Jamie Thingelstad

Writer of the Weekly Thing. Blogger. Explorer of tech, the open web, AI, and a good escape room. Maybe a podcast? CTO of SPS Commerce, Board Member of MnTech, Former Board Member Minnestar. Minneapolis is home.

Minnestar

Reflections on Twin Cities tech‑community events—Minnebar, Minnedemo and more. I explain the origin of “Minnebar,” recap sessions I attended and celebrate the people powering our thriving tech scene.

Apr 6, 2013 ∞

Minnebar 8

Minnebar crowd assembling.
Getting serious in advanced MongoDB session!
Attending Hadoop session. Lot of people here. Clearly Hadoop is hot point via “big data”.
Exploring dimensions of free content with Marc Grabanski.
At Ian Dees Obama Tech talk!

See also Minnebar collection.

Mar 30, 2013 ∞

Excited to “drop some science” at my MediaWiki session at Minnebar.

Mar 12, 2013 ∞

I’m presenting at Minnebar 8: Build and Deploy Ridiculously Advanced MediaWiki Websites!
Also as board member of Minnestar am presenting Minnebar 8 on Minnebar.
I personally dare you to go with the “Advanced” level for your Minnebar session. Get your geek on people!
Who’s leading a “Dive into Lua!” session at Minnebar? Please? Someone?

Mar 8, 2013 ∞

One of my Minnebar 8 sessions: Build and Deploy Ridiculously Advanced MediaWiki Websites.

May 9, 2012 ∞

My Running a VPS with Confidence session from Minnebar just got online.

Jan 19, 2012 ∞

Missing Minnedemo tonight. BIG customer launch. Will be a memorable event with Code42 announcement!

Nov 18, 2011 ∞

Great Minnestar board meeting this morning with strong plans for Minnebar and Minnedemo in 2012!

May 16, 2011 ∞

Great Minnestar board meeting this morning. Things are coming together nicely!

May 8, 2011 ∞

One of my favorite photos from Minnebar. Paul DeBettignies prepared to deal with power challenges.

Man in white dress shirt and name tag sits holding an orange extension cord and white power strip at an indoor conference event.

May 8, 2011 ∞

MinneBar 6 Photos

Yesterday was an absolutely great MinneBar event. I lugged the big camera around to get some shots. I didn’t get that many because I presented for the first three sessions. I got some good shots from the kick-off and a handful of others.

Group of people waiting in line outside a modern building entrance, casting long shadows on the concrete sidewalk.

Crowd of attendees waiting in a lobby near a reception desk and large windows at a conference event.

Several people standing around blue-draped registration tables in a building lobby, reviewing printed papers and signing in.

Three people at a small table in a busy conference room reviewing printed documents and tablets during a group discussion.

Large conference room filled with attendees seated at long tables, a man in a black sweater smiling at the camera in the foreground.

Man in a green short-sleeve shirt holding a microphone and speaking at a conference, a presentation screen visible behind him.

Three people on a stage at a conference, one man in a yellow t-shirt speaking into a handheld microphone, another man reading a booklet.

Man in a yellow fox-on-bicycle T-shirt and glasses speaks into a handheld microphone at a podium, wearing a name tag reading Luke.

Three presenters stand at the front of a conference room, one in a yellow t-shirt holding a microphone, while attendees sit at tables in the foreground.

Three people standing at the front of a conference room, the person in front wearing a yellow shirt and glasses speaking into a microphone.

Man sitting on the floor leaning against a pillar reading printed papers while a crowd of attendees sit at tables behind him.

Man named Ben Edwards wearing a name tag speaks to an audience, gesturing with both hands, a presentation screen visible behind him.

Man in black blazer and name tag stands at a wooden podium; woman in white cardigan sits at a table nearby writing notes.

Small group of conference attendees wearing name tags seated in modern chairs, talking and smiling together in a meeting room.

Man in white shirt and name tag sitting at a conference, holding a coiled orange extension cord and a power strip, with a bag at his feet

Crowd of conference attendees mingling and chatting among rows of empty chairs in a large meeting room

Crowded conference room with rows of attendees seated at tables with laptops, facing a presenter standing at a podium near a projection screen.