2020-03-30
Notes, 2020-03-30.
It may not be evident from the outside, but this newsletter has always been about doing one'…
Spencer Wright
Spencer Wright is the (mostly accidental) founder of Scope of Work, which he started writing (as The Prepared) in 2013. Today he serves as its editor-in-chief and chief dilettante.
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2020-03-09
Notes, 2020-03-09.
Crazy times, huh?
On The Prepared's paid subscriber Slack, the discussion on COVID-19 has focused on…
2020-03-02
Notes, 2020-03-02.
Last week I did my first subtractive CAM work basically ever; I've done plenty of manual…
2020-02-17
Notes, 2020-02-17.
As I'm writing this I have 72 links in my queue that I think you, dear…
2020-01-27
Planning & Strategy.
* Love letters to Andy "Train Daddy" Byford, who officially resigned as President of NYC Transit…
2020-01-20
Planning & Strategy.
* From Jordan, a thorough and data driven recap of the work it took to raise a seed…
2020-01-13
Planning & Strategy.
* Over the past year, I've been collecting a list of awesome women in manufacturing, engineering,…
2020-01-06
Planning & Strategy.
* The IRS reformed its free file program, requiring companies like Intuit to not block their free file…
2019-12-30
Planning & Strategy.
* My favorite businesses are the ones which deeply know why they exist, and which use that knowledge…
2019-12-23
Planning & Strategy.
* Kathleen King tells the story of Tate's Bake Shop on NPR's How I…
2019-12-02
PPE.
* Ansell's HyFlex 11-801 nitrile coated nylon gloves are a fantastic medium-duty option for around the shop. Tacky…
2019-11-25
The most clicked link in last week's issue (~17% of opens, and well deserved) was an eye-popping video…