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I’m at Ryan Field (Stadium Com…

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

I’m at Ryan Field (Stadium Complex) for Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Northwestern Wildcats http://t.co/FpSDDVN7

http://t.co/Y5fh0OZu Camp Dev …

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

http://t.co/Y5fh0OZu Camp Dev Ops happening all weekend @technexus … Enjoy the space!

Last night at Smart Bet charit…

Friday, October 21st, 2011

Last night at Smart Bet charity poker tourney, 400 people helped us surpass $700k raised for @ChiTechAcademy & others http://t.co/p1jTphhC

The passing of the originator …

Saturday, October 15th, 2011

The passing of the originator of C, UNIX, and just about everything a modern programmer touches today: http://t.co/hJDwUZFw

Why the real story on Chicago’…

Sunday, October 9th, 2011

Why the real story on Chicago’s tech employment is easily missed by media, govt and other organizations: http://j.mp/q7w8nG

Steve Jobs, innovating at the …

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Steve Jobs, innovating at the gates of heaven. http://t.co/gJxfTNcT

http://t.co/fNI79XUb Jeff Hold…

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

http://t.co/fNI79XUb Jeff Holden (who joined Groupon/helped Bezos build Amazon) kicks off @ITAbuzz Fall Challenge UofI to 300 students

MSNBC picks up on the Fifty fo…

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

MSNBC picks up on the Fifty for the Future story: http://t.co/tpGs72Hl Congrats to all involved in this growing success!

RT @UIResearchPark: Students: …

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

RT @UIResearchPark: Students: Don’t miss the @ITAbuzz Fall Challenge on Oct. 4 — get a chance to win 10K! http://t.co/hUFolTPH #uiuc

Heading to @IllinoisCSU tomorr…

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Heading to @IllinoisCSU tomorrow to hang with ~300 top comp science students @ITAbuzz Fall Challenge and recruit them to Chicago!

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A shifting of my priorities…

I’ve been mostly silent for the past three weeks, and absent from community events. I’ve disconnected as much as possible from the routine, and shifted focus to my family. Here’s why… Four years ago, my 30-year-old sister Hilliary died after a courageous battle with a rare and insidious cancer. It was the f...

Trademarks matter, and this is exactly why they exist

Today Timelines Inc., a growing young company based inside of Chicago's TechNexus, filed a trademark infringement suit against Facebook. Timelines has operated timelines.com, a site that allows people to post pictures and notes to tell the story of their lives and the story of events around them. They have a registered trademark, and even face...

The future voices of ChiTech Academy

I just returned from a visit to Chicago Tech Academy and my first visit with an assembly of the 150 new freshmen... and I am inspired! This third class of students seems to be the most inquisitive, the most engaged and the most eager bunch of students I’ve met at the new high school. The reputation of ChiTech after the fi...