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Now that is a big tree! Gaylord Opryland Resort. 🎄

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Tons of Pokémon cards in this kiosk at MSP Airport — and only 400% more expensive than it should be! 💸😬

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POAP 7541524 at Horizon Workday Go Live.

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Clash Royale milestone — first card to level 16, Witch!

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Old Fashioned at Aster House.

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Mazie and Tyler finished their Gingerbread Houses for 2025! Delightful. 🎄

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The cure for sub-zero temperatures. 🥶🔥

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These meme ornaments at Runamuck Workshop made me laugh.

A Christmas tree is decorated with colorful lights and an ornament featuring Santa Claus making an OK gesture and the text SIX SEVEN. A Christmas tree is decorated with a humorous ornament featuring the text 67 No Cap Bruh Skibidi Rizzmas 2023 in colorful letters. A festive Christmas tree is decorated with plush toys, ornaments, and a Grinch-themed sign with the words SIX SEVEN.
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MnTech Outlook 2026

Interesting comments on big goals for their organizations and the community this morning at MnTech Outlook 2026.

Some observations:

  • No surprise that AI and transformation was top of everyone’s list.
  • Pratt: “we are going to have a reduction in our white collar workforce”
  • Tomes shared his personal experiences vibe coding. Playing and directly engaging with new tech is critical.
  • Bahner: we still need coding cause somebody has to read and verify the code. I agree we need talented developers but I don’t think this is why. Nobody can read machine language or assembly. Abstraction matters. Is agentic developmetn just a new abstraction?

Thanks to Renee Edwards (Optum), Eric Pratt (Senator), Angie Schulke (Star Tribune), Kristin Bahner (Representative), and Tarek Tomes (State of Minnesota) for sharing with everyone.

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Great dinner at Salut celebrating my friend Jim’s birthday and a final visit before Salut closes at the end of the year.