Key takeaways:Coping with ADHD and leveraging it as a superpowerThe importance of effective communication (and how that got her working on Kubernetes)New contributors can and should call out more senior contributors when they are wrongIncrease in the student contributions in open source, specifically KubernetesThe importance of making tech connections with more senior folks, and how that helped Kat transition into cybersecurityPath to tech included being paid to watch horror moviesAbout our guest:Kat Cosgrove (she/they) is the Head of Developer Advocacy at Minimus, focused on the growth and nurturing of open source through authentic contribution. In particular, her specialties are approachable 101-level content and deep dives on the history of technology, with a focus on DevOps and cloud native.She was the Kubernetes Release Lead for 1.30 Uwubernetes, and currently serves as both the Release Team subproject owner and SIG Docs tech lead.Find our guest on:BlueskyLinkedInFind us on:All of our social channels are on bento.me/geekingoutAll of Adriana's social channels are on bento.me/adrianamvillelaShow notes:Google Fi WirelessMicrosoft ZuneWine (Windows emulator on Linux)Kubernetes release teamKubernetes Community Groupsk3sdockershimcontainerdDockershim Announcement (Kat's article on the Kubernetes blog)UwubernetesOpenTelemetry End User SIGMinimusUK House of LordsOpenUK Annual Awards 2025Blockbuster videoBlack Lodge VideoCode Fellows BootcampTranscript:ADRIANA:Hey everyone, welcome to Geeking Out, the podcast, in which we dive into the career journeys of some of the amazing humans in tech, and geek out on topics like software development, DevOps, Observability, reliability, and everything in between. I'm your host, Adriana Villela, coming to you from Toronto, Canada. And geeking out with me today, I have Kat Cosgrove. Welcome, Kat.KAT:Howdy.ADRIANA:And where are you calling from?KAT:Edinburgh, Scotland.ADRIANA:Ooh, exciting. Okay. Are you ready to dive into our icebreaker questions?KAT:Yeah, let's hit it.ADRIANA:All right, so first question. Are you a lefty or a righty?KAT:I am a righty.ADRIANA:Okay, next question. Do you prefer iPhone or Android?KAT:Android. I, had an I. The last iPhone I had was a 3GS. It died when I dropped it in the bathtub, and, I just, I don't know, I have a, Pixel 9 Pro.ADRIANA:How do you like that?KAT:I love it, but I I'm kind of chained to it. Or, like, I committed hard to the Pixel because I use Google Fi. Because I travel so much, that I don't want to deal with cell phone carriers that, like, charge you different rates for different countries for data and minutes, and Google Fi does not. So I'm, I'm locked into the Android Google ecosystem.ADRIANA:It's all about the lock in, right? With... cell phones. So. Yes.KAT:Yeah. Once they get you, you got.ADRIANA:Yeah. That's it. That's right. Yeah. Apple got me at the iPhone 3G. Yes. And I, I've not let go since. I had a BlackBerry before that. Which I loved until it started to like shut down in the middle of phone calls. And then I just got, like, pissed. I'm like, I'm switching. I don't care.KAT:Yeah, yeah, that's, that's how I rage quit. The iPod. I don't know what. Like, I'm cursed or like, my iPods were haunted, but, like, I had three iPods in a row that I had to take back to the Genius Bar to get replaced because, albums were skipping, like, albums that had been purchased from iTunes were skipping as if, like, I had ripped a bad CD or something. Kept doing it, and I gave up and bought a Zune. And I...ADRIANA:How was that? Because I almost bought one.KAT:I loved it, I missed them. The software sucked shit. Like the actual, like Zune desktop application was laggy and slow, but the actual experience using the literal device was incredible. I really miss it. I don't use my ph-- I hike a lot and I don't like to have. I don't use my phone when when I hike, but I still like to have music. If Microsoft would rerelease the goddamn Zune, I would buy one in a heartbeat, like so fast.ADRIANA:That is so cool because I, I totally considered one at the time and I remember too... like the Zune, had some advanced features even over the iPod. I think you could even do like, Bluetooth, like music transfer between Zune users, right? Is that...?KAT:Yeah. You could and, I think, I think I remember them, being able to handle, audio output at a higher bit rate. But it's it's been so long since I had a Zune. Like, I have no idea if that that's a correct memory or not, but also they just, like, looked cooler. I was very goth back then, and like, I still am, obviously. But I mean, look at me, but, the Zune came in black and white. I'm not. I'm come in black. So.ADRIANA:Well there you go. So endorsement for the Zune. That's so cool.KAT:It's a good technology. Let's go.ADRIANA:Right on. Okay. Next question. Do you prefer Mac, Linux or Windows?KAT:It depends on what I'm doing. This call is coming to you from my Windows desktop, okay. Which is a machine that I ...
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