Weekly recap: In 100 words

Hey, thank you for being here. I’ll only take up 100 words worth of your time.

Emojis, dissertations, backpacks, keyboards, and more. This newsletter is going out right as Chicago hits its first negative temps of the season. A nice lil crisp January here in the Midwest. What’s better?

Here’s a recap of the week:

• A dissertation: A past life of mine

• Overusing emojis: They’re fine, until they’re not

• Top-o-the-line backpacks: One of my favorite brands

• An internet rabbit hole: I wish I could, mechanical keyboards. Sorry.

• Tick, tock, Tiktok: Is this the moment?

• Distributed control: A model for communities