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Kevin Moore – The Art of Engineering

May 2, 2011
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Kevin Moore is an Iowa native and a 10-year resident of Seattle. He is a partner at the design and engineering consultancy Pixel Lab – http://thinkpixellab.com — where he loves crafting software. He tweets as @kevmoo. Science, Art, Engineering, Design are the four corners of creative culture, but they represent terms that are often misused [...]

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Jonathan Evans – Infants- The Terrifying Danger of a UX Edge Case

April 28, 2011
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Those of us in the UX world focus on how to satisfy users. However, when we use the term “user experience,” we ignore one persona: Age less than 2. They are the ultimate edge case; approximately 3% of the population, but with a grand scheme to take over the planet. Right now, millions of babies [...]

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Frank Catalano – Science is Ruining My Childhood

April 28, 2011
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Frank Catalano loves science. As a kid, he marveled at planets such as Pluto, wanted to see a real dinosaur, and enjoyed mysterious sea creatures. His love of science spawned a career including stints as a science and tech reporter, science-fiction writer and, most recently, analyst and consultant for digital education and consumer technology companies. [...]

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Leo Dirac – Advanced Co-Housing Techniques

April 27, 2011

Leo looks forward to robots taking over. He spends his days as a professional geek, contributing in his own small way to help the coming revolution. Living with other people is super rewarding, but comes with many challenges. I’ll present lessons from the trenches of a large group house. Including… * Practical advice on financial [...]

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Ignite Seattle 14 Speaker Line Up

April 26, 2011

Has it been almost 4 months already? We’ll be posting all the videos from Ignite 13 very soon, but we’re super excited to tell you who is speaking at Ignite Seattle 14, on May 18 at the King Cat Theater! We have a little surprise for the next Ignite Seattle. Don’t worry, we’re still doing [...]

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Aaron Hockley – It Seems Everyone’s a Photographer Nowadays

April 25, 2011
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As a hobbyist-turned-professional photographer, I’ve heard all sorts of folks in the photo industry lament the fact that it seems everyone thinks they’re a photographer. Whether it’s an iPhone with Hipstamatic or a sub-$500 DSLR, photography has never been more accessible and shareable. Amateurs aren’t going to put the good professionals out of business, and [...]

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Update on our friend Tom Music

March 22, 2011

If you have been around the Seattle geek community for long, it is likely that you’ve run into Tom Music. Tom is a developer, writer, speaker, musician, and one of the nicest guys you are ever gonna meet. A couple of years ago, Tom was diagnosed with double lymphoma. He had been in remission for [...]

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Phil Thompson – Chemistry of the Cocktail

February 11, 2011
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Phil, a bartender from the 25th nationally ranked bar Tavern Law, will discuss the chemistry and history of the cocktail, the flip

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Joel Grus – How to Be Funny

February 9, 2011
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It’s easy to be popular if you’re rich, or good-looking, or good at sports. But the rest of us have to be funny if we want people to like us. Acclaimed writer, humorist, and data analyst Joel Grus has spent years of research and experimentation uncovering the basic principles of humor. In this 5-minute talk, [...]

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James Callan – Five big things grammar nazis get wrong about language

February 1, 2011
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James Callan is a champion of non-snoozefesty content and an ardent foe of grammar Nazis. He’s a freelance content strategist, a trivia whiz, a dad, and a soother of troubled hearts and wayward souls. Don’t forget, Ignite 13 is in 9 days!

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Mandy Sorensen – Fleas, worms, and other parasites

January 30, 2011
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Mandy Sorensen works in the Seattle area as a small animal veterinarian and is in hot pursuit of her Master’s of Public Health at Johns Hopkins. Her professional interests include parasitology (of course), infectious diseases, endocrinology, and soft tissue surgery. In her spare time you can find her surfing, hiking, attempting to brew beer, or [...]

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Gregory Heller – SCRUM Project Management For Wedding Planning

January 5, 2011
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Gregory Heller is a master of the SCRUM style of project management. When he was preparing to get married… he figured why go the normal route? Why not apply his knowledge for a different kind of project – his wedding! Do you want to speak at Ignite? Submissions for talks are open until Friday, Jan [...]

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Speaker list for Ignite Seattle 12

November 8, 2010

We’re super-excited to present our line up for our next event, held once again at the King Cat Theatre on December 7th at 7pm. We look forward to seeing you there. Here is the list of speakers for Ignite Seattle 12 (in no particular order): Scott Berkun (berkun) How to write well, instantly, ever time [...]

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Lymphomartini: Immutiny on the Bounty – Tom Music

October 25, 2010

Tom Music tells us about more than just how he survived cancer. He tells us (in less than five minutes) about how he, the rightful captain of his body, crushed the rebellious and subversive elements within his immune system. About Tom Music Tom Music is a developer, musician, writer, speaker, and cancer survivor. He blogs [...]

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King of Geeky Pillows – Roberto Hoyos

October 21, 2010
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Once upon a time, Roberto Hoyos was selling products for Apple. Today, he’s selling his own product and his own ideas. Here’s how he did it (in 5 minutes). About Roberto Hoyos In 2006, while working at the Apple store, Roberto Hoyos stumbled into his passion — viral marketer/entrepreneur. His business idea started out as [...]

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Call For Speakers for Ignite 12

October 4, 2010

Ignite Seattle 12 is happening on December 7th and talk submissions are open. If you have a 5 minute talk that will inspire, teach or just make people think then throw your hat in the ring. We’ll take ~16 speakers (and no repeats from last time). Get your talk in by October 22nd. Submit your talk here. If [...]

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