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I gave a 5 minute Ignite talk at the 5 year anniversary Triangle Tweetup held at @Bronto Software in Durham NC on May 10th 2012. Here are the slides. 

Thanks for the support and energy for the past 5 years of making the Tweetup something special in the Triangle. 

~ @theRab and everyone who has helped @TriangleTweetup happen

Old and older (Taken with Instagram at H.M.S. Bounty - Floating set for Pirates of the Caribbean)
Foreground: The HMS Bounty 
Background: The USS North Carolina
Location: Wilmington NC – May 20 2012

Old and older (Taken with Instagram at H.M.S. Bounty - Floating set for Pirates of the Caribbean)

Foreground: The HMS Bounty 

Background: The USS North Carolina

Location: Wilmington NC – May 20 2012

Happy Mother. My Mother from back in the day. Note: this actual photograph is square from real 70’s print (Taken with instagram)

Happy Mother. My Mother from back in the day. Note: this actual photograph is square from real 70’s print (Taken with instagram)

Southern Culture on the Skids rockin at #bt2012 (Taken with Instagram at Koka Booth Amphitheatre)

Southern Culture on the Skids rockin at #bt2012 (Taken with Instagram at Koka Booth Amphitheatre)

What Drives You?

It’s the fifth anniversary of Triangle Tweetup - approximately - so we decided to throw a different kind of Tweetup. We heart the Triangle tech community. You love the Triangle tech community. Everyone loves the tech talks and demos at Bronto each spring. We’re boiling down the idea. A striped down Ignite. A mini Ignite if you will. Our good friends at Bronto are going to host it on the evening of May 10. Mark your calendar. Here’s what we’re doing. 5 speakers only. The Theme is Drive. What drives you crazy? Is big data driving all tech innovation or is all tech innovation driven by big data? Are you driven by lust or ego or noble purpose? Where did you drive on your last great road trip? Which cooking aromas drive your taste buds? Google Drive vs Dropbox vs Skydrive vs iCloud vs SmartCloud? What vehicles should we drive in 5 years or 50 years? Are zombies driven by hunger or instinct? What is your take? When did you discover what drives you? Tell us a five minute story about your drive. Enlighten us but make it quick.

I have just three words for you: David Lee Roth. From the Van Halen concert in Greensboro last night. (Taken with instagram)

I have just three words for you: David Lee Roth. From the Van Halen concert in Greensboro last night. (Taken with instagram)

And now, we wait for Van Freaking Halen to take stage! Yes. You heard right. David Lee Roth is here. #80s #hairRock #mightaswellJump

And now, we wait for Van Freaking Halen to take stage! Yes. You heard right. David Lee Roth is here. #80s #hairRock #mightaswellJump