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POAP 6390435 at SPS TechConnect 2023 Speaker.

SPS TechConnect Speaker badge with colorful concentric rings and Feb 28 to Mar 2 2023 date
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I gave the “Always On Display” feature of the iPhone 14 Pro several weeks to get used to, but have finally turned it off. When the display is on it catches my attention every time I see it. It leaves me wondering if there is something I need to check. No good.

iPhone Settings screen showing Always On Display set to Disabled, with a description of the feature below.
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POAP 6366384 at SPS TechConnect 2023.

Circular badge logo for SPS TechConnect event, Feb 28 to Mar 2 2023, with concentric colored rings on dark background
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Mason Jennings at The Dakota

I don’t remember exactly when I heard Mason Jennings first album but it wasn’t long after it was out and I played it a lot. It was a real treat that he played a number of those songs at the Dakota this evening, and I was surprised to realize that I still knew the words to nearly all of them after so many years. This show was a real treat. 🎶

Curly-haired man with a beard plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone on a dimly lit brick-walled stage Curly-haired man playing a Steinway grand piano on a dimly lit stage under a blue neon Dakota sign, with guitars on stands nearby
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Scene from Potluck MN Food Hall.

Spoon Me restaurant interior with hundreds of wooden spoons suspended from the ceiling above a small table and two chairs.
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I minted Cat #2230 of the Ukraine Cats Division. This NFT project is raising funds to help Ukraine defend itself. I think I’ll mint a few more and get a Ukraine Cat Platoon going. 😸🇺🇦

Illustrated cartoon cat wearing Ukrainian military camouflage uniform with Ukrainian flag patch, holding a rifle, on a light blue background.
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The Bad Guys

We finished our “snowpocalypse” movie series tonight with The Bad Guys. We watched three movies in three nights! That is a very rare thing for the Thingelstad family. This was a fun movie with multiple callbacks to other heist movies like Oceans 11. I may have nodded off a couple of times. 🥱

DreamWorks animated movie poster showing cartoon animal characters riding in a black convertible with money flying through the air above them
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Family game of Five Crowns tonight. Tyler won with just 66 points! Tammy had 86, Jamie with 108, and Mazie with 178.

Five Crowns card game in progress on a round ottoman with four hands of cards fanned out and a central draw and discard pile.
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POAP 6356207 at MnTech Tech Leadership Forum: Generative AI.

MnTech Minnesota Technology Association circular badge for Tech Leadership Forum February 23 2023 Generative AI Harnessing Disruption into Innovation
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From The Economist, World in Brief, February 24 2023.

Sam Bankman-Fried, a former billionaire and founder of FTX, a collapsed crypto exchange, was charged with four new criminal offenses, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud and securities fraud. Prosecutors allege that Mr Bankman-Fried developed a “series of systems and schemes” through which he could “access and steal” billions of dollars of customer deposits. Mr Bankman-Fried has pled not guilty to all of the eight original charges against him.

Bankman-Fried was a criminal mastermind more than any crypto mastermind.