A blog about things that interest me.
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The Myth of the Small Business on the Internet
One of the most revealing outcomes of the GDPR over the last few weeks is the number of “small companies” that I support via SW purchases, subscriptions, website usage, etc. that have suddenly revealed themselves to be part of a larger conglomerate. I am sure this doesn’t come as a surprise to many of you,…
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MoogFest day 4 and Wrap up
Another year another Moogfest in Durham, NC. As the conference wrapped up I was able to look back and discover a problem with some of the sessions. The Moogfest team had a mobile app that allowed me to setup my schedule and plan out each day; one thing I did was print out a copy…
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MoogFest Day 3 – conversations and music
In college I got a degree in journalism, and even before college I was a big 1st amendment supporter. The reason it is the first amendment was to make sure that we have a set of checks and balances that keep our government in check. Today Chelsea Manning gave a keynote event at Moogfest. Unlike…
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MoogFest day 2 – amazing stories and music
While some of the sessions I had signed up for had disappeared, I was able to hit a few really great sessions. The first was Madame Gandhi (not her real name but the name of her music project). She shared a lot of her musical influences and then showed how she builds up a song,…
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Moogfest 2018 – Day 1 Review
Well, Moogfest Day 1 is over, and looking back, I had a good time, but it seems that things are no where as organized as the last two years. Having set up sessions at a major conference before, I understand the complexity of trying to manage sessions, attendees, speakers, etc. And we are you are…