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Kevin Pilch

@pilchie.dev
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Marathon runner, hockey player, beer drinker, chocolate chip cookie lover. Father. Group Manager for CosmosDB DevExp at Microsoft. Born 🇨🇦, Seattle since 2002. he/him

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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 29/09/2026
Our 1.0-beta.1 release of the Rust SDK for Azure Cosmos DB is out. We're considering this a release candidate for a 1.0 release coming soon - give it a spin and let us know if you run into any issues. #CosmosDB crates.io/crates/azure...
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crates.io: Rust Package Registry
crates.io serves as a central registry for sharing crates, which are packages or libraries written in Rust that you can use to enhance your projects
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 06/09/2026
I signed up to run the Terry Fox run for the first time in 30 years. I’ll match donations up to $1,000 at run.terryfox.ca/page/pilchie
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In 1980 Terry showed us what courage, compassion and determination look like. Today that example is needed more than ever and I am inspired to join more than 100,000 Terry Foxers this fall who are...
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 01/08/2026
Got to see them open for Florence and the Machine years ago, and they were great. Florence has had great “up and comers” at every show I’ve seen: Lizzo, St. Vincent, Wet Leg, Mannequin Pussy, as well as always having killer shows of her own.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 26/06/2026
They get auto-revoked when your manager changes btw.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 22/06/2026
What about a Next Cube?
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 03/06/2026
Just amazed at the lineup of announcements from my team at Microsoft #Build today! Too many to list, check out all the blog posts: devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/ #CosmosDB
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Cosmos DB
The latest news, updates and technical insights from the Azure Cosmos DB team
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 23/05/2026
I’ve got two of the ErgoDox EZ. One for the office and one for home. Ortholinear takes a while to learn, and programming layers is another whole rabbit hole, but I love mine. Plus mechanical switches.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 16/05/2026
Congrats @heaths.dev and everyone on the team.
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Heath Stewart @heaths.dev · 14/05/2026
#AzureSDK for #rustlang 🦀 has GA'd: we shipped our initial stable 1.0.0 version! 🎉 In this wave we have support for Storage Blobs and Queues, and Key Vault. Cosmos and Event Hubs are coming soon.
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From beta to stable: Announcing the Azure SDK for Rust 🎉🦀
Announcing the stable release of the Azure SDK for Rust. This release includes stable libraries for Core, Identity, Key Vault (Secrets, Keys, Certificates), and Storage (Blobs, Queues).
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 07/05/2026
Been waiting a long time for this preview to be ready. Very happy to share it with everyone #cosmosdb #azure devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/azu...
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Announcing the Public Preview of Azure Cosmos DB Shell: Open-Source Power Meets AI-Driven Database Automation - Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Discover Azure Cosmos DB Shell – an open-source CLI with MCP server support for AI agent integration, bash-like commands, and automated database workflows. Now in public preview.
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
1. Your coworkers shouldn’t be the first humans to have read what you produce. Vetting the content is on you. 2. If you’re using AI, you have no excuse for the content being lengthy and verbose. Conciseness is a prompt away. (2/2)
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 01/05/2026
Of course.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 26/03/2026
Is that why? Tripit just gave me a notification that my flight to Palm Springs in 5 hours is delayed 45mins.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 21/03/2026
That was supposed to be touching, not ticking.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 21/03/2026
Saw Project Hail Mary last night and really enjoyed it. I think they did a good job adapting it. Both ticking and funny.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 18/03/2026
I read this to the tune of Escape (The Piña Colada Song).
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 16/03/2026
Anyone reviewed the Aqara U400 yet?
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 16/03/2026
Hey @jp2e.bsky.social any changes to this post www.theverge.com/23393163/bes... in the last couple of months? Would love a thread-based lock that supports reliable auto-unlock. We're an apple + Home Assistant household. Currently have a Yale on the front door, but want something for the side.
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Here are the best smart locks you can buy right now
Ditch the keys for a smart door lock.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 15/03/2026
Mike’s hot honey is great. I learned it from MOD pizza.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 14/03/2026
Hey @reckless.bsky.social get ready for another rant.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 21/02/2026
Looks delicious. My one tattoo is of a lattice top pie.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 09/02/2026
How did the Olympic organizers put a Team Canada and a Team USA hockey game in the same timeslot. Really needing to multitask today.
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Ed Bott @edbott.com · 09/02/2026
Fuck MAGA, more Gaga
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 07/02/2026
@davidpierce.xyz listening to yesterday’s Vergecast with you mentioning a quest to find a new phone raised a question for me. Is there a workable way to dual phone if I’m not ready to give up my iPhone, but want to dabble in something else?
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 07/02/2026
NPR did a podcast about this back in December. They have called him that before, but not often: www.npr.org/2025/12/10/n...
