What is this?
5ish is a newsletter by M.G. Siegler (that’s me) that aims to serve up five or so links to interesting content/places at a regular cadence.
Okay, but what about 500ish?
In a way, 5ish is a counterpart to 500ish, the site where I...
I’ve been told this newsletter has been making people cry at their desks at work since 2015, so maybe you want to cry in front your coworkers. Maybe you want to read someone talking about death and failure and weird sex and small joys an…
Data for the decentralized economy. Today, public blockchains and other crypto networks offer incredibly compelling datasets which are only beginning to be understood. We strongly...
We all have brains that are sometimes sweet and sometimes dumb. This is an attempt to explore my sweet dumb brain, and to hopefully glean lessons that will help you understand yours a little better.
Lieutenant, you would do me an enormous favor if you stopped calling me sir. Why subscribe?
Well, why do anything, really. Because you particularly wish to, I suppose. If you'd like to periodically be emailed very upsetting absurdist lesbian...
When Elon Musk wanted to tell people about his quest to colonise Mars and get the world off fossil fuels, he called Tim to write the story. Superhuman logic and stick men drawings that will completely rewire your brain.
Welcome to my little email newsletter for writing, links, small life works, and recent reads. Wordpress offered a great start but email is a much cosier home, without those ad interruptions and the hell of ‘link in bio’ self-promotion. If you’re...