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Death, taxes and our digital afterlife
17 September 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Time have really changed, there is now an almost zero chance that there is not a photo of you somewhere. With increased life expectancy and increased literacy, there is more time for the general population… Read more
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Tech Roundup for August 2015
06 September 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News
August 2015 had some big news for the tech ecosystem. We hear wins from Kik, Suncayr, and many more. Read more
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Ashley Madison hack just the latest to shatter online privacy illusions
03 September 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Ashley Madison got hacked and millions of user's data got leaked. This breach of data truly revealed the potential lack of privacy and the concern of sharing personal information. Read more
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Why Amazon has no reason to apologize
20 August 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Amazon has a very specific culture, "You either fit in or you don't..." While this is jarring to many of us, Amazon has no need to apologize as we still benefit and use their services. Read more
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If memory is cheap, what will we come to value?
06 August 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
"Memory is cheap" can mean a lot of different things to different people. Technology is evolving, changing memory as we know it. Things can last forever, and move faster than we can process. Read more
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Tech Roundup for July 2015
02 August 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News
Steve Blank shares some words to Canada prior to his rare Canadian visit. There are also many wins from a whole variety of organizations in the ecosystem this last month. Read more
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The conundrum of charitable giving among young people in tech
23 July 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Ecosystem, Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Philanthropy is an interesting topic, as much of the older generation engage in it, but many young folks do not. Being charitable is not often discussed as a 20-something, but perhaps the millennials are… Read more
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The value of experience : What tech can learn from the guild system
09 July 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
People in tech tend to be more meritocratic, valuing and respecting experience rather than arbitrary hierarchy, similar to the guild system. Perhaps the return of apprenticeships could be valuable. Read more
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Tech Roundup for June 2015
05 July 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News
The ecosystem in June was filled with many wins; in both software and hardware. Read more
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Your network: Real connections, or just a name collection?
25 June 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Making connections in tech can be difficult. Often people have a collection of names rather than a dense network of connections. Read more