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In the Trump era, has the word 'racist' lost its meaning? : Code Switch
Over the past few weeks, President Trump has amplified derogatory and stereotypical comments about people from Afghanistan. He's derided Somalians as a whole, and specifically targeted Congresswoman I...
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 29/01/2026
We’ve forgotten how to have in person meetings.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 29/01/2026
I’ve joined four meetings from a focus room at the office today. I’ve since found out that in two of them there were other participants sitting in adjacent focus rooms. :(
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 15/01/2026
Soon according to www.axios.com/local/seattl...
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Waymo's self-driving cars are coming to Seattle
The company's robotaxis have faced serious criticism in other cities.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 23/12/2025
A little early Christmas present from work. I was due for a machine refresh and a new 15” Surface with a 12core Snapdragon X1E80100 ARM64 CPU, 64GB RAM and 1TB SSD was delivered today. All set up now, and I’m excited to see how the battery holds up through a day in the office when I go back in Jan.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 21/12/2025
Watched Spirited again. It remains a modern Christmas Classic.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 13/12/2025
Oh, thanks. I think it was a different episode of the same segment and I got confused.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 13/12/2025
@johntmhiggins.bsky.social what was the arm mount HR monitor you recommended on the Vergecast?
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 12/12/2025
Nevermind, they are already taking about making 4km x 4km solar arrays to power their 5GW datacenter, so I guess adding half that area again as radiators wouldn’t be a blocker.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 12/12/2025
By my read this means a GW data center in space needs a radiator array with an area half the size of Central Park. That’s a lot to bring up, maintain, keep in orbit, etc. They neglect pumps, but I don’t see how you’d do it without them which means more energy, which means more area still.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 12/12/2025
I just don’t get what the heat dissipation plan is?
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 18/11/2025
Better late than never. Made a batch of @altonbrown.bsky.social ‘s aged egg nog for the holidays
A glass pitcher of freshly homemade eggnog on a granite counter
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 09/11/2025
@scalzi.com I saw recently that you wrote a summary of the Old Man’s War series. About to start The Shattering Peace, and now I can’t find it. Can you share a link, and maybe put it on whatever?
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 03/11/2025
I typically make @altonbrown.bsky.social’s recipe, which is a combo.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 28/10/2025
All thread all the time. J/k it’s a bit of a pain still, but hopefully with brands like IKEA adopting it things will get simpler.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 28/10/2025
I’ve got a fire tablet that I use, but they aren’t designed to be always charging. Also, does the app work as a mic/speaker for Home Assistant voice? I haven’t tried that part yet.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 28/10/2025
Related - can NabuCasa make a hub with a tablet/speaker/mic to compete with Google home, Alexa devices?
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 28/10/2025
When will #HomeAssistant support for #Matter binding come out of beta? Have been slowly replacing all my switches with Inovelli smart switches lately and having them control smart bulbs is terrible.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 20/09/2025
Cool blog about how the RecordScanner app uses Azure #CosmosDB's vector search capabilities: devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/rec...
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Record Scanner for vinyl collectors cuts costs with Azure Cosmos DB vector search - Azure Cosmos DB Blog
by Artur Drozdz, Founder of Record Scanner (recordscanner.com) If you’re like me, there’s at least one room in your home with an entire cabinet dedicated to your growing vinyl collection. At this poin...
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 11/09/2025
I *may* own a pair of carbon plated shoes for races, but I’m not out here talking about them all the time Tim.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 07/09/2025
I think you are looking for @timheuer.com . I don’t cycle, I just run.
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Heath Stewart @heaths.dev · 04/09/2025
#rustlang docs are live on Microsoft Learn: aka.ms/rust/docs These expand on #AzureSDK examples with more user scenarios and more to come. While we always want our crate READMEs to be helpful, we also want them to be concise. Of course, there's more information and many doc examples on docs.rs
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Azure for Rust developers - Rust on Azure
Get started developing with Rust on Azure using services like Azure Functions, Key Vault, Messaging, Identity, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, and the Azure SDK for Rust.
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 29/08/2025
No. Right now I don’t really have anything connected to Health Kit. Should i connect any/all of Garmin/Oura/Ladder?
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 29/08/2025
Of course. I should remember to do this!
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 29/08/2025
Oh, that’s fine. I have a Fenix 7, and I do record there too. It’s more my Oura activity completion is trending down, since it doesn’t know about the work I’m doing (and maybe that plays into recovery advice, etc).
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Kevin Pilch @pilchie.dev · 29/08/2025
I’ve been getting back into lifting a bit lately. I always take my Oura off when I do, but then I don’t get “credit” for it. Any other suggestions? @vicmsong.bsky.social ?
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