Kin Lane
@kinlane.bsky.social
I am a writer and storyteller who likes playing with images (algorotoscope) and makes a living making technology more visible by performing as the @apievangelist.com. #apis #standards #cybernetics #history #images #art #rottweiler #bikes
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This is Cole. He is a deaf service dog at Dr. William Mennies Elementary School. He just turned 9, and all of his students learned sign language to sing him happy birthday at a massive party. 14/10 for all (IG: colethedeafdog)
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This is Cole. He is a deaf service dog at Dr. William Mennies Elementary School. He just turned 9, and all of his students learned sign language to sing him happy birthday at a massive party. 14/10 for all (IG: colethedeafdog)
I am really excited, I started watching the new Ken Burns Revolutionary War while Audrey was out of town, but she is back now and two nights in a row she said it is cool if I watch it--she said she is curious how it all turns out. ;-)
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I am really excited, I started watching the new Ken Burns Revolutionary War while Audrey was out of town, but she is back now and two nights in a row she said it is cool if I watch it--she said she is curious how it all turns out. ;-)
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I think one of the more important, lasting lessons that I've learned from Audrey Watters is to know your (ed)tech history.
In this recent talk, she asks, "[W]hat might it mean that our depictions of the future of education now are the same as depictions of the future from the 1950s?"
In this recent talk, she asks, "[W]hat might it mean that our depictions of the future of education now are the same as depictions of the future from the 1950s?"
Sputnik Deja Vu
I gave this presentation on Monday afternoon at Yale University. The talk was co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science, DOWN Magazine, the Education Studies Program, and The Politic. A huge...
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I think one of the more important, lasting lessons that I've learned from Audrey Watters is to know your (ed)tech history.
In this recent talk, she asks, "[W]hat might it mean that our depictions of the future of education now are the same as depictions of the future from the 1950s?"
In this recent talk, she asks, "[W]hat might it mean that our depictions of the future of education now are the same as depictions of the future from the 1950s?"
I used to dance a lot in my teens and 20s. I was always on a concert tour from 1989 through 1996. I was always dancing at shows and raves at warehouse parties. As I was dancing to the Black Keys during a meeting this morning I realize I need to dance more.
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I used to dance a lot in my teens and 20s. I was always on a concert tour from 1989 through 1996. I was always dancing at shows and raves at warehouse parties. As I was dancing to the Black Keys during a meeting this morning I realize I need to dance more.
Anyone studying and working on AI context, make you also study Standpoint Theory - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standpo...
Standpoint theory - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Anyone studying and working on AI context, make you also study Standpoint Theory - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standpo...
Encouraging bad behavior at the API layer — throttle the competition.
A US federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Facebook-owner Meta is not a monopolist in a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission over its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. Tech Policy Press associate editor @viacristiano.bsky.social looks at some of the key arguments in the ruling.
Key Excerpts: Meta Wins Bout with FTC Over Instagram, WhatsApp Deals | TechPolicy.Press
A US federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Facebook-owner Meta is not a monopolist. Cristiano Lima-Strong looks at some of the key arguments in the ruling.
www.techpolicy.press
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Encouraging bad behavior at the API layer — throttle the competition.
My oldest brother used to terrorize me and my other brother while growing up. He’d call my other brother piggy while punching him and he’d call me girl while trying to help defend. Both are Trump supporters today.
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My oldest brother used to terrorize me and my other brother while growing up. He’d call my other brother piggy while punching him and he’d call me girl while trying to help defend. Both are Trump supporters today.
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Responding to something I hear a lot about the state of the web & APIs. apievangelist.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Web and APIs Weren’t Built for Autonomous Agents, They Were Built For Humans by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
apievangelist.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Responding to something I hear a lot about the state of the web & APIs. apievangelist.com/2025/11/17/t...
To the couple I mowed lawns for when I was 13, you DON’T have to rake the leaves before you mow!! I told you!
November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
To the couple I mowed lawns for when I was 13, you DON’T have to rake the leaves before you mow!! I told you!
As a mostly deaf person, I absolutely love this - www.soundprint.co/locations/us...
