 2*! It's quite a bit sleeker and imo more awesome looking than the original design for Core Time 2 we showed off in March. I hope you like it!