Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 16hTo be fair, the things I get from Amazon are pretty much ebooks and paper books I can't get anywhere else. They're not wrong that a solid majority of the things I buy are books, not even counting the library books. 010
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Oh interesting! I suspect some of it will be helpful, a few chapters are more targeted for people who work on this full-time (but they're clearly labeled). I hope it's helpful, let me know 010
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Oh fantastic! I hope it's helpful, please let me know if you like it 122
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Discount may not be combined with any other offer and is not redeemable for cash. Offer subject to change. (Yes I am required to post that whole schpiel) 020
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Discount code SAFERTECH confers a 35% discount off the list price of ISBNs 9780135589328 or 9780135589359 only when purchased on informit.com. Discount does not apply to “Best Value” or “Additional Savings” book + eBook bundles. Offer expires 11:59pm EDT May 31, 2027.informit.comInformIT: The Trusted Technology Source for IT Pros and DevelopersResources from the authors, creators, innovators, & leaders of technology - home to leading publishers Addison-Wesley Professional, & Sams. 130
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026You'll learn how to prevent failures and also how to manage them gracefully when they inevitably occur, preserving trust and turning crises into powerful learning opportunities. 140
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Go beyond theory and learn to implement safety practices directly into your workflows and organizational structure. This book provides concrete tools, mental models, and communication strategies for individuals and team leaders to build products that can withstand real-world chaos. 160
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Building Safer Technology delivers a practical field guide to safety engineering, a practice dedicated to designing systems that are not only innovative but also fundamentally resilient. We teach durable thinking that works even as technology and the ways we interact with it change. 170
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Technology is changing fast. So are humans. Software and AI are woven into everything from power grids to the devices in our homes, failure is no longer a minor inconvenience―it's a critical business risk that can cost lives, paralyze economies, and erode trust. 160
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"Building Safer Technology: A Field Guide to Failing Well" is here and you can get it wherever books are sold (35% discount code for you in this thread). I've spent 20 years dealing with terrible things on the Internet and I've learned a lot about how to build things which really *work*. 2356
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The Pinterest office has a really nifty 📌 giant red pushpin made of Lego📌 They were kind enough to invite me to speak yesterday and had over an hour of great questions, so I'm pretty sure that they liked the talk. 1220
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Documents were changed from being completely-internally-visible by default in 2010, if I'm not wildly misremembering, and the reason was straightforwardly security. 1100
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Technically the thing that got you hired was "being smart and caring about people on the Internet" 😁 040
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I don't have a copy yet, so you might be able to get one before I do! Get it from the publisher: www.informit.com/store/buildi... Or Amazon: www.amazon.com/Building-Saf...informit.comBuilding Safer Technology: A Field Guide to Failing Well | InformITFailure is inevitable. Failing well is a skill. The era of "move fast and break things" is over. In a world where software and AI are woven into everything from power grids to the devices in our homes... 260
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I can't believe that our book, "Building Safer Technology: A Field Guide to Failing Well" is here NOW. Learn how to build safely -- security, privacy, trust&safety, AI safety, etc. We concentrate on the underlying thinking and skills so this is durable knowledge even as technology changes. 1359
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 18/08/2026static.klipy.comFiery Imp DrawingAlt: Fiery Imp Drawing 000
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 03/08/2026From watching Career Ladder I've decided my job is like fugu sashimi because if you mess it up, someone will get hurt and many people would never touch it (On Career Ladder, the host tries to guess someone's job in 2 min and often asks what kind of food the job would be) youtube.com/shorts/0cc4V...youtube.comPeople HATE her job 🇧🇷 Ep. 607 🪜YouTube video by Max Klymenko 020
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I haven't tried it yet, but it's only a brim so probably not much 000
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I haven't used it yet, but I'm very excited not to be: a) blinded by the sun and b) so dependent on sunscreen. I'm so used to riding a road bike that sitting up on my new bike is weird. And bright. There is a version with a smaller brim and one which is just a visor. dabrim.com/collections/...dabrim.comCycling Classic Helmet Visor BrimDa Brim Bicycle helmet visor brim. The Cycling Classic model is the largest of the Da Brim cycling helmet brims and visors offering the most sun protection and shade. Water resistant to keep rain off ... 010
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 20/07/2026HEY GUESS WHAT YOU CAN ATTACH A GIANT BRIM TO YOUR BIKE HELMET AND MAKE IT INTO A GIANT HAT! 2240
