Kin Lane @[email protected]

The Power of 'No' in Internet Standards - https://www.mnot.net/blog/2026/02/13/no?li

I know I have some comments... https://support.savingplaces.org/s/4589046/ZZSJaM4W

I got all setup on Commune, an alternative to Substack -- I've been missing the network effect on my newsletters, and Commune seems like solid solution. https://usecommune.com/join/45599820-08c5-4558-ad60-7ad9b1aafbfa

Just finished. Strong recommendation. Right there with Braiding Sweetgrass in redefining how we see the indigenous state of being on this continent. We Survived the Night By Julian Brave NoiseCat - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/688144/we-survived-the-night-by-julian-brave-noisecat/

You cannot build a home – physical or intellectual – that is safe and secure if the foundation is rotten. The foundation of these fields -- cognitive science, psychology, artificial intelligence, computing, educational technology -- is rotten. https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/ed-tech-dragnet/

2006 -- I recommend you maintain your blog, be on social media, and actively maintain an online presence.
2026 -- I just can't recommend that anymore for the average person in my life--it has gotten too hostile out there.

How all of this played into the American Revolution is super interesting. https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2026/02/alexander-hamilton-industrial-spy/

My personal newsletter for last week - https://buttondown.com/kin-lane/archive/a-week-of-being-kin-lane-february-9th-2026/

Alex is my new favorite artist - https://paint-with-alex.myshopify.com/pages/ea_fire-and-light

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/typing-for-love-or-money/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/deaf-quarterback-changed-sports-forever-inventing-huddle-180987178/

https://eatmancereal.com/products/maple-bacon-1-box

https://www.archives.nyc/blog/2023/1/31/a-charter-for-new-amsterdam-february-2-1653

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-contemporary-artists-washington-crossing-delaware-challenge-history

https://kinlane.com/2026/01/31/staying-within-the-machine/

Watching Ken Burns talk about the filmmaking behind the Revolutionary War documentary was exactly the antidote I needed for the way the week started for me. https://kinlane.com/2026/01/30/i-went-to-see-ken-burns-talk-about-the-filmmaking-behind-his-revolutionary-war-documentary/

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/educator-fired-for-reading-i-need-a-new-butt-to-students-must-be-reinstated-mississippi-court-rules/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/invisibility-science-fiction-reality-technology

https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2026/01/early-saratoga-county-inventors/

My personal newsletter for last week. A day late, but yesterday was a struggle after the weekend in the United States. https://buttondown.com/kin-lane/archive/a-week-of-being-kin-lane-january-26th-2026/