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Colorado Tech Weekly #22: Thank you from a veteran

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 If you know a veteran, you will probably tell them “Thank you for your service” today because you’re awesome and they will probably mutter a “You’re welcome” in a way that says “It was no big deal” because they’re awesome. See, we are uncomfortable with the attention because we didn’t join the military for attention or glory. We joined because of a sense of duty, family tradition, or because it sounded easier than getting into college. Those who did sign up for the glory of it soon found out that glory comes with too high of a price.

When I think back on my time in the Marine Corps, I think of trying to get out of barracks duty, hung-over Company runs and buffing floors. I don’t think of it as me being brave, selfless or in anyway better than my friends that didn’t join the military. Most veterans will probably tell you close to the same thing.

On Thursday, my daughter’s school had an assembly to recognize the veterans that are in students’ lives. After having each student introduce their veteran the principal told all the students to cheer for the veterans. Oh man did they cheer! It felt amazing. If I did something that can make an entire school of elementary students cheer, I must have done something pretty cool. I know it sounds silly, but thank you for saying “thank you”.

Local News

  • DigitalGlobe rejected more money from Longmont [DBJ]
  • How Colorado voted on fracking, schools, broadband, pot, Boulder utilities [DBJ]
  • Longmont-based Lassy Project focuses on child safety with smartphone app, GPS and “village” community [InnovatioNews]
  • Developing A Spirit of inspiration and collaboration at the Internet of Things Hackathon in Boulder [BuiltinColorado]
  • OpenWorld Learning (OWL) Gala and Silent Auction “Writing the Code for Success” raises more than $133K to support OWL students [OWL]
  • LUCAN Technologies launches $500K Indiegogo campaign for PC aimed at reducing e-waste [InnovatioNews]
  • Hip to be cubed: Modular Robotics raises more Than $56K via Kickstarter [Xconomy]

National News

  • KitKat’s WebView is powered by Chromium, enabling Android app developers to use new HTML5 and CSS features [TheNextWeb]
  • New API Commons Platform Allows Developers To Share APIs Under Creative Commons Licenses [TechCrunch]
  • ‘Vets in Tech’ expands its work helping veterans find tech jobs [SiliconValley]

Upcoming Events

Thank you for reading!

If you know of any other good news stories or sources about tech in Colorado, please let me know! Also if you attend any of the events listed, I would love to hear from you!

I have a break in my courses at Regis until January. I am using that time to work on my own projects. During this break I am focusing on learning UX design and how to implement it with my website. You can find all my updates on my website design project here.

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