Weekly Thing

Weekly Thing 325 / Platform, Agents, Legacy

June 28, 2025

Good morning! ☕️ TL;DR? Please take the 2025 Reader Survey! 😎 Ahh summer is in full swing now. I hope your weekend is starting off great. We are at the end...

Weekly Thing 324 / Agents, Shortcuts, Joy

June 21, 2025

Hey there! 👋 Hope you're great. The summer continues to start with a bang here. Very busy! 💥 This week's email was mostly written on my phone. I haven't done...

Weekly Thing 323 / Context, Dithering, Liquid Glass

June 15, 2025

Good morning! 🫡 This recent blog post from Seth Godin deserves to be quoted in full. There are people and organizations that are working overtime to redirect...

Weekly Thing 322 / Banff & Lake Louise

June 7, 2025

Hello from the Canadian Rockies! 🏔️ Tammy and I spent this week exploring beautiful and awe inspiring places around Banff and Lake Louise with our cameras in...

Weekly Thing 321 / Saluting, Tetris, Sky

May 31, 2025

Good morning! 👋 You may notice that I've been going deep on a lot of AI topics in the links lately. I definitely am going through a bit of a brain on fire...

Weekly Thing 320 / Octopus, Agentic, Voyager

May 24, 2025

Hello and welcome to Summer! It is Memorial Day weekend and here in Minnesota that is the official beginning of warm weather, biking and hiking, summer...

Weekly Thing 319 / Embeddings, Passkeys, Macros

May 17, 2025

Good morning and welcome to the eight-year anniversary of the Weekly Thing — Wow! 😲 Thank you for inviting me to your inbox! In the last couple of weeks I've...

Weekly Thing 318 / Sycophancy, Rollerblades, Yoga

May 10, 2025

Good morning! ☕️ What a week for the technology community in the Twin Cities! On Saturday we had Minnebar 19 and it was absolutely incredible. On Wednesday...

Weekly Thing 317 / Assembly, Blogging, Cyberpunk

May 3, 2025

Good Morning! ☕️ I missed ya last week! It was Tammy's birthday, I was behind on a number of things after my trip to Poland, had blog backlog and link...

Weekly Thing 316 / Blogroll, CaMeL, Insider

April 20, 2025

Good morning! ☕️ I took a week off for a delightful Spring Break trip to Florida. It was a mix of great beach time on Anna Maria Island finishing with visits...

Weekly Thing 315 / Innovation, Yak, Calligraphr

March 30, 2025

Dive into the fascinating evolution of search, AI, and privacy as innovations challenge the status quo and redefine digital landscapes.

Weekly Thing 314 / Interfaces, π, Bubbles

March 22, 2025

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

March 15, 2025

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

March 8, 2025

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

March 1, 2025

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

February 23, 2025

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

February 16, 2025

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

February 9, 2025

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

February 1, 2025

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

January 25, 2025

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

December 15, 2024

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

December 8, 2024

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

December 1, 2024

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

November 24, 2024

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

November 17, 2024

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

November 9, 2024

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

November 3, 2024

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

October 27, 2024

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"

October 19, 2024

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

October 13, 2024

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

October 6, 2024

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

September 28, 2024

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

September 14, 2024

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

September 7, 2024

Weekly Thing 292 dives into Big Tech's legal shifts, summer reflections, and personal journaling insights.

Weekly Thing 291 / Ireland 🇮🇪

August 4, 2024

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

June 1, 2024

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

May 25, 2024

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

May 19, 2024

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

May 11, 2024

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

May 4, 2024

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

April 28, 2024

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

April 20, 2024

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

April 13, 2024

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

April 6, 2024

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

March 31, 2024

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

March 16, 2024

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

March 10, 2024

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

March 2, 2024

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

February 18, 2024

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

February 11, 2024

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...