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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 30/09/2026

Whoever is running this account deserves a raise.

Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 29/09/2026

I've been playing with @duckdb.org and I gotta say the docs are amazing. The built-in web shell is a really nice touch. You can play with DuckDB right inside your web browser. This might be my SQLite replacement. duckdb.org/docs/current

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 03/09/2026

Never too early to check your voter registration. www.vote.org/am-i-registe...

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 31/08/2026

Just when I think I'm done reading the comments. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

I’ve met him only once, back in KubeCon Europe ‘23. I will never forget how the room was absolutely packed to the brim and people still wanted to keep coming in. And his keynote, which was originally scheduled to last for 45 minutes, which he carried on to almost double that time…. with no slides. No screen, just him, sitting down at the edge of the stage, like an old friend sharing stories over a few drinks. Talking not about the glamor of Kubernetes and how it can save businesses but quite the contrary - about the ugly side of it. The incidents. The times when things went wrong. And how he dealt with them. And then, he went around the room asking the same from all of us - to share, to dig in, to overcome our shyness and be present in that moment when, truly, we all forgot for over an hour that we were in KubeCon, that he was the speaker, that it was a keynote, and instead connected us all there and then.

I still chase that feeling when attending keynotes, none have come par to it.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 07/08/2026

What is the US national debt? $39,829,652,708,623 fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-fin...

The national debt ($39.83 T) is the total amount of outstanding borrowing by the U.S. Federal Government accumulated over the nation’s history.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 06/08/2026

It's been years since I led a morning standup and advised teams on how to ship the best products possible. Thanks to @awscloud.bsky.social and @codetv.dev I got the chance to do it again, but this time for the whole world to see. Check me out as I host The Full Stack. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5I2...

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 24/07/2026

Vim Classic is a fork of Vim 8.x for long-term maintenance, providing a stable, dependable editor -- maintained entirely by humans. vim-classic.org

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 18/07/2026

I got this award from my daughter when she was in elementary school. One of my greatest achievements ever.

Google

Search: World's best dad

Found: Kelsey Hightower

Dear Dad,

You are the worlds best dad in the world. You always help me when I need it. You take care of me. Give me what I need and everything I want. I am so glad that you were the father that I got. Thank you for being who you are. the worlds gratest dad. - kelis

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 07/07/2026

I met Larry Fitzgerald two years ago when he started his venture fund. I've been serving as the firm's Technical Advisor doing technical due diligence ever since. Yesterday, I got to spend the day with him at the World Cup, and reflect on how retirement is just the beginning.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 07/07/2026

Belgium 🇧🇪 out here playing like DJ Khalid. Another one.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 07/07/2026

Security out here standing on business.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 07/07/2026

They got the Q/A team out here.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 07/07/2026

It got invited to the game and asked: "where are you sitting?" I got here and was like 🤯

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 07/07/2026

They be needing surgery after a foul.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 07/07/2026

Goooooooooool! But for the other team.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 20/05/2026

The zero token way of taking notes and managing todo lists.

A stack of spiral memo pads and a ball point pen lying on a desk.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 16/03/2026

Looks like these crypto people are still at it. Now they are sending me text messages trying to get me to cash out and keep the scam going.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 27/02/2026

I still can't believe we use to write code like this.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 24/02/2026

I'm learning the Zig programming language and I'm surprised that inline code examples are still not considered a requirement. For example, take this page from the json standard library. Functions are documented but there are no examples on how and when to use them. ziglang.org/documentatio...

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 19/02/2026

This version of the future isn't appealing to me.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 14/02/2026

Even though I'm good today, I'll be keeping tabs on my voter registration throughout the year. I will not be caught off guard.

Kelsey Hightower's voter registration confirmation page. There is a green check mark indicating that Kelsey Hightower is registered to vote.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 14/02/2026

It took me about 10 seconds to check my voter registration using the @votedotorg.bsky.social website. I'm happy to report that I'm good to go. www.vote.org

You have the right to vote. If anyone tries to stop you, call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-687-8683.

Vote.org mission statement

Vote.org is the largest 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan voting registration and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) technology platform in America. Our organization exists to remove the barriers that keep voters from making their voices heard at the ballot box.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 13/02/2026

I miss the R&B era of matching jackets.

The Boyz to Men Cooley High Harmony album cover featuring the 4 members of Boyz to Men wearing matching jackets.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 12/02/2026

Yes. This book by Rob Eastaway teaches you how to do complex maths with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power.

Maths on the Back of an Envelope: Clever ways to (roughly) calculate anything. An entertaining introduction to mental maths and problem solving

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