2026-10-23 –, Room 332
To non-engineers, geeks often sound like a chorus of doom. When we say a codebase is "complete garbage" we're usually describing a 0.x% deviation from technical excellence - but the sales and markting teams quickly update their resumes. This talk explores the "Engineerspeak" dialect: why our brains are wired to prioritize edge cases, minutia, and fatalistic honesty. We'll break down how to bridge the gap between technical rigor and organizational communication without losing our integrity. Expect humour, horror stories, and a healthy dose of self deprecation. Let's optimize the most buggy stack interface: the one between teams.
Bri Hatch is an adamant Open Source advocate and security buff, author of Hacking Linux Exposed, Building Linux VPNs, and numerous online articles on the topics of Linux, security, and coding. He has been securing and breaking into systems since before he traded in his Apple II+ for his first Unix system. He does not know how to use a mouse.