Archive for July, 2010

My 3 rules about reading

by on July 23, 2010

I read a fair amount of books. The time commitment is hard for me as I'm not the fastest reader in the world, but I have an insatiable desire to learn new things and there's nothing like a good book to exercise your mind and expose you to new ideas. ...
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Boulder will be less without you

by on July 12, 2010

Today I learned that two of my favorite people in Boulder are leaving this town. Matt Galligan is a good friend. We went through TechStars together and have been friends ever since. Matt has decided to double down on SimpleGEO and sadly that means ...
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Live dangerously! It’s safer.

by on July 5, 2010

I was honored to speak at Ignite Boulder 11. For those unfamiliar with the format, Ignite is a national public speaking event where each speaker gets 5 minutes and 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. Topics tend to be quite geeky and the ...
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Why you should never use a CAPTCHA

by on July 2, 2010

I hate CAPTCHAs (you know, those squiggly bits of impossible to read text you have to fill out before you can do anything on some websites). I think all of us can relate to the experience of trying to register for a service or comment on a blog only ...
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