Sunday, July 09, 2023

K8s -= Kelsey Hightower

Even the best rides come to an end featuring Kelsey Hightower (Changelog & Friends #6) |> Changelog podcast

Kelsey Hightower announced his retirement from Google.

"Today I'm announcing my retirement from Google. Even the best rides come to an end. As I turn the page on this chapter, I realized I've spent the last 25 years learning how to work, I hope to spend the rest of my life learning how to live."

Kelsey Hightower on Changelog |> Changelog


Kelsey Hightower - Wikipedia: magic age 42


Kelsey Hightower on Twitter: "One of our last names is Hightower. @KendrickPerkins⁩ is tall! https://t.co/M0ejsPa4vL" / Twitter


kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way: Bootstrap Kubernetes the hard way on Google Cloud Platform. No scripts. @GitHub

"Kubernetes The Hard Way is optimized for learning, which means taking the long route to ensure you understand each task required to bootstrap a Kubernetes cluster.

The results of this tutorial should not be viewed as production ready, and may receive limited support from the community, but don't let that stop you from learning!"


The Cloudcast: Kudos to Kelsey Hightower @CloudCast podcast


KubeCon 2023 AMA - From Community to Customers @YouTube

Meet the Expert: Kelsey Hightower - YouTube


Kubernetes Progress with Kelsey Hightower - Software Engineering Daily



story: Lockheed Martin Skunk Works => Silicon Valley startups, Stanford

 Lockheed Martin: The Complete History and Strategy @Acquired Podcast

"two stories: The first is Lockheed’s legendary Skunk Works division — the elite team of aviation geniuses who produced some of the greatest airplanes in history: the U-2, the Stealth Fighter, and the incomparable SR-71 Blackbird. 

The second story is arguably even more important, but not widely known! It's the secret and true origins of Silicon Valley — and Lockheed’s primary role in it. We take you from WWII to the Cold War, all the way to today to unpack and analyze the industry dynamics of defense contractors in the modern era."


Skunk Works is an official pseudonym for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs (ADP), formerly called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. It is responsible for a number of aircraft designs, highly classified R&D programs, and exotic aircraft platforms. Known locations include United States Air Force Plant 42 and United States Air Force Plant 4. Most notably, a majority of classified testing is thought to be conducted at sites such as the Nevada Test Site.


Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range.

Area 51 shares a border with the Yucca Flat region of the Nevada Test Site, the location of 739 of the 928 nuclear tests conducted...

Ben Rich’s Skunk Works