Benjamin Ortega
Bio
Ben is a software maker who spends his best hours elbow-deep in homelab projects and the occasional questionable car hack. He's also passionate about building technology at its best and doing things that matter: civic tech, community-driven tools, and tools that amplify diverse voices and give more people a seat at the table. A software engineer at Best Buy by day, he also enjoys playing music and riding bikes.
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Presenting Sessions
Participating Sessions
- Building A Profitable Independent Newsletter
- What should I do while AI is working? answer will shape the future of humanity
- Build a Business that Isn't Soul Sucking
- The Good Years: Formative Tech Companies in the Twin Cities
- Gopher Supercomputing: Past, Present, and Future
- Don't Rip and Replace: how to avoid the shiny upgrade pitfall in long-term systems
- 3D Printing: Getting Started
- I'm Disabled & You Will Be, Too
- Questions to ask during a transition... and who can help.
- You can do it all, just not all at once: Practical prioritization for leaders and builders
- (Cybersecurity) Warnings 😳
- Boldly You: Showing Up to Your Life’s Purpose
- More... "Diagrams to Get your $hit together"
- Skill(.md)s, context engineering, and a way to take the garbage out
- Play Well With Others: Creativity Through Collaboration