Jamie Thingelstad

Writer of The Weekly Thing. Explorer of tech, the open web, AI, and a good escape room. Minneapolis is home.

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One of my favorite things on a weekend morning is a good cup of coffee and writing a blog post that I had no idea I was going to write when I woke up. My favorite writing environment: weekend morning, cup of good coffee, quiet house, words flowing.

I was emailing a friend about Drafts and how critical it is to my writing. It made me think I should share that there is a 50% off 1-year subscription offer until January 15! I do almost all of my writing in Drafts. Sync and automation are key features for me. “Where text starts…” 👨‍💻

Tammy and I went to the newly opened Dario for dinner tonight. The meal, wine, ambiance, and service were fantastic. We had the Gem Lettuces followed by the Fall Vegetable Salad and the Spicy Rigatoni alla Vodka for pasta. Dessert was Cake & Ice Cream. The pasta blew me away with the flavors!

A bicycle is parked in front of the Dario restaurant entrance, where a person wearing a green jacket is walking inside. A plate of greens topped with shredded cheese is served on a table set with glasses and utensils. A plate of roasted vegetables and herbs is served next to a glass of red wine at a dining table. A plate of pasta topped with sauce, garnished with fresh basil and grated cheese, is set on a dining table. A chocolate dessert topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a thin wafer sits on a white plate next to a glass of water and a wine glass.

After two attempts for dinner we finally made it to Mothership Pizza Paradise for lunch today. Started with Arancini and Woodfired Veggies (Carrots) and then Kay (margarita) and Kathy (pepperoni) pizzas with a hot honey dipping sauce. Finished with M&M Cookies and Milk. Was great!

Two Neapolitan-style pizzas stacked on silver pans at a restaurant table, the top one with pepperoni and fresh basil, the bottom a margherita. Bowl of golden-brown arancini topped with grated parmesan and herbs in a tomato sauce, served with a spoon at a marble restaurant counter. Two large M and M cookies on a white plate beside a small cup of milk on a dark napkin, served on a white table.

Little Snitch is a great app to protect your privacy. It is also incredible to use your computer for average stuff and see that you are connecting with systems all around the world. I’m even running 1Blocker in my browser which stops some things before they even get to the network layer!

Little Snitch network monitor showing a Mac connected to dozens of server locations worldwide, mapped on Apple Maps with arcing lines to North America, Europe, and beyond.