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What I'm up to - March 2023

from Philip Ilic Thomas [alt+shift+b] in programming

✨ What I've been up to Part of my work at The Contraption Company includes helping startups develop new products. For the last six months, I've unintentionally been working almost exclusively wit...
1st Mar 2023

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My monthly newsletter about what I am up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in June I left Chroma, and I start a new role in August. In this liminal time, I am spending a couple of weeks in Japan and practicing photography.

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