- I enjoyed Anil Dash’s recent piece on LLM. This matches my own relationship: use it a little, less than you think, and view with suspicion. Frank Chimero’s recent talk is also quite good.
- Draft will be on our annual holiday break from December 20 until January 04, and our next intermission will take place from January 05 until February 16. During intermission, we will focus exclusively on client work & members, and put the rest of our resources into working on the business for the coming year. New shipments will be paused during both of these periods, so if you want our books, order them now.
- When the dot-com bubble popped in 2000, an unsustainable, incorrect model of funding tech went away for a bit, then grew, then took over. Now we witness another bubble. Once that pops, will we see the hyped bits of technology take over a few years later? What will we learn from the lessons of the past, if anything?
- What if I’ve been liberally using em dashes for 20 years prior to a robot infamously doing it? What then?
- People have been asking how we’re doing after our repositioning. The short answer is “well.” The medium answer is “we had our second best year ever.” The long answer is best experienced in person. We’re honored to perform this work and grateful for your support.
- On a personal note, thanks to everybody who has reached out about, you know, recent events. It’s very weird in Chicago right now, which is their whole goal, right?
- We’re opening a slot for consulting work in April 2026. Reach out if you run an independent software business and would like to begin a conversation with us.