SIDE PROJECTS · A NEW PAPER
A New Paper Arrives,
Vows To Surface Only What Matters
First issue of The Daily Dakota reaches printable form; editor pledges "urgency outranks volume" rule will hold the front page.
By Wes Trout · Side Projects Desk
STAFF ILLUSTRATION. A first proof, held up to the morning, on the day of publication.
DAKOTA NEWSROOM, May 30 — The Daily Dakota, a combined-progress publication covering eight desks of personal and professional life, began publication Friday with a vow from its editor that the lead story will always reflect what is actually pressing, not what is loudest.
The paper publishes on demand. There is no schedule. "On-demand only," said Howard "Hap" Brennan, Managing Editor. "Like the diner pie counter. You order, we cut."
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STUDIO
Cataloging Operation Enters Third Day
Sister agent sweeps job pit; outside work proceeds without interruption.
The studio's long-deferred cataloging effort, now in its third day, continues to constrain in-pit operations through the week.
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FINANCE
May Invoicing Tops $8K With Hallmark In Drafts
YTD sent: $12,175 across nine invoices. None show paid.
Choice job leads at $2,500. AR-aging concern flagged by Finance Desk.
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BUSINESS
MailMeteor Subscription's Days Numbered
Replacement: batch drafts + Gmail delayed send, no attachments.
"A perfectly fine product. Also more expensive than the same job by hand." — Don Halligan.
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PUBLIC ART
Revamp Workspace Opens, Targets June Launch
May 26 planning folder absorbs scope from April effort.
"Plausible if the workspace stays small," polled agentic respondents said. The third called it "same project, third time."
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