What I'm up to - December 2023

This is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media.

What I did in November

Started writing some essays about online work, dependability, tools, and craft on the Contraption Company site. Subscribe there if you want to follow them. First essays: Booklet's Architecture, One Year of Dependable Software, and The Transition from Indiehacking to Micro Companies.
Had a great food-focused trip through Europe with a friend. I started up north in Oslo, and ended south in Barcelona. I went to some old favorites such as Noma, April, Popl, and Dishoom, and found some new favorites such as Disfrutar and Silo (whose book I read in April). Highlights included jumping in the Oslofjord from a floating sauna, eating a food that's legal in only three countries, walking an F1 track, and seeing the Pope's old residence. I also got to meet customers of Contraption Company products along the way.
Started a Postcard for some photography experiments - here's my favorite so far.
Continuing to work hard on Booklet. A lot of new communities and members joined in November, and I'm working hard on some new features.

Articles: Maybe don't drive into Manhattan. A Coder Considers the Waning Days of the Craft. SHARPE is FAANG for defense. Anti-tank Vespa. The Indie Era of Startups.
Podcasts: Tim Cook on Dua Lipa's podcast. Brian Chesky's new playbook. Craig Mod on Longform. Lenny Rachitsky on How I Write.
Music: MØ
Apps: Ruter, the official transportation app for Oslo, is fantastic.
Coffee I'm drinking: Los Pirineos Pacamara – Christmas Edition

If you're reading this, let me know if we overlap!