Category: Videos

If you have been around the Seattle geek community for long, it is likely that you’ve run into Tom Music. Tom is a developer, writer, speaker, musician, and one of the nicest guys you are ever gonna meet.

A couple of years ago, Tom was diagnosed with double lymphoma. He had been in remission for a while, but just took a turn for the worse over the last couple of weeks.

Tom’s wife Jana posted an update over the weekend and things are not looking good.

Tom gave one of my favorite Ignite talks of all time last year about his experience with lymphoma. He called his talk “Lymphomartini” and delivered it complete with double rainbows! I’ve embedded the video below.

So hang in there Tom. There are a lot of us who are better for having you in our lives/community. We want you to be around for a lot longer!

Phil, a bartender from the 25th nationally ranked bar Tavern Law, will discuss the chemistry and history of the cocktail, the flip

It’s easy to be popular if you’re rich, or good-looking, or good at sports. But the rest of us have to be funny if we want people to like us. Acclaimed writer, humorist, and data analyst Joel Grus has spent years of research and experimentation uncovering the basic principles of humor. In this 5-minute talk, he’ll teach you how to master these principles and make people laugh.

Don’t forget, Ignite Seattle 13 is TOMORROW NIGHT!

Buster Benson is the founder of a new health-improvement social game called Health Month. In previous lives, he co-founded The Robot Co-op, and McLeod Residence, and has build a few fun things like the Locavore iPhone app and 750words.com.

Six days until Ignite Seattle 13!

James Callan is a champion of non-snoozefesty content and an ardent foe of grammar Nazis. He’s a freelance content strategist, a trivia whiz, a dad, and a soother of troubled hearts and wayward souls.

Don’t forget, Ignite 13 is in 9 days!

Mandy Sorensen works in the Seattle area as a small animal veterinarian and is in hot pursuit of her Master’s of Public Health at Johns Hopkins. Her professional interests include parasitology (of course), infectious diseases, endocrinology, and soft tissue surgery. In her spare time you can find her surfing, hiking, attempting to brew beer, or headed to a show.

Gregory Heller is a master of the SCRUM style of project management. When he was preparing to get married… he figured why go the normal route? Why not apply his knowledge for a different kind of project – his wedding!

Do you want to speak at Ignite? Submissions for talks are open until Friday, Jan 7th! Everyone has something interesting to say – what will you talk about?