Weekly Thing #218 / An unscheduled break
I’m Jamie Thingelstad, and this is the Weekly Thing. Check out previous issues at the archive.
Hello there! 👋
We are getting ready to head out on our Spring Break trip. Atypical for us, we have very little planned other than a delightful location with amazing beaches just a short walk away. 🏖 I am planning to spend a lot of time relaxing, and also reconnecting with photography. I enjoy how photography pushes me to engage my creative senses.
Also, I’m going to take an unscheduled break from publishing the Weekly Thing for a few weeks. The last couple of months, and the last weeks particularly, have been overwhelming and I've often felt like I’m barely keeping up. Maybe even falling behind. I enjoy sending this weekly packet of links, reflections, photos and images. But I need to give myself some buffer… 🫠
I'll spare a Terminator "I'll be back" reference, but I will be. See you in a few weeks! 🫶
Featured
Volodymyr Zelensky on why Ukraine must defeat Putin | The Economist
An intimate interview with Ukraine's President from The Economist.
But if weakness means humanity, then it is this weakness that makes Mr Zelensky strong—and it is why the Ukrainian flag flies over both Whitehall and Pennsylvania Avenue. He celebrates how ordinary Ukrainians "waved their hands in the middle of the streets in order to stop tanks" as they did in Kherson, one of the cities now occupied by Russian forces. "They decided to stand up and do this of their own volition. I could not have ordered them not to do it or to throw themselves under the tank treads," he says. "I will stay with these people until the end."
The video outtakes embedded in the article are worth watching as well. 🇺🇦
Currently
Reading: Every day at 4pm ET I read the The War Diary Of Yevgenia Belorusets. Her writing about Ukraine is touching and a reminder of the personal impact of the war.
Journal
I could pass on any additional nasopharyngeal COVID tests.
Support Ukraine
There are many organizations doing good work in Ukraine. I am going to maintain this list and update it as I find anything new.
The people of Ukraine need the worlds help as they struggle through the invasion of their country. Please consider helping with a financial donation to these causes. 🇺🇦
Fiat
- Ukrainian Red Cross: All funds will be used to help those in need, affected by armed conflict, blood collection, mobilization of volunteers and resources, and emergency activities.
- $1K Project: Sponsor a Ukrainian family in need.
- Samaritan's Purse: Samaritan's Purse has deployed an Emergency Field Hospital to Ukraine.
- International Rescue Committee: Over 3.5 million refugees have been forced to flee Ukraine. Help the IRC send vital supplies to displaced children and families.
- Convoy of Hope: Whether it’s after a disaster, feeding a hungry child, or helping a parent put food on the table, Convoy of Hope is proud to deliver your kindness to those who need it most.
- Nova Ukraine: Dedicated to providing humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine and raising awareness about Ukraine in the United States as well as in the rest of the world.
- Humanitarian Aid Account of the National Bank of Ukraine: Meant for charity contributions from Ukraine and from abroad. The Ministry of Social Policy will channel the raised funds to support Ukraine’s citizens severely affected by the war.
- Voices of Children: Providing non-stop assistance to affected children and families from all over the country, providing emergency psychological assistance, and assisting in the evacuation process.
- USA for UNHCR: UNHCR is on the ground scaling its response to provide assistance and ensure those displaced find safety in welcoming arms in this moment of crisis.
- Razom for Ukraine: Razom creates spaces where people meet, partner and work together to unlock the potential of Ukraine.
- United Help Ukraine: Help us provide medical aid and humanitarian relief to brave Ukrainians defending themselves! Stand with the people of Ukraine!
- Care.org Ukraine Crisis Fund: Give now to send lifesaving food, water, and hygiene kits to the most vulnerable in Ukraine.
- Direct Relief: Direct Relief is working with Ukraine’s Ministry of Health and other groups in the region to provide requested medical aid—from oxygen concentrators to critical care medicines—while preparing to offer longer-term aid to people displaced or affected by the war.
- World Central Kitchen: Providing meals to Ukrainian families in need.
- UNICEF: Help UNICEF deliver aid to hundreds of thousands of children in eastern Ukraine impacted by violence — and to hundreds of thousands more as UNICEF races to meet increasingly urgent needs across the country.
Verticals
- Media Lifeline Ukraine: Coalition to keep the flow of reliable information alive in and around Ukraine. We work hard to support journalists working in extreme circumstances to bring reliable information.
- Kyiv Independent: Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Choose one-time or ongoing support.
- Lifeline Ukraine: Suicide prevention support line.
- Doctors Without Borders: We have teams in Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, Hungary, Slovakia, Russia, and Belarus. We are an independent and impartial organization committed to providing medical humanitarian assistance to people affected by the war no matter who they are or where they are.
Crypto
- Donate Crypto to Ukraine: Support people in their fight for freedom.
- Aid for Ukraine: Aid for Ukraine is a collaboration between the Government of Ukraine, Everstake (a Ukraine-based web3 company), and friends from the crypto community around the world.
Thank you! 🙏
Enjoying this incredible Double Fermented Gesha special 2nd Anniversary Coffee from Pair Cupworks. ☕️
Strawberry, Vanilla, & Bananas Foster! - It's a celebration! This gesha varietal coffee is grown by El Vergel Farm and double fermented by producers Elias and Shady Bayter, located in Tolima, Colombia. In celebration of our cafe's 2nd anniversary, we are happy to present this super limited release!
Market Value up 12.4%
Our city shared this update on the assessed market value of property.
2022 Assessment Report
The 2022 Assessment Report is in. Edina’s total Estimated Market Value rose from $13.76 billion in 2021 to $15.45 billion in 2022. Overall, that’s a 12.4 percent growth in value from January 2021 to January 2022. Total percentage growth in 2022 exceeds total percentage growth for 2019, 2020 and 2021 combined.
That much growth in one year doesn't make sense. Is the market catching up? Or getting ahead? Inflation?
Taylor Hawkins drum solo from Oct. 18, 2018 Foo Fighters show. RIP. 😢
Shocked and saddened to hear that the Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins has died. He and Grohl are the soul of the Foos. Ugh. Only 50! 😢
Briefly
The latest data on the war in Ukraine, overlaid on a map. → Ukraine Latest news on live map
Simple platform to create your own DAO. → Syndicate
These are great recommendations for Slack. → Collaborate with kindness: Consider these etiquette tips in Slack | Slack
This makes sense, and a worthy question to ask "Do I do this?" → Why Tension Spreads Through Relationships and Organizations
An interesting variable to consider for crypto companies. → Token compensation: a brief explainer for job candidates - Paradigm
I’m a big fan, and supporter, of the Internet Archive. → After 25 years, Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive are still working to democratize knowledge | Nieman Journalism Lab
This feels overly complicated to me, but I also think it is what people have loved about Obsidian. → Programmable Notes
You cannot extrapolate broad assertions from specific details. I feel like I should reread Fooled by Randomness. It has been a very long time, and still strikes me as one of Taleb's best books. → Disinformation and Fooled by Randomness
I dig these detailed walk throughs. → The Illustrated TLS 1.3 Connection: Every Byte Explained
Github issues as a short order cook? 🧑🍳 → I built a receipt printer for GitHub issues - Andrew Schmelyun
😢 → Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters’ Drummer, Dies at 50
You can now volunteer to fight on your keyboard. 🧑💻 → Inside Ukraine′s cyber guerrilla army
Fortune
Here is your fortune…
Stay away from flying saucers today. 🛸
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