Weekly Thing 314 / Interfaces, π, Bubbles
Engineers as learners, self-driving tech tradeoffs, reflections on building better teams, safer innovation, and rediscovering the pleasure of deep thinking.
Weekly Thing 313 / Agentic, Shadows, WireMock
A mix of engineering, leadership, security, and the future of digital communities — plus a little Apple Intelligence drama for good measure.
Weekly Thing 312 / Tangled, Graphing, Starlink
Dive into troubleshooting, deep research, and the never-ending debate on whether managers should still code — plus Starlink satellites in real time!
Weekly Thing 311 / WikiTok, Bookmarklets, Tapestry
This week's links includes some under-appreciated tools, a massive crypto heist, and encryption battles. There's also a look at learning in public and why bookmarklets can be great.
Weekly Thing 310 / Signals, Research, Playlist
Weekly Thing 310 comes to you from Cannon Lake, where the water is frozen but ideas are flowing — let's talk gas limits, playlists, and power. Good morning!...
Weekly Thing 309 / Programming, Silence, Drones
Welcome to Weekly Thing 309, sent from Minneapolis, MN, where winter still lingers, but the inbox remains warm. This week explores changes in programming,...
Weekly Thing 308 / Tapestry, Terminal, Tab
Weekly Thing 308 surprisingly sent from Minneapolis, MN even thought I didn’t think you would be getting this today. Good morning! ☕️ This email you're...
Weekly Thing 307 / Attention, Goose, Pulse
Weekly Thing 307 sent while drinking a good coffee at the community table of Getaway Motor Cafe in Carver, MN. Good morning! ☕️ Hope all is well with you!...
Weekly Thing 306 / Spell, McLarens, Lynch
Weekly Thing 306 sent from Minneapolis, MN with that new email smell following winter break. Good morning! ☕️ Welcome to the first Weekly Thing of 2025! 🎉🥂 I...
Weekly Thing 305 / Lighthouse, Willow, Artemis
Weekly Thing 305 spreading Christmas cheer by sharing links for all to read from Faribault, MN. Good morning! ☕️ Welcome to the final Weekly Thing of 2024!...
Weekly Thing 304 / Connections, Vince, Markwhen
Weekly Thing 304 put together between great shopping deals and revising wish lists from Minneapolis, MN. Good morning! ☕️ I hope you have been having a great...
Weekly Thing 303 / Petnames, Synapse, jless
Weekly Thing 303 sent after recovering from a Turkey induced Thanksgiving nap from Minneapolis, MN. Good morning! ☕️ I love Thanksgiving and we had another...
Weekly Thing 302 / Recipe, Poetry, OnAir
Weekly Thing 302 chock full of links and a literal grab bag of awesomeness sent from Minneapolis, MN. Good morning! 👋 I'd like to send a nice big welcome to...
Weekly Thing 301 / TinyTroupe, Monarch, Leaving
Weekly Thing 301 arriving in your inbox fresh off the keys with the pixels still having that "new email" smell from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Good morning! 👋...
Weekly Thing 300 / Traceroute, 34x34x34, Typst
Weekly Thing 300 — can you believe I've sent three hundred of these emails out — from Minneapolis, MN. Good morning! 👋 Super Tuesday has come and gone and we...
Weekly Thing 299 / Apples, Abundance, Australia
Weekly Thing 299 sent from Minneapolis, MN after a record setting fundraiser getting over 265 candles out into the world and doing some good for four great...
Weekly Thing 298 / Tool, Solar, Circles
Weekly Thing 298 sending you good vibes from Minneapolis, MN and a bunch of interesting links, or at least links I found interesting. 😂 Good morning! 👋 After...
Weekly Thing 297 / People, Building, "Pure Blogger"
Weekly Thing 297 is arriving with a never before seen new section! Sent from Minneapolis, MN. Good morning! 👋 I've had an idea for a new section of the...
Weekly Thing 296 / Awk, Fav, Alarmo
Weekly Thing 296 sent behind deadline and barely with a minute to spare from Duluth, MN along the North Shore. We are up on the North Shore this weekend...
Weekly Thing 295 / Links, Surveillance, POSSE
Weekly Thing 295 is packed with info about privacy and supporting the open web, which you are doing by reading independently published newsletters. You are...
Weekly Thing 294 / Vaporizing, Intelligence, Contraption
Weekly Thing 294 double issue with more links than you could ever realistically want to go through but I’m sending them anyway! Good morning! 👋 So about last...
Weekly Thing 293 / WHOIS, Glowtime, Place
Welcome to Weekly Thing 293! Thanks for joining me on a journey of learning and exploring interesting things. Sent from Cannon Lake, MN. Hello there! 👋 Like...
Weekly Thing 292 / Signal, Checkboxes, Hope
Weekly Thing 292 dives into Big Tech's legal shifts, summer reflections, and personal journaling insights.
Weekly Thing 291 / Ireland 🇮🇪
Weekly Thing 291 is all about The Emerald Isle with its beautiful landscapes, wonderful people, and joyous spirit. Sent physically from Cannon Lake, MN but...
Weekly Thing 290 / Kino, Krebs, Kagi
Weekly Thing 290 with fifteen links and seven journal entries between May 24, 2024 and May 31, 2024. Sent from Minneapolis, MN. Good morning! 👋 Hope your...
Weekly Thing 289 / Queueing, Counting, Mapping
Weekly Thing 289 with fourteen links and eleven journal entries between May 17, 2024 and May 24, 2024. Sent from Minneapolis, MN. Good morning! 👋 I hope you...
Weekly Thing 288 / Hackerverse, Symbolica, Curators
Weekly Thing 288 with nineteen links and eight journal entries between May 10, 2024 and May 17, 2024. Sent from Minneapolis, MN. Good morning! 👋 Welcome to...
