Stories
Some things only make sense together. An idea shows up, I build it, I let it go, and years later it comes back as something else. These are those ideas, told across the things they became.
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Twenty-one years of Road Sign Math
Feb 13, 2005 to now
One sign on I-94 in 2005 became a website, then a wiki, then a blog of my family’s signs, and in 2026 the iPhone app I had wanted all along. Three things, one game.
Road Sign Math (2005) Road Sign Math (2021) Road Sign Math (2026)
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From a blog post to a daily email
Feb 24, 2018 to now
My friend David Hussman gave his age as a version number. A 2018 blog post about it became a website in May 2026, then Release Notes, a daily email with a journal attached, then Changelog, an iPhone app, all within six months.
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How the Weekly Thing gets made
May 13, 2017 to now
Nine years of Shortcuts, a summer with a team of four agents on Discord, and then WT Builder, the app that now writes and sends every issue and makes the podcast too.
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Three runs at my links
Apr 2012 to now
I have saved links since 2005, and three times I built a home of my own for them. A wiki in 2012, a link blog from 2017 to 2021, and Linking Things in 2026, which starts from search instead of dates.