Kyle Rankin is the Chief Security Officer at Purism. He is the author of Linux Hardening in Hostile Networks, DevOps Troubleshooting, The Official Ubuntu Server Book, Knoppix Hacks, Knoppix Pocket Reference, Linux Multimedia Hacks and Ubuntu Hacks, and also a contributor to a number of other O'Reilly books. Rankin speaks frequently on security and open-source software including at BsidesLV, O'Reilly Security Conference, OSCON, SCALE, CactusCon, Linux World Expo and Penguicon. You can follow him at @kylerankin.
Kyle Rankin has been a guest on 37 episodes.
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Episode 155: Project Bluefin and the Future of Linux
Episode | December 14th, 2023 | 57 mins 49 secs
technology
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls learn all about Project Bluefin, a new cloud native friendly Linux distribution, from its creator, Jorge Castro, and Kyle Rankin, its newest enthusiast.
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Episode 154: Kyle on Kubernetes
Episode | December 1st, 2023 | 43 mins 15 secs
cloud native, kubernetes, technology
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin about his journey into Kubernetes and the cloud native landscape.
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Episode 153: Personal AI
Episode | October 28th, 2023 | 58 mins 55 secs
ai, privacy, technology
Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls, and Kyle Rankin discuss the personal AI tools they'd like to have, what's available, and how they might come together.
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Episode 150: How to Write a Tech Book
Episode | August 8th, 2023 | 55 mins 7 secs
publishing, technology, writing
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin about his new book for aspiring authors, discuss the publishing process, self-discipline, marketing, and share their expertise from their decades as authors.
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Episode 145: Authenticating Content With Cryptography
Episode | May 5th, 2023 | 56 mins 20 secs
ai, authenticity, security, technology
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin about a proposal for authenticating content with cryptographic signing, and saving the internet.
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Episode 144: Self-Publishing a Tech Book
Episode | April 21st, 2023 | 47 mins 46 secs
publishing, technology
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to prolific tech author, Kyle Rankin, about how he recently self-published his latest book, and how that differs from his many experiences with traditional publishers.
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Episode 142: 3D Printing, Ya'll
Episode | March 28th, 2023 | 1 hr 50 secs
technology
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin and Shawn Powers about Shawn's head's appearance at the recent SCaLE conference and 3D printing, all while having a little too much fun. Hit play if you always wondered about our Myers-Briggs types.
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Episode 133: Hardware Supply Chains, Trust Agility, and Avoiding Vendor Lock-in
Episode | December 6th, 2022 | 1 hr 8 mins
fediverse, identity, mastodon, security, technology
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin about hardware supply chains, building the only USA-made mobile phone, trust, open standards, and much more.
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Episode 132: Mastodon Lifeboats for Twitter Users
Episode | November 15th, 2022 | 1 hr 10 mins
mastodon, social media, technology
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Shawn Powers, and Kyle Rankin discuss the ups, downs, and how-tos of using Mastodon amid Twitter's recent instability.
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Episode 121: Who Really Owns Your Car?
Episode | August 5th, 2022 | 53 mins 9 secs
cars, privacy, technology
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin of Purism about the data cars collect, where it goes, and how we’re really just driving around in a smart phone that we don’t even own.
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Episode 114: Ethical Advertising
Episode | June 10th, 2022 | 58 mins 53 secs
advertising, privacy, technology
Tune in to our new episode! Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin of Purism about how to advertise without being creepy.
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Episode 112: Pseudonymous Authentication for Twitter
Episode | May 20th, 2022 | 1 hr 29 mins
identity, open source, privacy, technology
Katherine Druckman and Kyle Rankin talk to Dave Huseby about his new approach to pseudonymous user authentication.
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Episode 111: Peer-to-Peer Messaging with Quiet
Episode | May 13th, 2022 | 1 hr 17 mins
messaging, privacy, security, technology
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin and Holmes Wilson about Quiet, a Tor-based peer-to-peer messaging project.
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Episode 109: From Twitter to the Fediverse with Mastodon
Episode | April 29th, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
technology
Katherine Druckman talks to Shawn Powers and Kyle Rankin about moving from Twitter to the Fediverse using Mastodon, including how to choose a server and find your niche.
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Episode 103: Supply Chain Security and Disaster
Episode | March 18th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
supply chain, technology, war
Katherine Druckman talks to Kyle Rankin about global supply chain security, disaster and security preparedness, and the Librem 5.
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Episode 94: The Fun Holiday Episode
Episode | December 10th, 2021 | 49 mins 37 secs
gadgets, hobbies, technology
Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls, Shawn Powers, and Kyle Rankin talk about everything from microphones to roombas to pottery in our last episode of 2021.