Weekly Thing 287 / Plinky, Piccolo, Privacy
Weekly Thing 287 with fifteen links and eleven journal entries between May 3, 2024 and May 10, 2024. Sent from Minneapolis, MN. Good morning! ☀️ Yes it is...
Weekly Thing 286 / Cypherpunk, Printing music, Rabbit
Weekly Thing 286 with fourteen links and ten journal entries between Apr 26, 2024 and May 3, 2024. Sent from Webster, WI. Hello from Webster, Wisconsin! We...
Weekly Thing 285 / Voyager, ActivityPub, Trackers
Weekly Thing 285 with fifteen links and five journal entries between Apr 19, 2024 and Apr 26, 2024. Sent from Minneapolis, MN. Good morning! 👋 Landing in...
Weekly Thing 284 / Playdate, Tetris, Calvin
Weekly Thing 284 with sixteen links and ten journal entries between Apr 12, 2024 and Apr 19, 2024. Sent from Minneapolis, MN. Hello there! 👋 I’m on week...
Weekly Thing 283 / Betula, Blocky, Tables
Weekly Thing 283 with sixteen links and four journal entries between Apr 5, 2024 and Apr 12, 2024. Sent from Minneapolis, MN. Hello there! 👋 I got many...
Weekly Thing 282 / Decentralized, Blobs, Rewards
Weekly Thing 282 with thirteen links and eight journal entries between Mar 29, 2024 and Apr 5, 2024. Sent from Minneapolis, MN. Good morning! 👋 I haven't had...
Weekly Thing 281 / Fediverse, Odyssey, Echo Chess
Weekly Thing 281 with twenty-eight links and twenty-five journal entries between Mar 15, 2024 and Mar 29, 2024. Sent from Faribault, MN. Good morning! 👋 I...
Weekly Thing 280 / Canvas, Undersea, Documents
Weekly Thing 280 with eighteen links and twelve journal entries between Mar 8, 2024 and Mar 15, 2024. Sent from Minneapolis, MN. Good morning! 👋 I hope...
Weekly Thing 279 / Nushell, BlackCat, Daemons
Weekly Thing 279 with twelve links and eight journal entries between Mar 1, 2024 and Mar 8, 2024. Sent from Cannon Lake, MN. Good morning! 👋 I love that the...
Weekly Thing 278 / Groq, GraphRAG, Gasless
Weekly Thing 278 with twenty-seven links and twenty-three journal entries between Feb 16, 2024 and Mar 1, 2024. Sent from Minneapolis, MN. 👋 Good morning! So...
Weekly Thing 277 / Privacy, Scammed, OmniFocus
Weekly Thing 277 with thirteen links and eight journal entries between Feb 9, 2024 and Feb 16, 2024. Sent from Minneapolis, MN. Good morning! 🤝 This week was...
Weekly Thing 276 / Contextual, Copilot, Collections
Weekly Thing 276 with twenty-four links and seven journal entries shared between Feb 2, 2024 and Feb 9, 2024. Sent from Minneapolis, MN, United States to...
Weekly Thing 275 / Vision, Sense, Magic
Weekly Thing 275 with sixteen links and twelve journal entries shared between Jan 26, 2024 and Feb 2, 2024. Sent from Minneapolis, MN, United States to 1,380...
Weekly Thing 274 / Gibberish, Happyfeed, Airshow
Weekly Thing 274 with thirty links and thirteen journal entries shared between Jan 12, 2024 and Jan 26, 2024. Double issue! Sent from Minneapolis, MN, United...
Weekly Thing 273 / Trippy, Buffalo, Bitkey
Weekly Thing 273 with sixteen links and twelve journal entries shared between Dec 8, 2023 and Dec 15, 2023. Sent by Jamie Thingelstad from Minneapolis, MN,...
Weekly Thing 272 / Escape, Fuzzy, Melodrip
Weekly Thing 272 with thirty-six links and twelve journal entries shared between Nov 24, 2023 and Dec 8, 2023. Double Issue! Sent by Jamie Thingelstad from...
Weekly Thing 271 / Imperfectionist, Zeitgeisty, Inko
Welcome to the Weekly Thing by Jamie Thingelstad, a hub of engaging thoughts and ideas! Intriguingly, the number 271 is a prime number and also stands out as...
Weekly Thing 270 / Panoramic, RCS, Finnegans
Welcome to the Weekly Thing by Jamie Thingelstad, a vibrant journey of insights and explorations! Did you know that 270 is a harmonic divisor number, a rare...
Weekly Thing 269 / Phind, Textcasting, Tailspin
Welcome to the Weekly Thing by Jamie Thingelstad — a treasure trove of insights and curiosities! Interestingly, 269 is a prime number, belonging to a unique...
Weekly Thing 268 / Schema, Achtung, Gamification
Welcome to the Weekly Thing by Jamie Thingelstad, your go-to resource for thought-provoking insights and carefully curated content! Did you know that 268 is...
Weekly Thing 267 / Generative, Ghibli, Mermaid
Welcome to this week's edition of the Weekly Thing by Jamie Thingelstad! Did you know that 267 is the international dialing code for Botswana, a country...
Weekly Thing 266 / Obsessed, DiceRight, Omnivore
Welcome to Issue 266 of the Weekly Thing by Jamie Thingelstad! Interesting fact: October 21 is notable in pop culture as the day Marty McFly arrives in the...
Weekly Thing 265 / Magic, Copilot, Shortery
Welcome to the 265th edition of the Weekly Thing by Jamie Thingelstad! Just as the number 265 forms a unique Ruth-Aaron pair with 264 due to their prime...