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POAP 7542328 at Christmas in Nashville.

Circular illustrated badge reading Olson Family Christmas in Nashville POAP with a group in matching shirts before a poinsettia tree
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Now that is a big tree! Gaylord Opryland Resort. 🎄

Massive decorated Christmas tree inside a glass-roofed atrium surrounded by palm trees, adorned with red ornaments, snowflakes, and gifts.
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Tons of Pokémon cards in this kiosk at MSP Airport — and only 400% more expensive than it should be! 💸😬

ShopAll Fans trading card vending machine stocked with Pokemon, Panini, and Topps packs at an airport terminal.
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POAP 7541524 at Horizon Workday Go Live.

Circular badge with Horizon logo and Workday logo, rocket ship launching, text reads Go Live Dec. 22, 2025
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Clash Royale milestone — first card to level 16, Witch!

Clash Royale deck screen on iPhone showing eight cards including a max level 16 Witch, with 92759 gold and 1576 gems.
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Old Fashioned at Aster House.

Old Fashioned cocktail in a rocks glass garnished with an orange slice and cherry, beside a small gold table lamp in a dimly lit bar.
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Mazie and Tyler finished their Gingerbread Houses for 2025! Delightful. 🎄

Elaborately decorated gingerbread house with colorful icing, candy decorations, snowflake accents, and peppermint gnome figures in front.Decorated gingerbread house with pretzel stick log cabin walls, peppermint candy roof, royal icing snow, and colorful candy accents.

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The cure for sub-zero temperatures. 🥶🔥

Curved outdoor sauna with polycarbonate walls and wood benches visible inside, smoke rising from chimney, surrounded by snow with a firewood stack alongside.Harvia wood-burning sauna stove with active fire, surrounded by pine benches and polycarbonate walls, with firewood nearby.

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These meme ornaments at Runamuck Workshop made me laugh.

A Christmas tree is decorated with colorful lights and an ornament featuring Santa Claus making an OK gesture and the text SIX SEVEN. A Christmas tree is decorated with a humorous ornament featuring the text 67 No Cap Bruh Skibidi Rizzmas 2023 in colorful letters. A festive Christmas tree is decorated with plush toys, ornaments, and a Grinch-themed sign with the words SIX SEVEN.
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MnTech Outlook 2026

Interesting comments on big goals for their organizations and the community this morning at MnTech Outlook 2026.

Six panelists seated on stools across a stage, one holding a microphone and speaking, others listening attentively.

Some observations:

  • No surprise that AI and transformation was top of everyone’s list.
  • Pratt: “we are going to have a reduction in our white collar workforce”
  • Tomes shared his personal experiences vibe coding. Playing and directly engaging with new tech is critical.
  • Bahner: we still need coding cause somebody has to read and verify the code. I agree we need talented developers but I don’t think this is why. Nobody can read machine language or assembly. Abstraction matters. Is agentic developmetn just a new abstraction?

Thanks to Renee Edwards (Optum), Eric Pratt (Senator), Angie Schulke (Star Tribune), Kristin Bahner (Representative), and Tarek Tomes (State of Minnesota) for sharing with everyone.