Issue 1 · 2026
The Engineering Mind
A small newspaper of letters about engineering as a way of thinking.
Pinned letter
From the editor
Engineering is not only the work of making systems run; it is a discipline of attention. These letters are not tutorials or trend reports — they are attempts to look directly at the habits beneath good technical work: judgment, restraint, debugging, and the patience to understand a problem before replacing it with an abstraction. Each one is written to be read slowly.
— Hossein Molavi, Editor
Published letters
From the archive
4 min read
Why do I love Apple Notes so much?
This app makes me love writing ✍️
21 views
15 min read
The Empty Error Log
Working curl, broken browser, and a CDN quietly speaking the wrong protocol
6 views
5 min read
The Philosophy of the Letter
Why did I decide to start a newsletter? And I think you should do it too.
Editor