In 2006, in Seattle, as the story goes, two technology geeks – Brady Forrest and Bre Pettis – got the idea to take the Japanese phenomena known as Pecha Kucha and repackage it for technologists and DIYers. They called the event, sponsored by O’Reilly Media and Make magazine, Ignite, and, since then, it’s been growing […]
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Ignite Ann Arbor
Posted in Ann Arbor, Ideas, Other Also tagged Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Chronicle, AnnArbor.com, Aydin Akcasu, Bob Stack, Brad Boegler, Brady Forrest, Brandon Dimcheff, Bre Pettis, camping gear, co-working, Dave Askins, Dianne Marsh, DIY, Eric Jankowski, Git, Heidi Kumao, Ignite, James Deakins, Kyle Mulka, Laura Fisher, Make magazine, NOAA weather satellite imagery, O’Reilly Media, Pecha Kucha, Seattle, Stefanie Murray, technology, Twitter, Wii, Women in Computer Science, Zach Steindler 3 Comments
Michigan revenue drop exceeds expectations, hopefully it will spur creative thinking
From Reuters: Michigan’s revenue collections are at their lowest since 1991, and the economically trampled state will likely have income declines for many more months, a report said on Friday. “When adjusted for inflation, this is the most significant, annual revenue decline in a half century and double the revenue loss Michigan experienced in the […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Economics, energy, entrepreneurism, Michigan, Observations, Sustainability Also tagged advanced vehicle electrification, car batteries, Detroit, mass transit, Reuters, revenue, Robert Kleine, wind, wind turbines 4 Comments