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 16/07/2026It's amazing how many things in life come down to "killing people is not good". 160
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I've been asked about how to get a signed copy. In this case, message me, we don't have anything set up. 010
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 10/07/2026InformIT: www.informit.com/store/buildi... Books A Million: www.booksamillion.com/p/Building-S... Barnes And Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/building-s... Walmart: www.walmart.com/ip/Building-...informit.comBuilding Safer Technology: A Field Guide to Failing Well | InformITFailure is inevitable. Failing well is a skill. The era of "move fast and break things" is over. In a world where software and AI are woven into everything from power grids to the devices in our homes... 150
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Pearson: www.pearson.com/en-us/subjec... Amazon: www.amazon.com/Building-Saf... OReilly: www.oreilly.com/library/view... Google Play Books: play.google.com/store/books/...pearson.comBuilding Safer Technology: A Field Guide to Failing Well 240
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Thanks also to @stamos.org @lizthegrey.com @jeffdean.bsky.social @lorriecranor.bsky.social Sam Shillace and Mark Russ for taking time out of their extremely busy schedule to look the book over and write us blurbs. /5 150
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I've been lucky to work with amazing people in my career and on this project. Yonatan Zunger and I have worked together for nearly two decades and have been meaning to write this book for over 10 years. We also have Phillip Misner, JP Hernandez, Harmony Mabrey -- and the inimitable Danielle Cass. 4/ 150
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 10/07/2026... like metrics that drive effective action (and not perversity), communication, and team design. I had to learn all of these things the hard way, both on my route to Distinguished Engineer and as a CISO. This is the book I wish I'd had and I hope it helps you, well, build safer technology. 3/ 150
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 10/07/2026 _Building Safer Technology: A Guide to Failing Well_ covers topics all the way from design to incident response to programs all the way to the nitty gritty critical things that no one talks about but are so often the difference between good intentions and effective impact. 2/ 160
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Did I mention that we've been writing a book? Fundamentally, security, privacy, trust&safety, AI safety -- all the fields aimed at dealing with dealing with how technical systems hurt people and how to avoid it -- share a foundation. We cover how to think and achieve *truly* effective practice. 1/ 48524
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 10/07/2026... Apologies, I just deleted the thread because I forgot the cover 🤦 It'll be back up in just a second 110
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 01/07/2026What *does* a hacker look like to you? I probably shouldn't admit how many black hoodies I own, should I? (Spy Museum in NYC, BTW. My kids loved it.) 0221
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Yes. Signed, The TL of getting everything else to integrate with Google+ (And security and privacy) 1120
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I think the difference is that they're made out of cake scraps and profit margin 110
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I can't really walk this week for mysterious reasons* and boy is my dog happy with my inability to get into the office. * Literally I don't know why and the doctor doesn't have appointments for weeks. Please feel free to suggest good concierge doctors around Mountain View this is silly. 142
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Excitement is generally not *good*, at least. I may enjoy my job, but surprises range from "annoying" to "code brown". 040
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I realize I'm boring but I prefer to skip that step if possible. 260
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 09/06/2026You can use coding-machine tools to pay down tech debt! Then your coding machine can go brrrrrr faster and less scary! 100
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 06/06/2026It's really rough on people without a fixed address, though. I worked with a guy who used to live on the streets and even 5+ years ago he was effectively locked out of a bunch of places 020
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Pepcid not doing it? Xolair is pretty dang awesome, if you can get a competent allergist. 100
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 03/06/2026The oddest part about making such a reference is that "male and female" in this context is a merism -- using both ends of a spectrum to represent the whole. Merism is a literary device is used extensively in the story! intertextual.bible/glossary/mer...intertextual.bibleMerism | intertextual.bibleMerism is a literary device that expresses totality by naming two contrasting or opposite parts. By mentioning the extremes of a range, the text signals that everything between them is included, even ... 040
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I worked with Thunder something like 10 years ago and that's his actual real-life name (though not his birth name) and has been for decades. Seriously. 030
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Not *all* write access, but a shocking amount of it for sure. Now I'll have to remember to tell my kiddo 030
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social · 26/05/2026It absolutely does not for most bugs. The weird cases, we absolutely do. 020