# Jamie Thingelstad

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Personal blog of Jamie Thingelstad, writing on the web since 2004. Hosted on micro.blog.

## About

- Site: https://www.thingelstad.com/
- Archive (every post): https://www.thingelstad.com/archive/
- Feed (RSS): https://www.thingelstad.com/feed.xml
- Feed (JSON): https://www.thingelstad.com/feed.json
- Weekly Thing: https://weekly.thingelstad.com/ (A weekly collection of interesting links, ideas, and observations from across the internet, curated by Jamie Thingelstad.)
- Another Thing: https://another.thingelstad.com/ (A podcast by Jamie Thingelstad, exploring technology, creativity, and the things that make life interesting.)
- Thingy: https://thingy.thingelstad.com/ (Ask Thingy to find and synthesize writing from across Jamie Thingelstad's archive.)

## Recent posts

- [The nnxyz rooms](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/10/15/the-nnxyz-rooms.html) (2026-10-15): Years ago I discovered the work of nnxyz on nifty.ink. I acquired a few of his pieces and grew to like it more and more. I ended up collecting four complete …
- [WT353 — Release Notes for Every Day](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/10/11/wt-release-notes-for-every.html) (2026-10-11): Claude Haiku 5.5, hard budget caps on usage-based APIs, zkAPI private payment credits, rumored Apple M8 Ultra AI servers, and Tufte’s Razor on the data-ink …
- [Weekly Thing Archive Improved](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/10/06/weekly-thing-archive-improved.html) (2026-10-06): Over the 10 years that I’ve published the Weekly Thing I have used three different platforms to send it. Each one of those had unique requirements for how I …
- [mb 2.0 with MCP support](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/10/05/mb-with-mcp-support.html) (2026-10-05): In March I created mb, a command-line micro.blog client that is specifically created for agents to use. This is what Otto uses to publish on its blog. It can …
- [Weekly Thing Podcast Improvements](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/09/21/weekly-thing-podcast-improvements.html) (2026-09-21): Claude and I did a session in WT Builder focused on the generated audio for Weekly Thing issues. This was one of the goals I had with the new authoring app. …
- [Building and Puzzling about Software](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/09/17/building-and-puzzling-about-software.html) (2026-09-17): This originally started as a commentary on a link for the Weekly Thing and then got so long it became a blog post of its own. Many themes in this article start …
- [Out There: A National Parks Story](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/09/15/out-there-a-national-parks.html) (2026-09-15): Last night Tammy and I got to go to the Parkway Theatre for a screening of Out There: A National Parks Story. There was a short panel afterward with the …
- [Jaunty Hair by Josh Ellis](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/09/03/jaunty-hair-by-josh-ellis.html) (2026-09-03): My cousin Josh has been writing his Rambling Josh column for over 20 years. (Short aside, it is funny to me that I’ve been blogging for 20 years as well. His …
- [Porto 2026 — Day 2](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/08/08/porto-day.html) (2026-08-08):  9:00 a.m. Coffee for Jamie at C’alma Coffee Room 10:30 a.m. Brunch at CA Downtown 11:30 a.m. Alice Escape Room at Cubus Escape. We escape in 48:31 with no …
- [Porto 2026 — Day 1](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/08/07/porto-day.html) (2026-08-07):  Land in AMS at 11:30 a.m. Brunch and explore the airport. Fly AMS to OPO on DL 9338. Sleeping is the main event on this flight. Land about 3:30 p.m. Metro to …
- [Porto 2026 — Day 0](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/08/06/porto-day.html) (2026-08-06):  5:40p Lyft to airport Dinner at Shake Shack in MSP Airport Flight delayed 1 hour Take off 8:55 p.m. on DL 162 from MSP to AMS 
- [Seattle World Cup — Wednesday (Day 4)](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/07/08/seattle-world-cup-wednesday-day.html) (2026-07-08):  Up early and checked out of Airbnb 7:45a Lyft to breakfast 8:00a 5 Spot in Queen Anne for breakfast 9:00a Running a bit early, so walk to Kerry Park for …
- [Seattle World Cup — Tuesday (Day 3)](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/07/08/seattle-world-cup-tuesday-day.html) (2026-07-08):  Pastries from Le Panier 8:05a Lyft to Boeing Factory Tour; Meet Val 9:00a Boeing Future of Flight factory tour. Cool to see the largest building (by volume) in …
- [Seattle World Cup — Monday (Day 2)](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/07/07/seattle-world-cup-monday-day.html) (2026-07-07):  Walk a block and return to Airbnb to tend to Jamie’s shoe problems Explore Pike Place for breakfast but still just opening First Mochi Waffles at Mr Waffle for …
- [Seattle World Cup — Sunday (Day 1)](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/07/06/seattle-world-cup-sunday-day.html) (2026-07-06):  DL 881 to Seattle Collect Seattle Airport POAP Lyft to Airbnb, water street steps Walk to FIFA store First Macron stop FIFA Store massively sold Walk to dinner …
