Made a short post on my blog about Tracy Kidder and the nostalgia hole I've been in over the past few days.

https://www.jessamyn.com/journal/2026/03/tracy-kidder-rip

@jessamyn you replied in a thread to someone recently (@gknauss I think?) about how SoaNM was always a cautionary tale, which, despite being “in tech” for 30+ years, is how I read it. I really appreciated your reflection on Tracy and his passing, and the little nuggets of info you’ve mentioned in passing here and on MeFi about him and your dad. I think a lot about how my spouse and kids will think of me and my time in tech, and I try to make sure that those memories are on the whole positive; SoaNM certainly contributed a lot to that.