NOW What, the Sequel
Last week I blathered a bit about where I’m at and hope to go. For those interested, I’m gonna share more details today. In case it doesn’t come across in other contexts, I’m ultimately a maker at...
View ArticleDFW and Tech Opportunities: a Fish Story
Every serious fisherman has a One That Got Away tale, usually shared with wistful regret and a declaration to get back out there and overcome the loss. Fishermen are a stubborn lot, rarely letting...
View ArticleSharing the Maker Community Experience
By now regular readers know I’m heavily involved in the maker world, particularly in evangelical activities. One of my main goals for the past three years has been to learn more about the maker...
View ArticleYOU can help send me to Helsinki, Finland!
Today I’m spamming the Internet with yet another appeal, this time involving a possible opportunity for this unofficial ambassador to revisit one of my favorite cities: Helsinki, Finland. There’s no...
View ArticleA Spam-Hater’s Confession to Spamming
Okay, I admit it: I screwed up. Yesterday in my zeal to win a trip back to Helsinki, Finland I lost all common sense and spammed the crap out of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and a few texting streams....
View ArticleWanna Fly to Helsinki– Free?
Ok, I’m getting slaughtered in the Helsinki photo contest, so it’s time to up the game. You’re going to want to read the whole post. I’m going to pull YOU in as a potential prizewinner. That means a...
View ArticleTarrant Makers: Fall of a Foundation
I mentioned a couple of articles ago that our local maker foundation was dissolved and that I would share more later. It’s later, so here’s the more. If you’re looking for a steamy exposé on what can...
View ArticleNew Manufacturing Innovation Institute Competition
I lamented in a previous post about how the Dallas-Fort Worth area lost out on an advanced manufacturing research center, and noted that there would be more such opportunities. Many more. Sure enough,...
View ArticleTexrat Builds Another Workstation, 2015 Edition
The last time I assembled a home-built PC was over ten years ago. I’d won an Opteron CPU at an AMD event at a time when those babies were very expensive and among the most powerful workstation...
View ArticleRelocation Prospects: Denton, Texas?
I‘ve mentioned before that I’m working to open up life possibilities. Career and home location are the two big ones: family obligations limited options for the past two decades but they’re steadily...
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