Patrick Smith software / business / design / social good

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16 different ways to say “mind-blowing, thought-provoking, action-inspiring”

TEDx_logo_RGB_290.jpgTEDx is a network of independent events inspired (and licensed) by TED.

We’re in the midst of organizing a DC-focused event, TEDxPotomac, and are honing in on the theme for the event.

Here’s a quick survey of the themes of some other TEDx events:

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No Excuses

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Survey of Home Monitoring & Control Systems at the Solar Decathlon 2009

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I’d like to be able to program my house, using common web development languages and techniques (e.g. REST-based API’s).

If the 2009 Solar Decathlon is any indication, that’s a long way from happening.

I surveyed eleven of the twenty teams about their monitoring and control systems, focusing in particular the software design of their systems.
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Rebooted the Blog

Spending my weekend retooling the blog. Software, design, all that fun stuff.

I tossed out all the old posts; lots of pain to migrate them.

Looking forward to getting back in the groove of blogging again.

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