- [Elixir's Agentic Product Team](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/06/22/elixirs-agentic-product-team.html) (2026-06-22): I’ve been exploring and engaging in agentic software deeply for a couple of months now with a number of my own projects to learn with. Thus far, nearly all of …
- [Thingy Evolved](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/06/07/thingy-evolved.html) (2026-06-07): I rebuilt Thingy into the archive agent I always wanted. Thingy started a month ago as an agent that acted as a librarian in front of the Weekly Thing archive. …
- [Minnesota Technology Council](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/05/18/minnesota-technology-council.html) (2026-05-18): I had my first official meeting of the Technology Advisory Council a week ago. I was honored to be accepted into this group with an official appointment from …
- [Suburbs @ The Parkway](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/05/14/suburbs-the-parkway.html) (2026-05-14): Somewhat even to our surprise Tammy and I hadn’t been to a Suburbs show. Neither of us connected with the band when they were first on the scene. We see Chan …
- [The Weekly Thing Team](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/05/12/the-weekly-thing-team.html) (2026-05-12): I’ve been publishing the Weekly Thing for nine years and automation is one of the things that has made that possible. I shared a while back how I find content, …
- [The Sheep Detective](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/05/11/the-sheep-detective.html) (2026-05-11): We went to The Sheep Detectives tonight at Willow Creek and thought it was fabulous. Tyler and I were at another movie and saw the preview of this and he …
- [Massive Weekly Thing Website Build](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/05/07/massive-weekly-thing-website-build.html) (2026-05-07): I’ve commented that agentic coding makes things that were previously on your “list of impossible projects” into things that you can do. I have long had on my …
- [Your Version Number: The Website](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/05/06/your-version-number-the-website.html) (2026-05-06): In 2018 I wrote about Your Version Number:
I think the version metaphor works. You are a different person in your 20s, 30s, 40s and so on. Your life changes in …
- [Hypergrowth](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/04/22/hypergrowth.html) (2026-04-22): This growth is hard to even comprehend.
Anthropic says Claude Code is now growing revenues at a $2.5 billion run-rate, a number that has doubled since January …
- [Software Is Liquid](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/04/20/software-is-liquid.html) (2026-04-20): This started as a talk I gave internally to a group of technology leaders. I’ve adapted it here, stripping out the company-specific material, because the core …
- [Facial Cellulitis](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/04/03/facial-cellulitis.html) (2026-04-03): On Tuesday morning I went to work and felt fine. By about 11 am that day I felt really cold and was shivering. By 1 pm I had my head on my desk because I was so …
- [Escape in Europe — Day 15](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/29/escape-in-europe-day.html) (2026-03-29):  2:00a Daylight Savings in Spain. Clocks forward an hour. 3:20a Alarm for Tammy and Mazie to get their Vueling VY2478 to Split Croatia 3:40a Tammy and Mazie get …
- [Escape in Europe — Day 14](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/28/escape-in-europe-day.html) (2026-03-28): Mazie’s Barcelona Finale
9:00 AM: Informational session and Barcelona Finale Kickoff (BFK) STOP 1: AirBNB STOP 2: School (COACB Building) STOP 3: Boldú Menu: …
- [Escape in Europe — Day 13](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/27/escape-in-europe-day.html) (2026-03-27):  9:00a: Depart Airbnb Take L5 and L4 9:40a: Arrive at Paella Cooking class Go to market with cooking class Make Paella, Spanish Omelette, Roasted vegetables for …
- [Escape in Europe — Day 12](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/26/escape-in-europe-day.html) (2026-03-26):  Mazie and Jamie get coffee, tea and baked goods before Mazie goes off to school. Tammy on morning run. Tyler relaxes at Airbnb. Delightful brunch at Billy …
- [Escape in Europe — Day 11](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/25/escape-in-europe-day.html) (2026-03-25):  6:00a wake up 7:00a depart Airbnb M1 to Gare de Lyon 7:42a Valence TGV train from Paris to Barcelona Comfortable and long train ride to Barcelona 2:34p Arrived …
- [Escape in Europe — Day 10](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/24/escape-in-europe-day.html) (2026-03-24):  Jamie up and playing around with Escaping Things website Tammy goes on a run 9:00a Depart for Escape Room 9:11a Miromesnil to Stalingrad The Taxidermist — …
