The Limit Cycle

Substacknewsletter · by Jim · English

Thoughts on dynamic equilibria in engineering, economics, weather, and sailing. Reflections on life

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Oct 15, 2026
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Software Engineers
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The Limit Cycle is a Substack newsletter by Jim covering Software Engineering, Large Language Models and Embedded Systems. NewsletterFIT indexed 1 post from it in the last 90 days, most recently on Oct 15, 2026.

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