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Why Seattle should bring back the 1700s London coffeehouse

If there’s anything Seattle does better than anyone, it’s coffee shops. This city’s unbeatable selection of warm, friendly spaces to… Read More

How geeks go camping: Drones, lasers and more from ToorCamp 2014

Editor’s Note: Amal Graafstra was one of hundreds of people who attended ToorCamp, a summer camp for geeks earlier this month on the… Read More

My Uber got pulled over by the Denver police — and then things got really weird

Follow up: Denver Police chief opens investigation into Uber incident, issues public apology to Seattle man Colorado is the self-described… Read More

To share or not to share: Are you building this ‘crucial new skill’?

Sometimes it’s smart to share an idea, and sometimes it’s smarter to keep it quiet. Know the difference? Commanding the… Read More

A normal job vs. an adventure

At the beginning of the 1900’s, Ernest Shackleton was merely a third officer in an expedition to the South Pole.… Read More

How to braid your time: Teamwork for creative minds

[Editor’s Note: Author and teacher Jon Bell is a designer in Twitter’s Seattle office and a speaker at the upcoming HIVE technology design conference.] While it’s true that creativity… Read More

Why Steve Ballmer’s $1.8B bid for the Clippers could be really bad for Seattle (and it’s not about sports)

Steve Ballmer left Microsoft in February after 34 years, and since then he’s spent time on college campuses giving commencement… Read More

Iterating in public: 4 steps for success in the brave new world of tech design

[Editor’s Note: Guest commentator David Lifson of General Assembly is one of the speakers at the upcoming HIVE technology design conference, June 20… Read More

The disconnection dilemma: Why 93,000 Seattle residents don’t have Internet at home

There’s another way to look at the fact that 85 percent of Seattle residents have Internet access at home. Fifteen… Read More

Why are we working on this?

You’re a recent grad from a top engineering school. You come to a hot startup, and in your second week,… Read More

Online dating coach: Here’s how single techies can find love

Editor’s Note: On Monday, we wrote about entrepreneur Jeff Reifman’s contention that Amazon.com is ruining the dating scene in Seattle for… Read More

Obituary: Former ATL Ultrasound CEO Gordon Kuenster helped spark the NW tech industry

Gordon Kuenster, one of the first successful tech entrepreneurs in the Seattle area, died recently at the age of 80.… Read More

Women in tech: Packed forum takes on 4 big questions

Want to make a bigger impact as a woman working in technology? Try what Tami Reller once did — talk louder.… Read More

Commentary: Tech apathy is killing Seattle’s soul

A bunch of friends and I recently converged on the Sound Mind and Body Gym in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood for… Read More

HR advice: Hire for velocity of learning

Let’s say you have an opening on your technology team: An urgent need for engineer that will expand your application… Read More

Commentary: Smart rules needed to spark next-generation broadband in U.S.

Smart consumers are quick to recognize when specific technologies can benefit them. Here in the Seattle area, we have a… Read More

A mixed bag for tech in Olympia: Crowdfunding bill passes, R&D tax credits set to expire

The Washington state Legislature completed its session on time March 13 after 60 days. Lawmakers passed a supplemental operating budget… Read More

Here’s what happened when my family got hit while riding in a Lyft

An hour after Seattle City Council voted to cap the number of ride-sharing drivers on city streets, I was in… Read More

Embarrassed in Seattle

I have called Seattle home for more than two decades and my wife and I are raising our children here. … Read More

Hey, Seattle, why stop with ride-sharing? Cap these 10 other innovations while you’re at it

In a 9-0 decision Monday, the Seattle City Council voted to cap the number of UberX, Sidecar and Lyft drivers… Read More

Crowdfunding, drones and open data: Washington state tech legislation update

The Washington state legislature meets for 60 days in the even-numbered years, which means that the legislative process goes much… Read More

Commentary: A teen’s take on the Pebble smartwatch

Over the last several months, I’ve been testing the Pebble smartwatch and thinking about the future of wearable technology. The Pebble… Read More

13 lessons entrepreneurs can learn from Richard Sherman

In case you’ve been living under a rock the last week, Richard Sherman has been everywhere in the media. It… Read More

Online privacy regulation on the legislative docket: What’s the proper role for government?

The Washington state legislature will convene next Monday for its annual session. The legislature will not pass a big operating… Read More

Pacific Science Center lands NASA grant for STEM education

The Pacific Science Center has been named as a recipient of a NASA Collaboration Grant to help it promote STEM… Read More

Go get ’em Twitter, but remember your roots: 4 hopes on the eve of the big IPO

Three years ago, I founded my third company. I left my old company, risked my livelihood (again), put my social… Read More

Innovation takes off: Using my iPad below 10,000 feet

Like many of you, I was excited to read that the FAA decided to allow use of portable electronics below… Read More

Commentary: How I taught my kids Python programming

I wanted to expose my kids to programming because it’s a great skill and a powerful way of thinking. And… Read More

The geography of tech: Seattle’s oft-forgotten tech ecosystem

The October 21st story in The New York Times — “Tech Wealth and Ideas Are Heading Into News” — includes Amazon.com founder… Read More

The 6 habits of highly successful, fast growth companies

Pull together a list of Seattle’s fastest-growing companies and you’ll see a wide variety of industries, leadership styles, go-to-market approaches… Read More