Katherine Druckman @katherined@librem.one

(apologies to The Primitives)

Here I go, way too fast
Wrote The Best of Hack and /
It's about Open Source
It's a Linux Admin Crash Course

So click, click that link
And let me know just what you think
I had enough past tips for you
Enough to fill a whole book through

So what type of book (there's three)?
Hardcover's the best to me,
The paperback is not bad too,
The ebook isn't paper bound
With glue

https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/kyle_rankin

#writing #publishing #SelfPublishing #linux

Today we're proud to announce the release of version 1.0 of SLSA 🎉 Check out the press release: https://openssf.org/press-release/2023/04/19/openssf-announces-slsa-version-1-0-release/ #OSS #OSSecurity #SLSA #SoftwareSupplyChain #SoftwareSupplyChainSecurity

The Best of Hack and /: Linux Admin Crash Course is published!

This book doesn't aim to be an exhaustive guide to everything you need to know to be a system administrator. Instead, this book allows me to act as a remote mentor to someone starting out in IT or system administration whether as a full-time job or as a full stack developer.

It's available in premium hardcover, paperback, and ebook forms here:
https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/kyle_rankin

#writing #SelfPublishing #linux #publishing

After five years of helping to build hardware and software that protects people's privacy, security and freedom, at the end of the month I will no longer be at Purism (I'll still be helping out as an advisor).

For the near term, I plan to spend my time promoting my new book (coming very soon), writing yet another book, and thinking about what's next for my career.

If you have any suggestions for what I should do next, email me at next@kylerank.in (DMs are disabled on this instance).

Tune in to our new episode 143! @katherined and @dsearls discuss an open letter to pause #AI development.
Visit the following link for full episode - https://www.reality2cast.com/143

#Technology #Privacy #Podcast #newEpisode

Among the list of reasons modern cars are unappealing to me: in addition to uploading location data, they also sometimes have cameras that upload video to the vendor. In this case employees at Tesla found the juiciest videos and shared them internally:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/

#privacy

Neat! My Tempus Nectit knitting machine clock project was featured on @hackaday !

https://hackaday.com/2023/04/05/tempus-nectit-a-diy-knitting-clock-with-instructions/

The Linux kernel is mostly automatic these days -- but that doesn't mean we can't fiddle with it. :) https://youtu.be/s5Ujvx_RmmA

Our new episode is out! @katherined @dsearls @kyle and @shawnp0wers talk about Shawn's head's appearance at the #SCaLE conference, #3Dprinting, and more, while having way too much fun.
Click link for full episode - https://www.reality2cast.com/142

#Technology #Privacy #Podcast

Improving Open Source Security through Collaboration - Highlights from the March 2023 OpenSSF Town Hall https://openssf.org/blog/2023/03/22/improving-open-source-security-through-collaboration-march-2023-openssf-town-hall-highlights/ #OSS #OpenSource #OSSsecurity

I've published a full write-up of the inspiration, design, assembly, and installation of my @hackaday inspired knitting clock: Tempus Nectit!

I had to learn quite a few new skills to complete this project from controlling stepper motors with electronics to 3D modeling. I tried to document everything I could so that someone else could follow step-by-step and make one of their own.

https://kylerank.in/tempus_nectit/

#knitting #3dprinting #electronics

I really miss writing a column for Linux Journal and would like an outlet for this pent-up writing energy that compensates me for my time. I have many book ideas that topically fall outside the risks tech publishers are willing to take.

For instance, I have a lot of still-relevant LJ articles that I have already curated into a book w/ topical chapters.

Is Amazon really the only game in town for self-publishing w/ print on demand and good distribution? I'd rather avoid self-hosting a store.