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Thanksgiving Message 2025

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Every year (more or less) I write a Thanksgiving message. Lets talk Thanksgiving 2025.

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Upgrade Postgres 13 to 17

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The upcoming version of Matrix Synapse drops support for PostgreSQL 13. This is how I upgraded our deployments.

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Thoughts on ClueCon 2025

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Cluecon, a conference centered around FreeSWITCH, VoIP, and WebRTC, was held in Chicago from August 4th - 7th, 2025. I presented using Kamailio from handling User Registration and Authentication.

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New Bag: Ctactical CT21

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After using and loving Tom Bihn packs for some time, Fred discovers the Ctactical CT21 and wishes he had found it earlier. What an incredible bag.

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See you at ClueCon 2025

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Cluecon, a conference centered around FreeSWITCH, VoIP, and WebRTC, will be held in Chicago from August 4-7th, 2025. This year, I will present regarding migrating users from FreeSWITCH to registering directly on Kamailio.

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Random Quotes

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Random Quotes for June 2025

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A moment of patience...

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Quote from Ali ibn Abi Talib on Patience

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Kamailio World 2025: Thoughts

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Kamailio World 2025 took place in Berlin, DE from May 12-13th, 20025. A great event with amazing presentations and community. Can't wait for Kamailio World 2026.

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Brain Bag vs Synik 30

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Fred took the Tom Bihn Brain Bag to Germany for Kamailio World and has thoughts.

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Papa's got a brand new bag

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Fred added a new bag to his collection-- the Brain Bag.

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