Kyle Kingsbury

  1. More Fake Mastodon Signups

    On 2026-05-30, the Mastodon server I run started getting a flood of implausible signup requests. We think these are likely bots because our server rules and signup form clearly tell users to talk about their interest in gay leather. Most people sign up with something like “42 yo levis enthusiast into…

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  2. Getting Paid by Flat Rate Movers

    Back in 2023, I hired Flat Rate Movers (A.K.A. Flat Rate Moving) for an interstate move. They subcontracted to a third party who showed up under-staffed, under-equipped, and very confused; the whole mess wound up causing a good deal of damage to my belongings and home. I filed a claim with Flat Rate…

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  3. The Kyle Kingsbury Podcast Podcast - Episode 2 - Dave Rossi

    This video is brought to you by PodPitch, the AI-powered platform for PR experts. PodPitch is the first and only software that finds, writes, and sends pitches to podcast hosts from your actual email address. Whether or not you’re already pitching podcasts, PodPitch will make sure you get podcast bookings…

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  4. The Kyle Kingsbury Podcast Podcast - Episode 1 - Alex Dripchak

    For the last few weeks publicists have bombarded me with emails asking if I’d interview their clients on the Kyle Kingsbury podcast. While my name is Kyle Kingsbury, and I have been a guest on several podcasts, I’ve never hosted one myself. I called one of the PR firms to ask if they might have me confused…

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  5. JStack by Command String

    This has been bugging me for years: you often run a JVM by a shell script wrapper, then want to jstack it to figure out what it’s doing, but can’t figure out what PID to ask for. Running jps gives remarkably unhelpful output, especially for tools like Leiningen. I wrote a hacky little Ruby script to…

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  6. The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess: Where Do We Go From Here?

    Table of Contents This is a long article, so I've broken it up into a series of posts, listed below. You can also read the full work as a PDF or EPUB. Introduction Dynamics Culture Information Ecology Annoyances Psychological Hazards Safety Work New Jobs Where Do We Go From Here Previously: New Jobs…

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  7. The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess: New Jobs

    Table of Contents This is a long article, so I've broken it up into a series of posts, listed below. You can also read the full work as a PDF or EPUB. Introduction Dynamics Culture Information Ecology Annoyances Psychological Hazards Safety Work New Jobs Where Do We Go From Here Previously: Work. As…

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  8. The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess: Work

    Table of Contents This is a long article, so I've broken it up into a series of posts, listed below. You can also read the full work as a PDF or EPUB. Introduction Dynamics Culture Information Ecology Annoyances Psychological Hazards Safety Work New Jobs Where Do We Go From Here Previously: Safety. Software…

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  9. The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess: Safety

    Table of Contents This is a long article, so I've broken it up into a series of posts, listed below. You can also read the full work as a PDF or EPUB. Introduction Dynamics Culture Information Ecology Annoyances Psychological Hazards Safety Work New Jobs Where Do We Go From Here Previously: Psychological…

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  10. The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess: Psychological Hazards

    Table of Contents This is a long article, so I've broken it up into a series of posts, listed below. You can also read the full work as a PDF or EPUB. Introduction Dynamics Culture Information Ecology Annoyances Psychological Hazards Safety Work New Jobs Where Do We Go From Here Previously: Annoyances…

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  11. The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess: Annoyances

    Table of Contents This is a long article, so I've broken it up into a series of posts, listed below. You can also read the full work as a PDF or EPUB. Introduction Dynamics Culture Information Ecology Annoyances Psychological Hazards Safety Work New Jobs Where Do We Go From Here Previously: Information…

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  12. The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess: Information Ecology

    Table of Contents This is a long article, so I've broken it up into a series of posts, listed below. You can also read the full work as a PDF or EPUB. Introduction Dynamics Culture Information Ecology Annoyances Psychological Hazards Safety Work New Jobs Where Do We Go From Here Previously: Culture.…

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