IndieWeb people in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area. 2026-04-14T08:58:20.070Z BlogFlock Weekly Thing, Benji Encalada Mora, Eric Walker, Jamie Thingelstad, Patrick Rhone, Barry Hess, Garrick van Buren, Jim Bernard http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/04/12/my-first-meaningful-print-with.html 2026-04-13T00:55:59.000Z

<p>My first meaningful print with the new Bambu P2S is a Gridfinity setup for my office desk. The grid is down and now I’m populating with various bins. There are so many options and the Bambu P2S prints things effortlessly. This may be showing up in more drawers soon.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/17cfcaa137.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/04/12/we-saw-project-hail-mary.html 2026-04-13T00:53:54.000Z

<p>We saw Project Hail Mary today and it was every bit as good as everyone that has seen it has told me. I read the Martian and loved that book but had no idea about this book until it hit the theater. Just a great movie with incredible characters. Definitely one to go to the theater for!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/611a9883f5.jpg" width="405" height="600" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/04/11/dock-is-in.html 2026-04-11T20:02:54.000Z

<p>Dock is in!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/94edcbd456.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17245 2026-04-11T17:45:23.000Z

<p>It begins&#8230;</p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.patrickrhone.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_3787.jpg?resize=756%2C1008&#038;ssl=1" alt="" title="IMG_3787.JPG" border="0" width="756" height="1008" /></p> <p>(Graduation/Open House announcement/invitation)</p> tag:bjhess.com,2005:Post/94965 2026-04-10T19:13:28.000Z

<div class="trix-content"> <p>I did a telehealth call this week about some third-party blood test results. As with most things in your forties, the cure is to lose some weight, exercise, and get better sleep. For whatever reason I feel like this might be the year I pull it off. <span data-type="emoji">🤞</span></p> <hr> <p>My brother-in-law told me about a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/29/us/angela-lipps-ai-facial-recognition">woman who was arrested</a> and jailed for over five months based on AI facial recognition. I definitely was listening to him talk about it and saying, “There must be more to this.” Nope, it appears there is no more to it. Yet. There’s gotta be more to it, doesn’t there? Please?!</p> <hr> <p>At the moment I’m choosing to be blissfully unaware of the politics around any of this and just <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/lunar-flyby/">enjoying</a> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/">the</a> <a href="https://kottke.org/26/04/stunning-artemis-ii-phone-wallpapers">pictures</a>.</p> <figure class="attachment attachment--preview attachment--png"> <img height="1280" width="1920" data-zoom-src="https://cdn.u.pika.page/YU8dL-bzoYUPDOvqTF7wnUUQJkvW-mZRMPrq5cqi0cI/s:3840:3840/fn:image/plain/s3://pika-production/gylg8q5o7ip7ymb30louyfrthpap" data-original-src="https://cdn.u.pika.page/WO3kCaEZFrmBF4u03jSC6ovhwFLAGsCIs-NzL70ZD5s/fn:image/plain/s3://pika-production/gylg8q5o7ip7ymb30louyfrthpap" alt="The lunar surface fills the frame in sharp detail, as seen during the Artemis II lunar flyby, while a distant Earth sets in the background. This image was captured at 6:41 p.m. EDT, on April 6, 2026, just three minutes before the Orion spacecraft and its crew went behind the Moon and lost contact with Earth for 40 minutes before emerging on the other side. In this image, the dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime, while on its day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region. In the foreground, Ohm crater shows terraced edges and a relatively flat floor marked by central peaks — formed when the surface rebounded upward during the impact that created the crater." src="https://cdn.u.pika.page/O_5Y7ZCXz4xdl8p2o1ZuwnWWifXcilfnazAZIWjl7G4/s:1800:1400/fn:image/plain/s3://pika-production/gylg8q5o7ip7ymb30louyfrthpap"> <figcaption class="attachment__caption" aria-hidden="true"> A setting earth (c/o NASA) </figcaption> </figure> <hr> <p>2026 has found me fully on the “coding with agents” path. One interesting side effect I’ve found is that my typing skills are diminishing. I don’t think I was typing that much code per minute before going full LLM. You don’t type as if you’re writing a novel when coding, no matter what <em>Hackers</em> may have made you think.</p> <p>All I can fathom is that maybe the infrequency of those funky finger maneuvers to hit various odd coding characters has changed the spatial relationship between my hands and the keyboard? Maybe I’ll have to relearn the dance? Maybe I should increase my time journaling, blogging, and writing in general to recover my skills?</p> <hr> <p>I was a bit sad reading this old, long read about the <a href="https://www.vox.com/2015/11/20/9757186/netflix-video-rental-store">death of video stores</a>. (h/t <a href="https://silent.pika.page/posts/sunday-long-read-video-store-culture-curation">Silent Listening</a>)</p> <hr> <p>I’ve been getting better at limiting my online time to more intentional things. Not amazing, but better. YouTube and its mix of usefulness and brain rot has still been hard to step away from. However, they’ve been working on solving that problem for me by doubling down (literally in my estimation) on ad breaks. Add to that an advertiser overlay that requires two-tap dismissal post video ad, and I’m really getting put off from the platform. We shall see.</p> <hr> <p>Have a listen to Mei Semones duet with her dad playing euphonium. Yes, I used to play euphonium. If any of my daughters are reading this, just start a recording career and I’ll get back in the woodshed with a euphonium.</p> <div><iframe title="YouTube embed" width="640" height="480" allowfullscreen="true" autoplay="false" disablekbcontrols="false" enableiframeapi="false" endtime="0" ivloadpolicy="0" loop="false" modestbranding="false" origin="" playlist="" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5cZUfyVczB4?rel=1" data-original-src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cZUfyVczB4"></iframe></div> </div> <br><hr><br><p><a href="https://letterbird.co/bjhess?subject=Re%3A%20I%20did%20a%20telehealth%20call%20this%20week%20about%20some%20third-party%20blood%20test...">Reply by email</a></p> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/04/09/we-got-most-of-the.html 2026-04-09T20:38:46.000Z

