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We just decided to do it: bringing BSides Maine to life June 6, 2026
How a group chat and a logo became Maine's first BSides: 260 attendees, 50+ talk submissions, and a nonprofit's worth of paperwork.
Keeping DC207 afloat October 9, 2025
What it actually takes to run a DEF CON Group: finding speakers, wrangling venues, covering costs, and all the work nobody sees behind a free meetup.
DC207's response to SecureMaine: allyship and cyber inclusivity September 26, 2023
Why DC207 did not take part in SecureMaine, and what allyship asks of a security community when a conference partners with an anti-LGBTQIA+ organization.
DEF CON 31: The Lonely Hard Drive, and a very large Betty Pagefile August 18, 2023
Running The Lonely Hard Drive at DEF CON 31: handing strangers free hard drives loaded with a CTF, and everything that took to pull off.
Student Loan Scams - Info & Informational Resources September 2, 2022
How student loan forgiveness scams work, how to check who is really calling you, and free posters and graphics to help warn other people.
The IT Industry Needs a Toxic Masculinity Intervention April 2, 2022
Corporate IT has a masculinity problem, it is driving good people out of technology, and pretending otherwise is not working. A rant with receipts.