Quiet List - New York, New York
Our curated list of the quietest spots, based on SoundPrint app decibel measurements and verified by the SoundPrint staff
www.soundprint.co
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
As a mostly deaf person, I absolutely love this - www.soundprint.co/locations/us...
My personal newsletter for last week. I've missed the last couple of weeks, but back on my usual B.S. now.
A Week of Being Kin Lane - November 17th, 2025
I haven’t had a personal newsletter for a couple of weeks. I’ve just been too busy. I’ve crafted the outline both weeks and began writing it, but my Sundays...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My personal newsletter for last week. I've missed the last couple of weeks, but back on my usual B.S. now.
I love a city that has rail to and from airport. I enjoyed learning Atlanta’s subway. New systems are always fun for me!
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I love a city that has rail to and from airport. I enjoyed learning Atlanta’s subway. New systems are always fun for me!
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Read Audrey Watters, always.
"Technologies are often wielded in ways meant to imply that humans are weak, messy, slow, stupid, replaceable.
We are strong, messy, awkward, flawed, irreplaceable. All of us.
Our strength comes, in part, from this vulnerability, from our humanity."
"Technologies are often wielded in ways meant to imply that humans are weak, messy, slow, stupid, replaceable.
We are strong, messy, awkward, flawed, irreplaceable. All of us.
Our strength comes, in part, from this vulnerability, from our humanity."
AI Grief Observed
These remarks were delivered this evening at the Creatively Critical Tech Speaker Series at Illinois State University.
"There is no good way to say this."
These are the opening words of Yiyun Li’s l...
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Read Audrey Watters, always.
"Technologies are often wielded in ways meant to imply that humans are weak, messy, slow, stupid, replaceable.
We are strong, messy, awkward, flawed, irreplaceable. All of us.
Our strength comes, in part, from this vulnerability, from our humanity."
"Technologies are often wielded in ways meant to imply that humans are weak, messy, slow, stupid, replaceable.
We are strong, messy, awkward, flawed, irreplaceable. All of us.
Our strength comes, in part, from this vulnerability, from our humanity."
"In many ways, the current era of Trump results from the fact that it’s easier to put your hand in the next guy’s pocket if he’s illiterate."
We Used to Read Things in This Country | Noah McCormack
Technology changes us—and it is currently changing us for the worse.
thebaffler.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"In many ways, the current era of Trump results from the fact that it’s easier to put your hand in the next guy’s pocket if he’s illiterate."
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It is hard to come up with a better analogy for whiteness than preferring the AI simulacra of your supposed authentic art form to whatever a Black woman from your art form’s cultural geography might make.
As long as it's not Beyonce country music fans are fine with this development
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It is hard to come up with a better analogy for whiteness than preferring the AI simulacra of your supposed authentic art form to whatever a Black woman from your art form’s cultural geography might make.
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One major problem keeping LLMs from being a viable automation tool for protection rackets is their inability deliver physical threats. In this paper we lay out a simple tool use framework by which LLM agents can hire hitmen on the dark web, lending improved credibility to generative threats.
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
One major problem keeping LLMs from being a viable automation tool for protection rackets is their inability deliver physical threats. In this paper we lay out a simple tool use framework by which LLM agents can hire hitmen on the dark web, lending improved credibility to generative threats.
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🪄 KubeCon is full of surprises! We're excited to share that we met @kinlane.bsky.social, the @apievangelist.com, today. He will be joining the Microcks maintainers tomorrow at our Project Kiosk 10A in the Project Pavilion zone at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon NA 🚀 We can't wait to see you there! 🙌
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🪄 KubeCon is full of surprises! We're excited to share that we met @kinlane.bsky.social, the @apievangelist.com, today. He will be joining the Microcks maintainers tomorrow at our Project Kiosk 10A in the Project Pavilion zone at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon NA 🚀 We can't wait to see you there! 🙌
Poppy and I saw this lovely hawk dining on a squirrel in Central park today.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Poppy and I saw this lovely hawk dining on a squirrel in Central park today.