Matt Pogue
@kyloson.com
OG hacker, husband, and all 'round scallywag. Science nerd, music nerd, book nerd, general nerd. Founder of Kyloson, LLC (https://kyloson.com) and proprietor of The Solo Admin blog (https://thesoloadmin.com). Holding it down in the STL.
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Matt Pogue
@kyloson.com
· Sep 2
Relaunching Kyloson: Powering the Future of Work
This Labor Day, as we honor the workers who built our present, we’re relaunching Kyloson to power the future — AI, Linux, security, and the backbone of tomorrow’s enterprises.
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After much soul-searching and contemplation, I made the decision to relaunch Kyloson, LLC with a focus on #AI and secure infrastructure. Check it out BSky fam - kyloson.com/relaunching-....
Sigh. "National Security Moms"? This is the Dems big strategy? "Spanberger posits that for voters sizing her up, her work at the CIA can serve as a shortcut to She’s tough. She’s hardworking. She’s thorough." I have quite a few descriptors for the CIA. None of those are on my list. Smh.
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Sigh. "National Security Moms"? This is the Dems big strategy? "Spanberger posits that for voters sizing her up, her work at the CIA can serve as a shortcut to She’s tough. She’s hardworking. She’s thorough." I have quite a few descriptors for the CIA. None of those are on my list. Smh.
Maybe I've been watching too many Mafia movies, as the word prick as entered my lexicon of insults, typically directed towards DC. Using it again this morning - www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Trump’s Department Of Education Excludes Nursing As Professional Degree Following Measures In ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
The Department of Education has excluded nursing from what are considered professional degree programs, as it is set to implement measures listed in Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.
www.yahoo.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Maybe I've been watching too many Mafia movies, as the word prick as entered my lexicon of insults, typically directed towards DC. Using it again this morning - www.yahoo.com/news/article...
@davekarpf.bsky.social does some great work - open.substack.com/pub/davekarp....
Black Mirror is not a Pinterest board.
Part 1 in what I really hope doesn't become a series
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
@davekarpf.bsky.social does some great work - open.substack.com/pub/davekarp....
1/Here's another comparison that I know some will understand. Drug addicts have a secret they can only share with other addicts. Part of it is the thrill of doing something illegal. And that's a big part - at first. You feel like you're in a secret club - at first. You enjoy the high - at first.
1/Great piece from @jysexton.bsky.social on Epstein and the rot that continues to eat away at our society. To Jared's point, don't fall into the temptation to make this about Trump. It's not. Epstein stretches far beyond the White House and Trump, awful as he is, isn't the disease - he's a symptom.
The Epstein scandal is a symptom of a larger disease
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
November 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
1/Here's another comparison that I know some will understand. Drug addicts have a secret they can only share with other addicts. Part of it is the thrill of doing something illegal. And that's a big part - at first. You feel like you're in a secret club - at first. You enjoy the high - at first.
1/Great piece from @jysexton.bsky.social on Epstein and the rot that continues to eat away at our society. To Jared's point, don't fall into the temptation to make this about Trump. It's not. Epstein stretches far beyond the White House and Trump, awful as he is, isn't the disease - he's a symptom.
The Epstein scandal is a symptom of a larger disease
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
It's Rotten All the Way Down: Epstein, Trump, and the Twilight of the Elites
What's being exposed is bigger than Jeffrey Epstein or Donald Trump. It's the failure of American institutions
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
1/Great piece from @jysexton.bsky.social on Epstein and the rot that continues to eat away at our society. To Jared's point, don't fall into the temptation to make this about Trump. It's not. Epstein stretches far beyond the White House and Trump, awful as he is, isn't the disease - he's a symptom.
My great friends at Regenaissance have a bully new piece on natural wines without the hangover - theregenaissance.news/p/why-most-w.... Def. don't drink like I used to (which is good for humanity, trust), but I'm certainly not opposed to a glass now and then. Dig it! 👇🍷
Why Most Wine Gives You Hangovers — And Why This One Doesn’t
Most wine in America hides up to 75 legal additives — none of which ever show up on the label. But one winemaker is proving hangovers are optional.
theregenaissance.news
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
My great friends at Regenaissance have a bully new piece on natural wines without the hangover - theregenaissance.news/p/why-most-w.... Def. don't drink like I used to (which is good for humanity, trust), but I'm certainly not opposed to a glass now and then. Dig it! 👇🍷
Water and sewer departments with their own accounts? Pure genius 👇
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Water and sewer departments with their own accounts? Pure genius 👇
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social tells us in advance what will be included in the Epstein files release: absolutely nothing of substance - open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...
“National Security” Blocks Epstein Files Release
The one word preventing transparency
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social tells us in advance what will be included in the Epstein files release: absolutely nothing of substance - open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...