<p>We got <em>most</em> of the TeamSPS folks at MnTech Connect together for a group photo.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/6577a013e8.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/04/09/great-live-demos-at-the.html 2026-04-09T20:37:50.000Z

<p>Great live demos at The Agentic Workflow: A Live Demo of Autonomous Execution Across the SDLC from TeamSPS at MnTech Connect.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/70ca4f2269.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/04/09/great-session-on-ai-transformation.html 2026-04-09T20:36:28.000Z

<p>Great session on AI transformation from Matthew Green of Accenture at MnTech Connect today.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/30a9c7ec69.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/04/09/great-session-on-shipping-a.html 2026-04-09T15:56:38.000Z

<p>Great session on <strong>Shipping a Customer-Facing Al Agent: Lessons from Moving Fast Without Breaking Trust</strong> with Valentin Kornukh this morning. Shared learnings we have from creating SPS MAX!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/6b84db0e4b.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt=""> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/04/09/looking-forward-to-a-meaningful.html 2026-04-09T13:34:08.000Z

<p>Looking forward to a meaningful day of learning at today’s MnTech Connect event! Many good sessions on AI transformation including two led by TeamSPS! 🎉</p> <p><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/4d459eda47.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt=""><img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/bc2fe53235.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt=""></p> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/04/09/your-efi-shell-is-showing.html 2026-04-09T13:30:45.000Z

<p>“Your EFI shell is showing…”</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/57268ae220.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt=""> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17230 2026-04-09T13:13:25.000Z

<p>New terms I&#8217;m pondering/exploring/incorporating:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.ayjay.org/redistributing/">Redistributing one&#8217;s media portfolio</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.robinsloan.com/lab/galactica-option/">The Galactica option</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patrickrhone.net/some-thoughts-on-genrational-wealth/">Ethical Inheritance</a></li> </ul> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17227 2026-04-09T12:54:14.000Z

<p><a href="https://huntergatherer21c.com/2026/04/09/the-master-list-is-one.html">The Master List | Hunter Gatherer 21C</a></p> <blockquote><p> It is just one list, not a separate work list and a separate home list; not a notebook and scattered Post-its. Not multiple apps. Why? Because fragmented lists do not provide the all-important overview and perspective you need to decide your priorities. </p></blockquote> <p>I, too, have been working this way for years. I mention it in my <a href="https://www.patrickrhone.net/my-life-in-3x5/">post on how I use 3&#215;5 cards here</a> and there I also mention the <a href="https://www.patrickrhone.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/GTD-Guided-Mindsweep.txt">Mindsweep prompts I use for capture</a>.</p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17224 2026-04-07T03:25:37.000Z

<p>A two bottle night.</p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.patrickrhone.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_3770.jpg?resize=756%2C1008&#038;ssl=1" alt="" title="IMG_3770.JPG" border="0" width="756" height="1008" /></p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17218 2026-04-07T00:59:35.000Z

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXfFACs24zU">Brian Cox: The terrifying possibility of the Great Filter &#8211; YouTube</a></p> <p>It&#8217;s about 20 minutes long so I won&#8217;t embed it here but boy do I love stuff like this.</p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17215 2026-04-06T16:11:51.000Z

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz1LYJBZp84">One of America&#8217;s last true secret societies: The Mardi Gras Indians | 60 Minutes &#8211; YouTube</a></p> <p>True NOLA natives know this is where and how the <em>real</em> Mardi Gras happens.</p> <p>Ever wonder what the song <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iko_Iko">Iko Iko</a> is about? It&#8217;s about this.</p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17212 2026-04-06T15:20:27.000Z

<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/116354584533790070">Paul Cantrell&#8217;s Mastadon Thread on how Minnesota responded to Operation Metro Surge is an absolute must read </a></p> <blockquote><p> Only one thing was crystal clear: nobody, absolutely nobody, was coming to save us&#8230; We’re it. We’re all we’ve got. If we don’t stop fascism from completely engulfing the US, then nobody stops it. </p></blockquote> <p>Thanks so very much to <a href="https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/04/06/ive-been-coming-to-this.html">Jarrod for sharing it</a>.</p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17209 2026-04-06T13:21:50.000Z

<p><a href="https://culturaloffering.tumblr.com/post/811963774301044736/im-creating-some-jukebox-playlists-two-songs">I&#8217;m creating some jukebox playlists.</a></p> <blockquote><p> Two songs per artist (okay George Jones gets six). If possible, the actual a and b sides go on the playlist (not critical). 200 songs per playlist. </p></blockquote> <p>I&#8217;ve been noodling on stealing this idea ever since Kurt posted it.</p> https://www.patrickrhone.net/?p=17206 2026-04-06T13:20:04.000Z

<p>Wow. Interesting fact of that day: <a href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048658-louisiana-virginia-massac">Louisiana, Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, and Maryland: The only 5 US States that have ever had an African-<br /> American Governor </a></p> http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2026/04/05/this-years-family-yearbook-is.html 2026-04-06T00:26:06.000Z

<p>This years family yearbook is another amazing time capsule. <a href="https://tammy.thingelstad.com/">Tammy</a> makes one each year and they are an instant family keepsake! So good.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2026/d6c0ed4c0b.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="">