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  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 5 June 2018

Four years ago in bitcoin…

Remember when one bitcoin cost only $450? I do. Four years ago, video training company Lynda.com published its first cryptocurrency course, my "Up and Running…...

  • Tags Blog, Cryptocurrency, Finance, Professional, Training
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 20 December 2017

AI-inspired song: A Very Botnik Christmas

Ah, Christmas! A time to gather 'round the Christmas bear and thank God above for the bounty of bees. (more…) "AI-inspired song: A Very Botnik…...

  • Tags Artificial intelligence, Artistic, Blog, Music, Oddities
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 16 November 2017

In praise of business travel

Travel ennobles, emboldens, and improves. Business travel is expensive, exhausting — and often irreplaceable. Yes, virtual reality is getting better, and I've wasted many an…...

  • Tags Blog, Business, Professional, Sociology
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 15 November 2017

Twitter, 140 characters, and effective writing

Twitter's 140-character limit puts the burden of clarity on the writer, where it belongs. Why is Twitter so influential among the famous and powerful? It's…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Sociology, User interface, Writing
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 13 September 2017

How Hurricane Irma exposed a fundamental Bitcoin weakness

Yesterday I got an email that said all my bitcoin was about to disappear. Hurricane Irma, it claimed, had damaged the servers of a company…...

  • Tags Blog, Cryptocurrency, Professional, Security
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 18 June 2017

The #1 trick to make your writing more effective

Use fewer words. (more…) "The #1 trick to make your writing more effective"...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Sociology, Writing
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 8 June 2017

Is bitcoin the “currency of criminals”? Numbers tell the tale.

Last week you made this article one of the most popular of my career, currently topping 2,600 Likes. It rebuts a video where Greg Leffler…...

  • Tags Blog, Commentary, Cryptocurrency, Math, Professional
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 1 June 2017

No, THIS is what bitcoin is, really: Four ways Greg Leffler is wrong, wrong, wrong

With bitcoin topping an unprecedented $2,400, LinkedIn Senior Software Editor Greg Leffler called bitcoin "the currency of criminals" in his video, "Bitcoin: What You Should…...

  • Tags Blog, Commentary, Cryptocurrency, Math, Professional
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 26 May 2017

Untried techniques? Budget extra time.

I've been busy working on a 45-second teaser trailer for my documentary-in-development, Almost a Brain. Here's a 10-second sneak peek of just the tagline. This…...

  • Tags Blog, Business, Professional
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 24 May 2017

Supercomputing, quantum computing, and the documentary “Almost a Brain”

I got the idea from "Almost a Brain" after learning that the world's top supercomputers are nearing the level of raw power in our brains…...

  • Tags Blog, Computer science, Hardware, Professional, Quantum computing
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 22 May 2017

Freelancers: You, too, can work at LinkedIn Top Companies

They're big and well-established, but they need our nimbleness On Thursday, LinkedIn released its list of 50 "top" U.S. companies, based on site engagement, job…...

  • Tags Blog, Business, Professional
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 16 May 2017

Documentary “Almost a Brain” to explore how computers are nearing human thought

Artificial intelligence and supercomputers provide the power. What happens next? ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, May 12, 2017 -- 100 billion neurons. 100,000 billion connections. A billion…...

  • Tags Artificial intelligence, Blog, Professional, Sociology, Supercomputing
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 16 May 2017

Why “killer robots” don’t worry me

And why they won't be featured in "Almost a Brain" Last Friday I announced my upcoming documentary about computers that model the human brain, "Almost…...

  • Tags Artificial intelligence, Blog, Computer science, Professional, Sociology
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 22 March 2017

When business travel goes wrong: location, location, location

To get something accomplished, first make sure you're in the right country. According to an article in the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad yesterday, some protesters…...

  • Tags Blog, Business, Professional
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 14 November 2016

Leaving the country on 5 December 2016

The Netherlands' position highlighted within Europe

On 5 December I'll leave the U.S. to spend an undetermined period in what may become my new home in The Netherlands -- Rotterdam. I'll…...

  • Tags Blog, Commentary, Personal, Professional
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 24 June 2015

Moving on from Drupal

Kabe, an important figure in Esperanto history

In the Esperanto language there was a great writer and activist known as "Kabe". After creating magnificent translations and reaching a position of authority, he…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 28 July 2012

Make “Views in Core” happen!

Screen shot of Views' administrative interface

Summary: Making Views part of Drupal "core" will make its future more secure, but will take substantial resources. Therefore, please donate 1/1,000th of your annual…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 26 June 2012
  • 8 Comments on New lynda.com video course: Drupal 7 Advanced Training

New lynda.com video course: Drupal 7 Advanced Training

Screenshot of intro to Drupal 7 Advanced Training

It's been a busy few months since ending my time at Acquia last October. I've returned to freelancing, bettered by having worked with some of…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 3 January 2012

Keynote from DrupalCamp WNY: “Hello Universe”

Photo of Tom Geller delivering the DrupalCamp WNY keynote

It was a great pleasure to deliver the keynote talk to the first-ever DrupalCamp Western New York, held in downtown Buffalo on October 14-15. The…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 18 November 2011
  • 12 Comments on New lynda.com video courses about Drupal Commerce and Views 3

New lynda.com video courses about Drupal Commerce and Views 3

Screenshot of intro to Create Your First Online Store with Drupal Commerce

I said that two new lynda.com video courses would be coming out soon, and here they are: Create Your First Online Store with Drupal Commerce…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development

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