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  • Bands pull out of SXSW over U.S. Army sponsorship, Gaza war

    The conversation around this is interesting. I heard marketers this weekend discussing that since the War in Ukraine, and with concerns around China invading Taiwan the U.S. Army sponsorship seemed less out of place and actually welcomed to SXSW. There's a business/technology vs musician/artist dynamic here , but also a generational one. I do wonder if that's just because people seem to get more (traditionally) conservative with age, or if it's the specific life and historical events of the older generation (ie knew the USSR, lived through 9/11).


    Bands pull out of SXSW over U.S. Army sponsorship, Gaza war

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  • Bands pull out of SXSW over U.S. Army sponsorship, Gaza war

    The conversation around this is interesting. I heard marketers this weekend discussing that since the War in Ukraine, and with concerns around China invading Taiwan the U.S. Army sponsorship seemed less out of place and actually welcomed to SXSW. There’s a business/technology vs musician/artist dynamic here , but also a generational one.

    I also wonder if that’s just because people seem to get more (traditionally) conservative with age, or if it’s the specific life and historical events of the older generation (ie knew the USSR, lived through 9/11).


    Bands pull out of SXSW over U.S. Army sponsorship, Gaza war

  • Save the Date: 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

    On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will travel through Mexico, cross the United States from Texas to Maine, and exit North America along Canada’s Atlantic coast. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk.

    Weather permitting, people throughout most of North and Central America, including all of the contiguous United States, will be able to view at least a partial solar eclipse. A partial solar eclipse is when the Moon only covers part of the Sun. People in Hawaii and parts of Alaska will also experience a partial solar eclipse. Click here to learn more about when and where the solar eclipse will be visible: go.nasa.gov/Eclipse2024Map

    Not in the path of the eclipse? Join us online to watch the eclipse with NASA. Set a reminder to watch live: https://go.nasa.gov/3V2CQML

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  • Been thinking a lot about the baseline skills I learned at a young age that have helped me thrive personally and professionally online. The foundational understanding into how information and data are organized which I learned in the library, underpins so much of how I navigate and find information online today whether that’s helping my mother-in-law navigate new accounting software, or being “good at google”, and (now) writing effective AI prompts.

    Trying to pass on some of that to my children by keeping around physical dictionaries and encyclopedia’s (though single book instead of the multi-volume of my youth. )

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