Cyber Clarification Straight from [the] Hart

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Everything I know about cyber security I learned from watching “WarGames.” Assuming there is any truth to this 1980′s gem, that leaves me with some insanely obsolete data and a gaping hole in my tech community cred. So lucky for me when Andrew Hazeltt, Kelly McKew, and I went to the cyber briefing at UMBC’s [...]

A Pictural Compendium of the Enoch Pratt Library

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gb.tc was lucky enough to get a behind the scenes tour of the central Enoch Pratt Free Library. Our host, Andrea Snyder, took us through this Baltimorean treasure, including the publicly-inaccessible, one-city-block-square, three-story-deep stacks below the familiar main hall and departments. The whole place is historic, beautiful, and a great resource for the community. Of [...]

Share Your Genius

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“The only source of knowledge is experience.” Albert Einstein Our gb.tc roundtables are always looking for interesting, dynamic speakers who can present on a variety of topics. We figure, our community is full of experts who are willing to share their knowledge with others. Experts like you. Aren’t you brilliant something and willing to talk [...]

Geeks on a Train

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What is the newest tech incubator in DC? Which Philly startup is about to take off? Is Route 128 seeing a revival? We need a better connected Northeast Tech Innovation Corridor. That is the goal of Geeks on a Train (aka, GOAT.) On May 24th, gb.tc will host a rolling tweetup (#geektrain) on Amtrak between DC and Boston.  At each [...]

Discovering Fun in Nanotechnology

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A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to check out a new exhibit at Port Discovery Children’s Museum.  The “mini” exhibit, Nano Fabulous, was developed by the University of Maryland, College Park to help visitors “understand how scientists discover at the nanoscale and create devices from nano-sized building blocks.” So why is Nanotechnology important? [...]

Podcast Episode 0

Yesterday, Andrew Hazlett and I (Sharon Paley) live streamed the pre-inaugural version (dubbed “episode 0″) of our weekly podcast on what’s happening in the Baltimore tech community. The plan is to broadcast live, every Monday at 3 pm. Recorded podcasts will also be available on iTunes, the gb.tc YouTube channel, and this very blog. We’re [...]

BTS (Behind The Scene) at BTS

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BTS stands for “Battlefield Telecommunications Systems,” though it could mean “Baltimore’s Thrilled Staff,” ”Blissful Toil Site,” or “Best Team Sociability.” Okay, these are all a stretch. The point is, the BTS staff loves working there. In a way, it’s a step back in startup time to enter the BTS Software Solutions offices. Like it’s 1999 all [...]

The Science of Revitalization

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In the past few weeks, gb.tc has visited the University of Maryland BioPark in the Poppelton neighborhood of West Baltimore: once as a stop on our #nomorebox tour and another for the groundbreaking of a new cancer treatment center. Just a decade ago, the Poppleton area of Baltimore was mostly vacant, crime ridden, and seemingly [...]

RTR Technologies – Visualizing Data Differently

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What does it take to get all the aircraft aboard a Naval carrier off the deck and on schedule to meet mission requirements? Randy Rippin, President of RTR Technologies  and his team explain how people, skills, resources, infrastructure, and other information can be evaluated and analyzed to project complex operational requirements before implementation begins or [...]

Failure is imminent!

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Dare to err! Join us for BmoreFail tomorrow between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Clarence “Du” Burns Arena in Canton! What can you expect at BmoreFail? Failures We’ve found the theme of failure to be pretty liberating. Lots of distinguished people have come forward to share failure-celebrating reading suggestions and their own revealing stories. [...]