The #Minnebar sessionizer is open and I'm giving a "wildcard" talk this year on serial art.
If you're in Minnesota, Minnebar is a great opportunity to hang out with fellow geeks, and you can sign up to lead a session on about something _you_ want to geek out about!
sessions.minnestar.org
I'm doing an extended version of my talk about serial art and Rogue, at #Minnebar! The original version at the Roguelike Celebration was just 10 minutes, but I had to cut a lot of content so I think this will be fun to revisit.
sessions.minnestar.org/sessions/1956
I’ll be speaking at Minnebar again on May 2. “When Disability Is Misread: Safety in High-Stress Systems”
sessions.minnestar.org/sessions/1923
April is Autism Acceptance Month, and with the amount of misinformation and stigma lately, this topic feels especially important. Join us? #Minnebar
Yesterday I gave two presentations at #Minnebar, a free(!) tech conference in the #TwinCities in #Minnesota. One was on becoming a consultant, the whys and hows of how that business works, and the other was on negotiating your compensation. It’s fun to give back at these events.
Three AngularMN regulars enjoying the Minnesota tech community
Big ups to @minnestar.org on another successful #Minnebar. My networking battery is on life support after my winter of job searching, but it was really nice to see from familiar faces
Had a blast bringing Dice Tower to #minnebar! Thanks to everyone who played, and/or saw one of my talks.
Good #Minnebar today. Ran into some old friends.
Also learned that I am terrible at picking locks.
Love the lingering #minnebar motivation bump! Excited to spend the night exploring what I learned.
My favorite sessions at #Minnebar are not technical, but somehow tech-adjacent. Really enjoyed the chance to learn some sashiko today
#minnebar doh!
A couple of friends talked about starting CoderDojo TC at Minnebar years ago, and being part of that program is why my son and I both work in tech today. I can't wait to see what everyone is inspired to come up with this year. #minnebar
youtu.be/dWcdmqToHoE?...
Rachel presenting and slide deck in background is a pipe with leaks of water drops.
Rachel presenting at Minnebar19 in front of monitor that says, “Eliminate Busywork to Give Your Team Hours Back Every Week.”
🏆 One of my favorite #Minnebar sessions ever ever:
Rachel Yenko’s:
“Eliminate busywork with automation (& other ways) to give your team hours back every week.”
#AsyncCommunication #BatchTasks #Automation #Teamwork #Minnebar19
Finally made it to #Minnebar (after waking up with a migraine), had a great lunch catching up with some friends, and ready to attend my first session!
Someone at lunch described #Minnebar as “the Super Bowl of tech in MN”. If you’ve never attended, you’ve still got time to get here. 😜
2 for 2 on great presenters, Senthil Kuymaran and Hot Lou! #minnebar
Lou aka @hotlou.bsky.social brought his receipts for how how to build a $1M business using AI tools with a sprinkle of passion/expertise.
#Minnebar
Bryan Pitts and Hayley Brooks presenting at MinneBar
“The people who are the strongest written communicators” are also the best engineers at using AI-enabled dev tools like Windsurf & Cursor. Similar goes for engineers who see the big picture (architecture, product mgmt etc). -Bryan Pitts #minnebar
Fun to be back at #minnebar!
AI use cases from local founders: Data normalization, accelerating content production (code or prose) internally or for marketplace listings.
Key is that you need an SME to develop a useful prompt and review the output.
#minnebar
Games are structured play! Come play some games (including my chess variants) at the Arcade today at #minnebar19! #minnebar
Creativity requires inspiration. ...And there is no better place to get it than play.
Key ingredients? Joy, Whimsy, New People, and the Element of Surprise.
"Start playing around and get to work!"
Quote from @ampt.bsky.social here at @minnestar.org #minnebar!
Panoramic of the Best Buy HQ cafeteria with people filled from wall to wall and many standing.
The Super Bowl of #MNTech is happening right now!
Over 2000 people registered for @minnestar.org’s #Minnebar, the nation’s largest and longest-running tech unconference.
sessions.minnestar.org
“Community is not something to invest in [only] when you need something from the community.” #Minnebar board exhorting companies to sponsor #Minnestar even if they’re aren’t running a recruiting drive right now.
“Fund us or FOMO!”
Matt and his dad, Joe
Cafeteria full of people looking up at the stage
Good morning Minnebar!
Please say hi if you see me or my dad today. He flew in from Seattle to lead a session on the Atari 2600! #minnebar
Minnebar is kicking off!!! 2,000 registrants. 167 sessions. A chock full Best Buy HQ campus. The tech is hot. Coffee is flowing. And our Minneapolis community is on 🔥!
Come hear from The Cave Project on “Deepfakes 101” at 11:25 am in the Harriet Conference Room. #minnebar19 #minnebar
