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Death, taxes and our digital afterlife
17 September 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Time have really changed, there is now an almost zero chance that there is not a photo of you somewhere. With increased life expectancy and increased literacy, there is more time for the general population… Read more
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Ashley Madison hack just the latest to shatter online privacy illusions
03 September 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Ashley Madison got hacked and millions of user's data got leaked. This breach of data truly revealed the potential lack of privacy and the concern of sharing personal information. Read more
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Why Amazon has no reason to apologize
20 August 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Amazon has a very specific culture, "You either fit in or you don't..." While this is jarring to many of us, Amazon has no need to apologize as we still benefit and use their services. Read more
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If memory is cheap, what will we come to value?
06 August 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
"Memory is cheap" can mean a lot of different things to different people. Technology is evolving, changing memory as we know it. Things can last forever, and move faster than we can process. Read more
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The conundrum of charitable giving among young people in tech
23 July 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Ecosystem, Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Philanthropy is an interesting topic, as much of the older generation engage in it, but many young folks do not. Being charitable is not often discussed as a 20-something, but perhaps the millennials are… Read more
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The value of experience : What tech can learn from the guild system
09 July 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
People in tech tend to be more meritocratic, valuing and respecting experience rather than arbitrary hierarchy, similar to the guild system. Perhaps the return of apprenticeships could be valuable. Read more
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Your network: Real connections, or just a name collection?
25 June 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Making connections in tech can be difficult. Often people have a collection of names rather than a dense network of connections. Read more
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What hackathons teach us, and what they don't
11 June 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion, Startups
Hackathons are usually short and innovative, but many ideas do not result in a company. They are very useful for making new connections and bonding quickly however. Read more
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Preventing human roadkill on the drive to success
28 May 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Work-life balance is important to workers in the tech industry who come from varying backgrounds and have different priorities in life. Happier employees tend to be more creative, more productive and more… Read more
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Women in tech and the dubious pursuit of perfection
14 May 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Ecosystem, Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Balancing being a founder, engineer, mother, partner, volunteer, and human can be a difficult goal for some, and perhaps it is not for everybody either. Read more