- [Escape in Europe — Day 9](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/23/escape-in-europe-day.html) (2026-03-23):  Rest a bit in the morning in the Airbnb. Walk to crêpe stand on Champs-Élysées for breakfast Stop at Cojean for cappuccino on way to Metro 10:16a M9 from …
- [Escape in Europe — Day 8](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/22/escape-in-europe-day.html) (2026-03-22):  in-line for Extra Magic Time rope drop Speed walk to first ride (some jogging) 8:47a Peter Pan with 20 min wait 9:09a Peter Pan 9:16a Big Thunder Mountain 65 …
- [Escape in Europe — Day 7](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/21/escape-in-europe-day.html) (2026-03-21):  8:00a Up! 8:30a Head to Paris Disney! Take M9 to Havre-Caumartin. Take RER A to Marne-La-Vallée Cleared Disneyland Security Drop backpacks at Disneyland Hotel. …
- [Escape in Europe — Day 6](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/20/escape-in-europe-day.html) (2026-03-20):  Tammy goes for run Jamie returns to Sango for delicious coffee 10:00a Pat’s Poffertjes for Dutch Pancakes. Hustle back to Hendrick’s Hotel to get luggage and …
- [Escape in Europe — Day 5](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/19/escape-in-europe-day.html) (2026-03-19):  Tammy goes for run while Jamie showers and Tyler sleeps Sub-par and over-priced breakfast, but convenient location. Tyler and Tammy try Dutch pancakes that are …
- [Escape in Europe — Day 4](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/18/escape-in-europe-day.html) (2026-03-18):  6:30a Alarm to start day to Brussels Walk to Amsterdam Central 7:22a M52 Zuid metro 8:04 Eurocity Direct to Brussels 10:08 Arrive in Brussels Walk to …
- [Escape in Europe — Day 3](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/17/escape-in-europe-day.html) (2026-03-17):  9:50a Jamie up, enhancing Escaping Things site 10:25a Time to be up 11:30a Leave hotel to Central Station 11:44a Intercity Heerlen line to Utrecht 12:45p …
- [Escape in Europe — Day 2](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/16/escape-in-europe-day.html) (2026-03-16):  8:30a: Arrive in AMS. Not much sleep. Cleared passport control and collect baggage. Store luggage at airport. 9:46am: Dordrecht intercity train to Delft …
- [Escape in Europe — Days -1, 0, 1](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/16/escape-in-europe-days.html) (2026-03-16): Day -1 (March 13) 4:30p: Flight cancelled. 😞 Reschedule first escape room. Realize we will not be able to see Anne Frank museum now. Day 0 (March 14) Tyler …
- [Automatic Programming Speed](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/10/automatic-programming-speed.html) (2026-03-10): This morning with my morning coffee (skipped meditation, intermingled with getting ready) I shipped three new features in Elixir.
Stronger memory for clan …
- [Making Elixir Smarter](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/07/making-elixir-smarter.html) (2026-03-07): Elixir has come a super long way and is very agentic. In usage though its intelligence was really limited due to the data layer. In the midst of a total …
- [Ringing Nasdaq Closing Bell!](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/03/02/great-time-at-the-nasdaq.html) (2026-03-02): We were in New York today to ring the closing bell for the Nasdaq! This is a really incredible experience and I’ve been able to do it three times now with SPS! …
- [Miscut Perrserker](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/01/31/miscut-perrserker.html) (2026-01-31): Tyler and I enjoy collecting Pokémon cards together and one of the cards I collect is Perrserker, the Viking Pokémon. In fact, I’ve collected all the English …
- [Orka Bar](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/01/24/orka-bar.html) (2026-01-24): We were watching Shark Tank one night and Orka Bar was one of the products. I thought it sounded good and the reaction on the show was that these were …
- [Amazon Spending](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/01/20/amazon-spending.html) (2026-01-20): Peter Rukavina posted a graph of his Amazon spending and I couldn’t resist taking a look at my data. You can easily request this from Amazon in the “Privacy …
- [I made a book — Yearly Thing 2025](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/01/20/i-made-a-book-yearly.html) (2026-01-20): For a couple of years now I’ve been wondering if there was a book version of the Weekly Thing. I had in my mind the idea of an almanac. Something that captured …
- [World Snow Celebration](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/01/17/world-snow-celebration.html) (2026-01-17): It was a very cold morning but we made it out to see the World Snow Celebration and the snow sculptures. Teams were working towards the deadline of completing …
- [Escape Rooms of 2025](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/01/10/escape-rooms-of.html) (2026-01-10): This year we jumped way into our Escape Room adventures, more than any previous year. We completed 25 rooms in 2025!
This year we went through all of our …


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