Hey all,

After a long hiatus, I'm back at it.

This week, I want to talk about Extreme Weather and Attacks on Asians.

To keep it light, I finish with some thoughts on crypto investing.

Hey friends!

It's been a long time (over a month) since I wrote some notes, and I think I've learned quite a bit since then.

The biggest thing that happened was that I spent 30 days, spanned across October and November doing a 30 day challenge to write every day. While my "weekly" (err... monthly?) notes are nice, they aren't meant to have much of a shelf life - if at all. I love the conversational style of these notes, but they don't age well on the internet. In contrast, articles stay relevant for far longer. Sigh, the medium is indeed the message.

In those 30 days, the plethora of articles I produced allowed me express myself across multiple dimensions:

Hey friends,

I'm converting my notes into a newsletter. I've enjoyed writing these notes, but distributing them has been a pain. Twitter's not the right distribution medium. RSS is cool (and I added a feed!), but I like the "idea of RSS" more than actually using RSS - and I suspect that's true for most people as well.

The only good option is a newsletter. I thought about Substack, which I've used in the past (exhibit A, B, and C), but Substack newsletters feel too professional these days and I'm not trying to work for the Passion Economy™ here. I gave TinyLetter a look and the price was right, but the vibe was not.

And so, I turned to Buttondown, a product I've been secretly admiring for almost a year. It's Indie built and has strong positioning against Substack (more customizable and dev friendly 😍), Mailchimp (cheaper 💸), and TinyLetter (it's just better 💪).