Thursday, November 12. 44°F, partly cloudy. Aldie, Virginia.

Cut what doesn't matter. Ship what's left.

Seven projects, 2008 to 2026. Biggest first.

Spaceman

Independent design and engineering work doesn't always fit neatly inside a company. Some of the best work happens at the edges — between studios, between disciplines, between what a client thinks they need and what they actually need.

2018Founder

Jeffrey Zeldman
Rolex
The Nature Conservancy
Sapient Razorfish
bswift
RTIC Coolers
Framebridge
Intuit
LastPass
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Thursday

Weather

44°F, partly cloudy

Aldie, Virginia. Humidity 93%. Wind S 2 mph.

Sun

Sunset 4:52 PM

9.9 hours of daylight.

Moon

Waxing crescent, 12%

Market

SPY 759.81, up 1.32%

Golf

Austin Championship

Scheduled. No leaders yet.

Detroit

No scores today.

Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings.

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Tim Peters, 1952–2026

He wrote the Zen of Python. Top story, 1,257 points.

When you lose your desire for things that do not matter, you will be free.

Morihei Ueshiba

Reading

By taking awayOn software as sculpture

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