What I'm up to - May 2023
Philip Ilic Thomas✨ What I've been up to
April was a blur - I was in the Bay Area, NYC, and Cleveland. I'm looking forward to spending the next three weeks without travel.
I am currently immersed in the development of Booklet, a new product from Contraption Co. designed for online online communities. I started building Booklet to address the shortcomings of using real-time chat apps for communities. Booklet strives to be calmer - it combines a forum and member directory, and generates a customized email newsletter for the 99% of community members who consume content rather than create it. If you're intrigued and want early access, register at booklet.community.
🤔 Things to share
- Articles : Less Cars, More Money - ". . . the only reason we think we need cars to get around, is because we have wasted most of our space on accommodating cars, which spread everything out so far (and made everything so loud and dangerous) that nobody feels like walking or biking!"
- Books : Let My People Go Surfing. The Rails and Hotwire Codex.
- Coffee I'm drinking: Santa Teresa Natural Geisha from Prolog.
📫 What I'm up to this month
Working and relaxing, with a short trip to Colorado. I hope warm weather returns soon!
📍 Where I'll be
(Let me know if we overlap!)
- May 24-28: 🏔️ Denver
Photo of the month: Baking canelés
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