1/Good morning BSky fam! Brief thoughts at the halfway point (gm @therealcavey.bsky.social!). 1st, the author points to 3 areas of Constitutional failure: 2 Senators per state, the Electoral College, and unlimited Supreme Court terms. Disagree re: Senators, feel both re: EC, agree, re: SC. 💙📚
1/Good morning fam! Oooh, I'm on a spicy new book this morning: "No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States" by Erwin Chemerinsky (bookshop.org/p/books/no-d...). Just starting it, but I want to say a little bit about why I'm reading it and why you should too. 💙📚
No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States
How the Constitution Threatens the United States
bookshop.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
1/Good morning BSky fam! Brief thoughts at the halfway point (gm @therealcavey.bsky.social!). 1st, the author points to 3 areas of Constitutional failure: 2 Senators per state, the Electoral College, and unlimited Supreme Court terms. Disagree re: Senators, feel both re: EC, agree, re: SC. 💙📚
My God, my descriptions sound surprisingly sycophantic, and I'm embarrassed. I'm leaving it up to remind myself of Walt Kelly's famous phrase and my discomfort that it might apply to me.
1/Good morning fam! Oooh, I'm on a spicy new book this morning: "No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States" by Erwin Chemerinsky (bookshop.org/p/books/no-d...). Just starting it, but I want to say a little bit about why I'm reading it and why you should too. 💙📚
No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States
How the Constitution Threatens the United States
bookshop.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
My God, my descriptions sound surprisingly sycophantic, and I'm embarrassed. I'm leaving it up to remind myself of Walt Kelly's famous phrase and my discomfort that it might apply to me.
1/Good morning fam! Oooh, I'm on a spicy new book this morning: "No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States" by Erwin Chemerinsky (bookshop.org/p/books/no-d...). Just starting it, but I want to say a little bit about why I'm reading it and why you should too. 💙📚
No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States
How the Constitution Threatens the United States
bookshop.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
1/Good morning fam! Oooh, I'm on a spicy new book this morning: "No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States" by Erwin Chemerinsky (bookshop.org/p/books/no-d...). Just starting it, but I want to say a little bit about why I'm reading it and why you should too. 💙📚
Had to post this one in its entirety.
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Had to post this one in its entirety.
My apologies to (still improbably-named) @zekefaux.bsky.social for not linking to him in my review. The book is an awesome read! Altho my psyche is forever scarred by the horror of "Versace Bedouin" (yes, really) "rapper" (I cracked 3 knuckles on those air quotes), Razzlekhan - youtu.be/_DIuPPmY9mw
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
My apologies to (still improbably-named) @zekefaux.bsky.social for not linking to him in my review. The book is an awesome read! Altho my psyche is forever scarred by the horror of "Versace Bedouin" (yes, really) "rapper" (I cracked 3 knuckles on those air quotes), Razzlekhan - youtu.be/_DIuPPmY9mw
1/Good morning BSky fam! It's book recommendation time! Today's tome is "Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall" by the improbably-named Zeke Faux (bookshop.org/p/books/numb...) about the scammers, lunatics, and outright criminals sitting atop the $3T crypto universe. 💙📚
Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
bookshop.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
1/Good morning BSky fam! It's book recommendation time! Today's tome is "Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall" by the improbably-named Zeke Faux (bookshop.org/p/books/numb...) about the scammers, lunatics, and outright criminals sitting atop the $3T crypto universe. 💙📚
Message to the Democrats for '26: stay away from the AI bubble! If you hitch your wagon to Silicon Valley, you WILL get caught in the blast when the bailouts begin. The time to get on the side of the people is RIGHT NOW. I'm talking to you, Gretchen Whitmer and Josh Shapiro.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Message to the Democrats for '26: stay away from the AI bubble! If you hitch your wagon to Silicon Valley, you WILL get caught in the blast when the bailouts begin. The time to get on the side of the people is RIGHT NOW. I'm talking to you, Gretchen Whitmer and Josh Shapiro.
1/This 👇 I had a conversation with my Mom yesterday about Mamdani and NYC, and I realized something. In the country that invented so much of the modern world, whether it's healthcare, rent control, grocery stores, etc., we're conditioned to be deathly afraid of ideas that upset the status quo.
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
1/This 👇 I had a conversation with my Mom yesterday about Mamdani and NYC, and I realized something. In the country that invented so much of the modern world, whether it's healthcare, rent control, grocery stores, etc., we're conditioned to be deathly afraid of ideas that upset the status quo.
By the way, is it just me, or does it absolutely SUCK to lose members of the Dead? Reminder that life is impossibly short. Let's keep telling the stories and playing the music to inspire the next generation.
