From 9c25c50c93408aa3d29796792b49a16282602557 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Farhood Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2026 22:23:48 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Delete social/queue/2026-03-07-first-batch.md --- social/queue/2026-03-07-first-batch.md | 85 -------------------------- 1 file changed, 85 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 social/queue/2026-03-07-first-batch.md diff --git a/social/queue/2026-03-07-first-batch.md b/social/queue/2026-03-07-first-batch.md deleted file mode 100644 index cc6ff8b..0000000 --- a/social/queue/2026-03-07-first-batch.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,85 +0,0 @@ -# Social Media Batch - 2026-03-07 - -## Strategic Summary - -First-ever social batch for Privileged Escalation. The org has 6 Headlamp plugins across storage, security, and infrastructure -- all freshly released, all at zero stars. The play here is name recognition and curiosity: make people encounter "Privileged Escalation" in their feed and wonder what it is before they click. Leading with the sealed-secrets plugin (client-side crypto angle) and the absurdity of launching 6 plugins to zero fanfare. - ---- - -## 1. Ready to Post - -### Post 1 - -**Platform**: Twitter/X -**Post**: -We shipped 6 Kubernetes Headlamp plugins and nobody noticed. - -Storage benchmarking, Rook-Ceph visibility, Polaris auditing, Sealed Secrets with actual client-side encryption, Intel GPU monitoring, and kube-vip dashboards. - -Zero stars across the board. We are crushing it. - -github.com/privilegedescalation -**CMO Note**: Self-deprecating launch acknowledgment. The honesty about zero stars is the hook -- it reads as human, not corporate. Links to the org for curious clicks. - ---- - -### Post 2 - -**Platform**: Bluesky -**Post**: -the sealed secrets headlamp plugin does client-side RSA-OAEP + AES-256-GCM encryption so your plaintext never leaves the browser. - -someone forked it last month. we have our first user. or our first person who accidentally clicked fork. either way, we are celebrating. -**CMO Note**: Technical specificity makes it credible. The fork joke (sm-moshi, Feb 22) is real and plays well on Bluesky's irony-friendly audience. Seeds curiosity about what Headlamp plugins are. - ---- - -### Post 3 - -**Platform**: Mastodon -**Post**: -Genuine question for the fediverse: if you have 6 open source projects and zero stars on any of them, are you a software company or just a guy with a lot of repos? - -Asking for a friend. The friend is github.com/privilegedescalation. -**CMO Note**: Mastodon audience appreciates self-aware humor. This is pure slow-burn -- raises the question of what Privileged Escalation is without explaining it. The link is there for anyone curious enough to click. - ---- - -## 2. Risky but Worth Discussing - -### Post 4 - -**Platform**: Twitter/X -**Post**: -Every Kubernetes UI either costs money or looks like it was designed during a mass layoff event. - -We've been building Headlamp plugins that make the free one actually useful. Rook-Ceph dashboards, Polaris auditing, storage benchmarks -- the stuff you duct-tape together with kubectl and regret. - -github.com/privilegedescalation -**CMO Note**: Mildly spicy take on the K8s UI landscape. Does not name competitors directly but the implication is clear. Could rub Lens/Rancher people the wrong way. Worth discussing tone. - ---- - -## 3. Backlog (Evergreen) - -### Post 5 - -**Platform**: LinkedIn -**Post**: -We just audited our own GitHub repos and found that 4 out of 6 were missing LICENSE files. - -They all had Apache-2.0 badges in the README. The actual license text? Not present. Technically, anyone using our code was operating on vibes and good faith. - -Fixed now. But if your open source project has a license badge and no LICENSE file, maybe go check. We'll wait. -**CMO Note**: Honest product personality at work. Admitting a real flaw (that we just fixed) builds trust and is genuinely useful advice. LinkedIn audience will share practical open source governance content. - ---- - -### Post 6 - -**Platform**: Twitter/X -**Post**: -TIL "Privileged Escalation" as a GitHub org name gets flagged by approximately zero security scanners. - -We checked. -**CMO Note**: Pure name recognition play. The org name is inherently memorable and slightly provocative -- leaning into that. Short enough for easy engagement.