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Last call. Speaker submissions for Momentum DevCon 2026 close tomorrow at midnight. Submit before midnight → sessionize.com/momentum-2026

3 days. That's what's left to submit your speaker proposal for Momentum DevCon 2026. We're not looking for perfect slides or polished abstracts. If you've been sitting on an idea, stop sitting on it. Submissions close June 1st → sessionize.com/momentum-2026

You don't need a conference pedigree to speak at Momentum. You need a real story. Something you built, broke, or figured out at 2am that saved the sprint. If you've done the work, we want to hear about it. Submit here: The public / live link is sessionize.com/momentum-2026

Introductory, intermediate, advanced — all levels welcome. We want the real stuff. Lessons learned, tools compared, architectures debated, mistakes made. October 15th. Cincinnati. 500+ developers waiting to hear from you. Submit by June 1st → sessionize.com/momentum-2026

Every session on the Momentum stage goes through our review committee first. If you've got opinions about what makes a great conference talk, we want you on the team. All you need is experience and good judgment. Find more information at momentumdevcon.com

You've solved a weird problem at work. Debugged something nobody else could. Built a thing you're quietly proud of. That's a talk. Front-End, Back-End, AI/ML, DevOps, Security, and everything in between- we have a track for that too. Submit:sessionize.com/momentum-2026

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Momentum DevCon 2026 is officially accepting speaker submissions! We're looking for talks across Front-End/UX, AI/ML/Data Science, Cloud/DevOps, Back-End/Security, Professional Skills, and everything in between.Submit your talk → sessionize.com/momentum-2026 Deadline: June 1, 2026

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How are Cincinnati (and beyond) tech companies actually using AI? We're running a short survey to find out. We'll publish the results and use them to shape local events + Momentum Dev Con this October. ~5 minutes: forms.gle/36Wc62gaSBzLrL…

@housecor @elonmusk 100% this

> I’m reading an interesting X post > Get interrupted > Return to X and it automatically refreshes, so the post I was reading disappears This needs fixed @elonmusk

I talk money with my developer friends. Here’s why. Years ago I was managing a dev team full-time and contracting on the side. My friend named Lee walked into my office and asked “What’s your hourly contracting rate?” His question caught me off-guard. I was raised to not talk about money. My dad said “it’s taboo”. But since I knew Lee well, I reluctantly told him: “I charge $50/hour”. He cringed and immediately said “you’re not charging enough. I charge $150/hour.” That blew my mind. We were similar ages and had similar levels of experience, yet he was charging 3x my rate! This conversation changed my life. In my next sales call, I quoted $150/hour and held my breath. The response? “Sure, that works”. Wow. It was that easy all along?! I was floored. Over the years I quoted higher rates many times when my plate was full. Nearly every client simply said “Sure, that works”. These days I have many friends who own their own business. We talk money so we know our pricing is right. Remember: Bosses are often less price sensitive than individuals because they’re spending someone else’s money. And choosing the more expensive contractor is often considered “safer” because the higher price infers they’re better. Price is a story. My old price said “I’m economical”. Lee helped me tell a new story. “I’m expensive, and I’m worth it.”

Two hard truths in 2025: 1. AI has a lot of fundamental problems. 🚩Uses "stolen" training data 🚩Enables new nefarious purposes 🚩May fill the internet with noise 🚩Creates new security holes 🚩Its capabilities are often exaggerated 🚩Requires lots of energy 🚩Concerning environmental implications 🚩Disrupts the job market 🚩Reduces creative motivation 🚩Encourages generating and shipping slop 🚩Concentrates power with a few companies 🚩Creating a financial bubble 🚩May lead to world annihilation 2. AI is useful. If I'm unwilling to use it, I'll soon be unemployable.

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Junior: Learns the rules Mid: Follows the rules Senior: Knows when to break the rules

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@housecor I suspect that they will be so valuable that people will be willing to pay it

I’m eager to see how LLM usage changes when the venture capital money dries up. People think it’s expensive today, but it’s actually artificially cheap. It’s heavily subsidized today. What tasks will still be practical/affordable when LLMs have to turn a profit?

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@patio11 I've always wondered the going rate for podcast ads. Thanks for being frank about it.

Also: we've got a few open ad slots in Q3. Our most successful advertisers historically are fintech or B2B SaaS companies. Format is yours truly doing an ad read; I'll optionally write the copy. Starts at low five figures. Send me an email if you'd like to talk to sales.

The newest Complex Systems podcast episode is with Adam Jarvis, discussing local government, delivering projects which touch atoms, budgeting, organizational scar tissue that limits effectiveness, and much more. Also: we're producing some video episodes, including this one.

@brucehubbard is confirmed for the Momentum Developer Conference this October!