Deadheads unite! ⚡🎧🎶
Deadheads unite! ⚡🎧🎶
Listened to Steve Parish on Sirius yesterday give a wonderful heartfelt tribute to Donna Jean. She brought grace and a woman's touch to the traveling circus and proved a woman could more than hold her own with the boys in the band. We love you more than words can tell, DJ. ⚡❤️
💔 fare thee well, deej. 💔
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
By the way, is it just me, or does it absolutely SUCK to lose members of the Dead? Reminder that life is impossibly short. Let's keep telling the stories and playing the music to inspire the next generation.
Deadheads unite! ⚡🎧🎶
Deadheads unite! ⚡🎧🎶
Listened to Steve Parish on Sirius yesterday give a wonderful heartfelt tribute to Donna Jean. She brought grace and a woman's touch to the traveling circus and proved a woman could more than hold her own with the boys in the band. We love you more than words can tell, DJ. ⚡❤️
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Listened to Steve Parish on Sirius yesterday give a wonderful heartfelt tribute to Donna Jean. She brought grace and a woman's touch to the traveling circus and proved a woman could more than hold her own with the boys in the band. We love you more than words can tell, DJ. ⚡❤️
Thank you to @authoraj66.bsky.social for the shout out!
A Friday shoutout to some fabulous folk to follow:
@paultremblay.bsky.social
@davidperlmutter.bsky.social
@dominicpiper.bsky.social
@kyloson.com
@artdog.bsky.social
@paultremblay.bsky.social
@davidperlmutter.bsky.social
@dominicpiper.bsky.social
@kyloson.com
@artdog.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Thank you to @authoraj66.bsky.social for the shout out!
Ted Gioia is one of my favorite authors on the web. This piece about living meaningfully in our dopamine addiction era was targeted at Gen Z but the same advice applies to everyone - open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia...
A Young Reader Asks for Help
I recently received a letter from a young man—but what can I say to him?
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Ted Gioia is one of my favorite authors on the web. This piece about living meaningfully in our dopamine addiction era was targeted at Gen Z but the same advice applies to everyone - open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia...
1/If you haven't seen the Hurricane Katrina doc on Netflix, I highly recommend it. It's gut wrenching, anger inducing, and heartwarming sometimes all in the same scene. It's been *20 years* y'all. Unbelievable. Pay attention to the residents of the Lower 9th Ward. They can teach us all about FEMA.
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
1/If you haven't seen the Hurricane Katrina doc on Netflix, I highly recommend it. It's gut wrenching, anger inducing, and heartwarming sometimes all in the same scene. It's been *20 years* y'all. Unbelievable. Pay attention to the residents of the Lower 9th Ward. They can teach us all about FEMA.
Happy Saturday fam! Came across this on LinkedIn and thought I'd share it here. If you're worried about food this month or know someone who is (are there ANY of us who aren't in one of those categories?) please share this.
November 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Happy Saturday fam! Came across this on LinkedIn and thought I'd share it here. If you're worried about food this month or know someone who is (are there ANY of us who aren't in one of those categories?) please share this.
1/Good morning BSky fam! A quick book recommendation this morning: "The Accommodation: The Politics of Race in an American City" by Jim Schutze (bookshop.org/p/books/the-...) about Dallas in the 1940s and 50s. It's an eye opener about the politics and reality of race back in the "good old days". 💙📚
The Accommodation: The Politics of Race in an American City
The Politics of Race in an American City
bookshop.org
October 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
1/Good morning BSky fam! A quick book recommendation this morning: "The Accommodation: The Politics of Race in an American City" by Jim Schutze (bookshop.org/p/books/the-...) about Dallas in the 1940s and 50s. It's an eye opener about the politics and reality of race back in the "good old days". 💙📚
Spot on mates! Love this one.
October 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Spot on mates! Love this one.
Oh, and this - www.cnn.com/2024/12/22/b....
FYI, these folks work 3 days viewing the absolute worst depravity humanity can conceive to earn what a US Walmart employee makes in an hour. But hey, look at all that "efficiency"! 🤢
FYI, these folks work 3 days viewing the absolute worst depravity humanity can conceive to earn what a US Walmart employee makes in an hour. But hey, look at all that "efficiency"! 🤢
October 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Oh, and this - www.cnn.com/2024/12/22/b....
FYI, these folks work 3 days viewing the absolute worst depravity humanity can conceive to earn what a US Walmart employee makes in an hour. But hey, look at all that "efficiency"! 🤢
FYI, these folks work 3 days viewing the absolute worst depravity humanity can conceive to earn what a US Walmart employee makes in an hour. But hey, look at all that "efficiency"! 🤢