# public media (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover public media. Page: Feed: --- ## [Pygmalion as a Software Developer](https://kyle.au/blog/pygmalion-as-a-software-developer) _2026-07-19 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ Nosdesk was perfect for about a year, because it only existed in my head. What happened when real people got hold of it, and an old Greek story about the same mistake. ## [The Human Patch](https://kyle.au/blog/the-human-patch) _2026-07-02 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ Every broken system has a person holding it together. Replacing them with AI doesn't fix the system. It removes the only part that was adapting. ## [120,000 Lines of Rust: Inside the Nosdesk Backend](https://kyle.au/blog/nosdesk-backend-rust) _2026-05-28 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ The engineering companion to why I built Nosdesk. How I built a real-time, offline-first backend in Rust: streaming pipelines, crash-safe queues, and pushing correctness into the type system. ## [The Helpdesk AI I Want Is the One I Barely Notice](https://kyle.au/blog/helpdesk-ai-i-barely-notice) _2026-05-27 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ AI should make the helpdesk smarter without making the interface more crowded. Here's how I'm building ambient intelligence into Nosdesk — and what's actually worth implementing. ## [Neuroscale AI](https://kyle.au/work/neuroscale) _2026-04-15 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ Contract work at Neuroscale AI — AI pipeline development, WebGL hero backgrounds, and interactive feature pages. ## [I Ordered a Minimal Phone. Here's What Happened.](https://kyle.au/blog/minimal-phone-order) _2026-04-12 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ I ordered a Minimal Phone in January 2026. Two months, four excuses, and a chargeback later, here's what happened. ## [Solution One](https://kyle.au/work/solutionone) _2026-02-28 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ Infrastructure Engineer at an MSP. Observability migration from Graylog to Grafana, infrastructure-as-code foundations, a CloudLinux 7 to 8 fleet migration, and a lot of automation. ## [Paper-TTY Rust Project](https://kyle.au/notes/technology/macintosh-classic-ii-e-ink-terminal-mod/paper-tty-rust-project) _2026-01-28 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ Paper-TTY is a custom Rust application that drives the Waveshare 9.7" e-ink display inside the Macintosh Classic II mod. It started as a port of the IT8951 C dr ## [Sway Wayland Session Configuration](https://kyle.au/notes/technology/macintosh-classic-ii-e-ink-terminal-mod/sway-wayland-session-configuration) _2026-01-28 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ The Macintosh Classic II e-ink mod can run a full Sway Wayland compositor session instead of the basic terminal mode. Sway runs headless with a virtual 800x600 ## [It's just public media now](https://kyle.au/blog/just-public-media-now) _2026-01-21 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ At some point, social media stopped being social. It's just public media now. ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PoRnSbidRBWI) _2026-01-20 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [Tangara Build](https://kyle.au/notes/technology/projects/tangara/tangara-build) _2026-01-13 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ Build log for Tangara, an open-source portable music player with an iPod-style form factor. ESP32 brain, 1.8" TFT display, capacitive touchwheel, quality DAC. F ## [The Helpdesk Nobody Built, So I Did](https://kyle.au/blog/why-i-built-nosdesk) _2026-01-01 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ Every helpdesk I used felt like it was designed by someone who'd never had to use one. So I spent a year building my own. ## [A Week with the Mudita Kompakt](https://kyle.au/blog/mudita-kompakt-review) _2025-12-17 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ After a week using the Mudita Kompakt as my primary phone, here's what worked, what didn't, and what you'll need to make it usable. ## [Secrets Managers](https://kyle.au/notes/technology/privacy-and-security/secrets-managers) _2025-10-14 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ Secrets managers are for machines. Password managers are for humans. You put credentials, API tokens, certificates, and encryption keys into a secrets manager, ## [Tmux Command Reference](https://kyle.au/notes/technology/commands/shell/tmux-command-reference) _2025-10-13 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ Working reference for tmux — the commands I actually use for managing sessions, windows, and panes over SSH. Grouped by what you're trying to do rather than alp ## [Rsync Command Reference](https://kyle.au/notes/technology/commands/file-transfer/rsync-command-reference) _2025-10-09 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ Rsync transfers only the differences between a source and a destination, which is what makes it good for backups and large transfers over slow or intermittent l ## [Network Commands Reference](https://kyle.au/notes/technology/commands/networking/network-commands-reference) _2025-10-09 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ Networking commands I keep reaching for: nmap for port scanning, screen/minicom for serial console work, and the usual diagnostics grab-bag. ## [Linux Command Reference](https://kyle.au/notes/technology/commands/shell/linux-command-reference) _2025-10-09 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ The snippets I'd otherwise have to look up. The basics I remember; these are the ones I don't want to. ## [PowerShell Command Reference](https://kyle.au/notes/technology/commands/shell/powershell-command-reference) _2025-10-09 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ PowerShell commands I come back to on Windows. Same shape as the Linux reference: grouped by task, not alphabetically. ## [Database Options for Self-Hosted Applications](https://kyle.au/notes/technology/administration/database-options-for-self-hosted-applications) _2025-10-06 · Kyle Phillips · Kyle Phillips_ Notes on picking between SQLite, MySQL/MariaDB, and PostgreSQL for self-hosted apps. Short version: if a single process and a single machine are writing, SQLite ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/v7sI1lqoulKZ) _2025-10-06 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [Three Things: The Arrival of Public Radio's FY 2024 Financials and The Challenge Ahead](https://timjeby.substack.com/p/three-things-the-arrival-of-public) _2024-11-25 · Tim Eby · Three Things_ With challenges on multiple fronts, public radio faces a daunting 2025. ## [Three Things: The Impact of September 11 on Public Radio](https://timjeby.substack.com/p/three-things-the-impact-of-september-857) _2024-09-11 · Tim Eby · Three Things_ A remembrance of the impact of this faithful day in America on public radio and its listeners.