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Planning to just let the snow keep falling, and get completely snowed in until tomorrow morning, then I’ll get the snowblower out. Seems like time for family movie night! 🍿

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Minnebar 13

Today I went to my 13th Minnebar — I haven’t missed one yet! For the first time ever we had a blizzard to contend with. Usually Minnebar is competing with the first great days of spring. This year, we were worried if people could get to the event because of the snow. This was also the first Minnebar for our new Maria Ploessl, our new Executive Director, to take the lead on. The event went off great, with more coordination than the last couple of years.

The sessions I went to today at Minnebar.

  • Computers Are Easy; People Are Hard with Bridget Kromhout
  • Propelling More Women into the Ranks of Engineering Leadership with Ashley Monseth, Rebecca McCann-Young, Ethan Sommer, Cailin Wertish, and Millicent Walsh
  • Blogging for Fun…..and Profit? with Chris Moffitt
  • Web 3.0: Blockchain May Provide Us the Most Human Version of the Web with Matt Bauwens
  • Pragmatic intro to functional programming with David Price
  • Docker 101 with Rebecca McCann-Young
  • Building Sandcastles with Leah Cunningham

Here are some pictures from some of the sessions I went to.

Audience seated in a darkened conference room watching a presenter at a podium beside a projected slide titled Tending the Digital Commons by Alan Jacobs Spring 2018 Presenter at a podium speaks to about 15 attendees seated at tables facing a screen showing JavaScript function composition code examples. Crowded conference room session with dozens of attendees seated facing two presenters standing near a projected bar chart on a large screen. Woman presenting to a small classroom audience, gesturing toward a wall-mounted screen showing a speaker bio slide titled Leah Cunningham.

See also Minnebar collection.

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Minnebar lunch panorama.

Panoramic view of a large conference lunch gathering with hundreds of attendees seated at round tables in a bright open atrium
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People flying their drones through VR goggles looks kind of creepy. 😬

Four people wearing FPV goggles sit at a blue table holding drone controllers at an indoor technology event.
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Had a great time at my 13th Minnebar today! 🌟

Minnestar branded t-shirt with geometric design next to a Minnebar name badge showing Community Supporter and Board Member ribbons.
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Spring in Minnesota. ❄️

Heavy snowstorm blanketing a suburban neighborhood with bare trees, young saplings, and a two-story house barely visible through falling snow.
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Join me in supporting Minnestar and the Twin Cities technology community by becoming a Community Supporter. As a board member, we are matching the first $10,000 in donations over the next 100 days! Donate today!

Minnestar Community Supporter badge with a red ribbon banner, geometric logo in a white circle, and bold white text
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Bridget Kromhout kicking off Minnebar 13 Session 0. 👏

A woman with red hair speaks into a microphone on a low stage before a large seated crowd in a bright convention center atrium.
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Twin Peaks (Season 3)

I started watching the new Twin Peaks tonight. I was a big fan of the series in the 90’s, and have watched the whole series multiple times. It gave me goosebumps when the theme music started playing. I have only watched the first episode so far, and it is certainly weird, but I can’t wait to see where it goes. 📺

Promotional poster for Twin Peaks The Return on Showtime, a double-exposure of a smiling face blended with a misty Pacific Northwest forest
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First game of Tetris in years. Not bad! 🤗

Tetris game results screen showing Difficulty 11, Marathon score 243971, 223 line clears, time 24:19, and a reward of 290 coins.