Bill Pollock
@nostarch.bsky.social
No Starch Press Founder and President. Founder and Chair, Hacker Initiative
Just finished performing open-heart surgery on our legacy production server. It was running a stack frozen in 2020 (Debian 10 + old Docker). We needed to pay down that technical debt to close security holes before our upcoming migration. it was nerve-wracking.
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Just finished performing open-heart surgery on our legacy production server. It was running a stack frozen in 2020 (Debian 10 + old Docker). We needed to pay down that technical debt to close security holes before our upcoming migration. it was nerve-wracking.
Lamb of God ticket secured.
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Lamb of God ticket secured.
Thank you Greg Newby. We will miss you. 'Gregory B. Newby - Wikipedia" share.google/RzLihGHDsW2U...
Gregory B. Newby - Wikipedia
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October 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Thank you Greg Newby. We will miss you. 'Gregory B. Newby - Wikipedia" share.google/RzLihGHDsW2U...
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The entire @openlibrary.org team would like to express our deep sadness at the loss of our friend Greg Newby who, for years, has seeded @gutenberg.org with public good, open access values worth continuing to follow. Thank you for your beautiful contributions. You are missed.
October 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The entire @openlibrary.org team would like to express our deep sadness at the loss of our friend Greg Newby who, for years, has seeded @gutenberg.org with public good, open access values worth continuing to follow. Thank you for your beautiful contributions. You are missed.
Reposted by Bill Pollock
The Project Gutenberg community mourns the passing of our CEO, Dr. Greg Newby (@gbnewby).
Without his years of leadership, Project Gutenberg wouldn't be what it is today. Learn more about him and his contributions at
www.gutenberg.org/about/newby....
Without his years of leadership, Project Gutenberg wouldn't be what it is today. Learn more about him and his contributions at
www.gutenberg.org/about/newby....
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October 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The Project Gutenberg community mourns the passing of our CEO, Dr. Greg Newby (@gbnewby).
Without his years of leadership, Project Gutenberg wouldn't be what it is today. Learn more about him and his contributions at
www.gutenberg.org/about/newby....
Without his years of leadership, Project Gutenberg wouldn't be what it is today. Learn more about him and his contributions at
www.gutenberg.org/about/newby....
Reposted by Bill Pollock
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
October 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
@buchmesse.de no starch press = 4.0 C 64. We're selling whatever we have left, 30% off.
October 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
@buchmesse.de no starch press = 4.0 C 64. We're selling whatever we have left, 30% off.
The Donald just posted this on truth social. It's May 2nd not April 1st
May 3, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The Donald just posted this on truth social. It's May 2nd not April 1st
Hackers, educators, tinkerers:
The 2025 Hacker Initiative grant cycle is open. Apply here 👉 hackerinitiative.org/apply-now/ Signal boost appreciated.
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April 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Hackers, educators, tinkerers:
The 2025 Hacker Initiative grant cycle is open. Apply here 👉 hackerinitiative.org/apply-now/ Signal boost appreciated.
The 2025 Hacker Initiative grant cycle is open. Apply here 👉 hackerinitiative.org/apply-now/ Signal boost appreciated.
While they last. Please share!
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March 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
While they last. Please share!
The secret to selling books? We like to think we make great books and I hope you agree, but the key is finding our readers. We're always building our worldwide distribution, filling the gaps. There's so much opportunity! Thank you all for helping spread the word! @nostarchpress.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The secret to selling books? We like to think we make great books and I hope you agree, but the key is finding our readers. We're always building our worldwide distribution, filling the gaps. There's so much opportunity! Thank you all for helping spread the word! @nostarchpress.bsky.social
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February 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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The sale will be 30% off everything through the 19th. It won't be live for a few hours.
February 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The sale will be 30% off everything through the 19th. It won't be live for a few hours.
It's President's Day. We normally run a sale but it looks like we missed that. May have something up in a few hours. @nostarchpress.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It's President's Day. We normally run a sale but it looks like we missed that. May have something up in a few hours. @nostarchpress.bsky.social
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Retaliatory tariffs are all right and good but if Canada, Mexico and the EU want to get this over with sanctioning the hell out of Trump’s oligarchs seems like a force multiplier.
February 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Retaliatory tariffs are all right and good but if Canada, Mexico and the EU want to get this over with sanctioning the hell out of Trump’s oligarchs seems like a force multiplier.
Get Musk out of our business now.
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
February 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Get Musk out of our business now.
Please send your book proposals to [email protected]. We review them weekly.
Some key topics of interest: Go, Rust, coffee table books like Engineering in Plain Sight, Open Circuits, Game Console. Books for nerds, geeks, hackers. Cyber, cyber, cyber, etc.
Some key topics of interest: Go, Rust, coffee table books like Engineering in Plain Sight, Open Circuits, Game Console. Books for nerds, geeks, hackers. Cyber, cyber, cyber, etc.
December 30, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Please send your book proposals to [email protected]. We review them weekly.
Some key topics of interest: Go, Rust, coffee table books like Engineering in Plain Sight, Open Circuits, Game Console. Books for nerds, geeks, hackers. Cyber, cyber, cyber, etc.
Some key topics of interest: Go, Rust, coffee table books like Engineering in Plain Sight, Open Circuits, Game Console. Books for nerds, geeks, hackers. Cyber, cyber, cyber, etc.
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December 15, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Back by popular demand: Our Learn YouSome Code @humble bundle is here for a hot minute, with proceeds backing @ThePSF. Gone Tuesday. Don't blink.https://www.humblebundle.com/books/learn-you-some-code-no-starch-books-encore
We have a shipping problem. Hundreds of orders are currently on hold due to a technical problem with our warehouse. I'm working on getting a fix.
December 12, 2024 at 9:39 PM
We have a shipping problem. Hundreds of orders are currently on hold due to a technical problem with our warehouse. I'm working on getting a fix.
Just launched a Humble Bundle. www.humblebundle.com/books/hackin...
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December 2, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Just launched a Humble Bundle. www.humblebundle.com/books/hackin...
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A little self-promotion and holiday cheer!
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or any of the great books at @nostarch.bsky.social
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November 29, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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or any of the great books at @nostarch.bsky.social
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