Jamie Thingelstad
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Technologist, leader, and family man with expertise in software, architecture, business, who actively contributes to the tech community. Publisher of @WeeklyThing.
I signed up to run a session at Minnebar 19! I’m going to host How to Newsletter: Lessons from 300 issues of the Weekly Thing. I had originally planned do this at Minnebar 17 but had to cancel. I’m looking forward to going deep and broad on how I do all this! Come if you are in Minneapolis! 
How to Newsletter: Lessons from 300 issues of the Weekly Thing
I have been publishing the [Weekly Thing](https://weekly.thingelstad.com) since May of 2017. With over 300 issues of the newsletter sent I’m host...
Hosting Minnebar 17: How to Newsletter
Update: Sorry to say that this session had to be cancelled. We had some travel plans come up and we will only be able to attend Minnebar 17 for hal...
Got my tickets to Minnebar 19! Tyler and I are both going. I’m planning on doing a session this year as well. More to come! 
Minnestar
Ultimate Guide to Minnebar19 | Minnestar
The Minnesota tech community's biggest day of the year is back, baby! First held in 2006, Minnebar is an annual technology conference held in
Tyler
Finished 1.51 mile walk in 42.1 minutes. Casual walk this evening. Was just too nice out to not go outside. Brought Lucky along and she reminded us how crazy she is around other dogs.🚶♂️ 
Finished 3.91 mile walk in 77 minutes. 🚶♂️
I’m very happy with these Ukrainian Tryzub Trident pins that I ordered from ShopUA 1000. Made in Ukraine. 🇺🇦 
https://www.etsy.com/shop/shopua1000/
Coat of arms of Ukraine - Wikipedia
I’m super excited to see Ben Edwards @alttext now on micro.blog! Ben has a done a bunch but in my mind he’s always one of the folks that got minnestar off the ground. He was emailing me over the weekend about blogging stuff — I think you’re gonna like it Ben! 🙌 
https://alttext.micro.blog/hi-im-ben/
Micro.blog - @alttext
Minnestar
Minnestar | Connecting the Minnesota Tech Community Since 2006
Minnestar, a non-profit 501c3 organization, exists to create experiences where the passion & potential of the Minnesota technology community come t...
I would like to create blog posts from some workouts. It seems like something that Shortcuts should make possible but I’ve not seen anything to make it easier to do. Is anyone familiar with something that does this? I’d like a map and statistics in the posts.
Months ago when I signed up to host the April IndieWeb Carnival I thought it was a great idea and now I’m finding myself atypically anxious about choosing a good topic! 😬
IndieWeb
IndieWeb Carnival
IndieWeb Carnival is a blog carnival on topics related to the IndieWeb specifically.
LEGO and Pokémon announced that they are launching a multi-year partnership in 2026. This is going to mint an incredible amount of revenue for both companies. 💰 Consider how many of these sets will be bought and never even opened for collectors. 😲 
LEGO.com
LEGO Pokémon Partnership Announcement - About Us - LEGO.com
The LEGO Group and The Pokémon Company International announced a new multi-year partnership that will bring LEGO® Pokemon™ to fans first time f...
The LLM functions I’ve built for the Weekly Thing have worked really well. So well in fact that I’m redoing my Shortcuts to move from simple calls to the ChatGPT app to using the OpenAI API directly. This has the added benefit of additional fine tuning including optimized system messages. 👨💻
How I Use AI in the Weekly Thing
I’ve been working with AI for a while now, and as I feel with all new technologies, the best way to learn them is to play with them. I’...
The pizza at Boludo is so incredible. Delicious and unique! 
Boludo
Boludo
This morning we had a great kick-off to our annual #TeamSPS TechConnect 2025 event! Team members from four continents powering the connections that move the world of commerce forward! 🏆 
We saw Suzanne Vega tonight at the Dakota. She played a variety of old and new songs and it was all very good. 🎶 
https://www.suzannevega.com 
https://www.suzannevega.com Dakota
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The Dakota on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis hosts private events. Check out our music calendar & make a reservation today!
We stopped into Microcenter today and they don’t have a single Nvidia GPU in stock. Every case was empty. In fact they only had five individual GPUs of any brand! 
https://www.microcenter.com
https://www.microcenter.com
Guinness Chocolate Cale from Lynette. Treat for completing tax work. 
Lynette
Lynette | Enjoy Fresh Flavors – Reserve Today
Experience globally inspired seasonal cuisine at Lynette, Minneapolis
Tyler’s first time behind the wheel with basics in a parking lot. 
My post on Using AI in the Weekly Thing was highlighted in Josh Spector’s For the Interested 456 this week! Thanks to CJ Chilvers for the heads up. 👋 
How I Use AI in the Weekly Thing
I’ve been working with AI for a while now, and as I feel with all new technologies, the best way to learn them is to play with them. I’...
Josh Spector
Hey, I'm Josh. - Josh Spector
Not sure how you found your way here, but I’m glad you did. I help businesses get more clients from their content. There are three ways I do ...
For The Interested
5 Ideas For The Interested This Week
A clever way to use AI for market research and more content strategy secrets.
CJ Chilvers