Jamie Thingelstad

Writer of The Weekly Thing. Explorer of tech, the open web, AI, and a good escape room. Minneapolis is home.

A fun thing about having a 3D printer is being able to take something that appears only “on screen” and make it exist “in real life”. I printed some of these Clash Royale Crowns for Tyler and I, as well as some for friends that play the game.

Four 3D printed Clash Royale crowns in gold, red, and blue sitting on a white marble surface

I was ecstatic to share with TeamSPS that we now have an enterprise agreement for Claude. It was fun to get to share the stage with Erica Koenig to make the announcement noting the incredible capabilities we are putting into peoples hands. This is just the beginning.

Two people standing on stage in an auditorium presenting in front of a large screen displaying the Claude logo and wordmark.

Bemis Well Drilling made quick work of digging down about 10 feet to fix our well issue. The electric, natural gas, and fiber connections are all right under the backhoe there. They did a great job and got us back “in water” only about a week after the issue.

Orange mini excavator digging a deep trench in a backyard while two workers stand nearby with blue coiled pipe and equipment.

Tyler and I got to see the Wolves win at home in the playoffs. As a bonus we got to briefly see my brother-in-law Hector and his kid at the game too!

Man in blue Timberwolves cap and boy with shaggy blond hair smiling courtside at a packed NBA arena during warmups. NBA playoff game at Target Center with players in black Timberwolves and white Spurs uniforms mid-play near the basket before a packed crowd.