Wow…this show is our 200th podcast! Seems like just yesterday we started but it’s been nearly five years since our first show. Why call this episode “successful connections?” Because the number “200” is a lot of things…but is also an HTTP status code indicating a successful connection which seems appropriate for a podcast.
The Gang has met and connected with hundreds of people who listen to this show. We’ve been pleased with the tens of thousands of downloads and listens which proves that the learning connections we, and especially our listeners, have made by listening make our effort to podcast weekly incredibly worthwhile and fun.
Thank you to our listeners, to the guests we’ve had on, and for the gracious access to events and venues we’ve been provided with so we can cover them and bring even more value to you!
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Are You Losing Your Mind? by Buddy Guy. Brought to us by Music Alley.
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Discussed during the show…
- It’s our 200th show!
- Around MN:
- Leap Motion:
- University of Minnesota discussion:
- University of Minnesota awarded $28 million grant
- U of MN Spintronics site
- What is Spintronics?
- What is Graphene?
- U of MN Inventing Tomorrow magazine
- What is Zigbee?
- Minnesota’s NVE Corp “Leaders in Practical Spintronics”
- Apple:
- Breakout Minnesota companies?
- Twitter:
Upcoming Events…
- Weekly: TechMasters – a Tech Toastmasters chapter
- Monday, January 21st: MinneAnalytics BigDataMN: Minnesota’s Field Guide to Analytics (agenda)
- Thursday, January 24th: Wordpress MSP, The Nerdery (map)
- Fri/Sun January 25-27: Global Game Jam at The Nerdery (map)
- Sat/Sun March 2-3rd: Midwest PHP Conference
- Sat/Sun March 9-10: Overnight Web Challenge
- Thursday, March 21st: Mobile March 2013
- Saturday, April 6th: Minnebar 9-5pm, location TBD
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