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Re: Seasons of Solitude – My Pandemic Year

Kate O'Neill — Thu, 13 May 2021 13:23:41 -0000

It was good to "catch up" with you by reading this, even if we didn't really catch up one on one. I'm glad you kept yourself healthy. Cheers to the next seasons, whether they're a Renaissance or, at least, just a little less #HomeAlone time.

Re: You are entitled to a refund for your canceled flight — even if the airline says you aren’t

Kate O'Neill — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:19:52 -0000

TAP is an offender on this. I had bookings that I'd even upgraded to their "Top Executive" status partly because they're supposed to be fully refundable, and they're still making the process miserable, so if anyone figures out the trick to jumping through all their hoops and getting an actual refund, let me know.

Re: SXSW PanelPicker®

Kate O'Neill — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 17:12:44 -0000

I'm a fan of people who have succeeded in one career path and can draw parallels to another part of life. That's wisdom. Jeffrey's background as a photographer gives him a unique view on how the world sees us, and it carries over to his mastery with "lingo" to help us understand how to capture and convey our ideas at their very essence.

Re: Listen To Studs Terkel's 1973 Interview With Hunter S. Thompson

Kate O'Neill — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:47:38 -0000

I saw Studs in line in front of me at a grocery store once, and he noticed me looking at him and said "yes dear, it's me." :)

Re: You do not have to be good — Nora McInerny Purmort

Kate O'Neill — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 13:30:55 -0000

I love this so hard. Thank you.

Re: The 'New Look' of the Post-Obama Electorate

Kate O'Neill — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 10:04:55 -0000

Very interesting history and perspective. It seems, though, as if you're postulating a framework of either heavier protest or heavier political involvement, when both/and seems necessary and inevitable. I think of DeRay Mckesson announcing his bid for mayor of Baltimore, and it seems like the perfect 2016 marriage of protest and politics. My bet is that this next generation of influential political voices, whether initially successful in gaining office or not, introduces vocabulary and ideas to the mainstream that makes it far more likely to gain widespread recognition of systemic oppressions and injustices, and that THAT sets the stage for the next major leap forward. At least that's my fervent hope.

Thanks for the great article.

Re: NTC Weekly Member Spotlight 7.28.14 | Blog | Built By, With and For Nashville Technologists

Kate O'Neill — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:52:52 -0000

Nice profile, Travis! Nashville's lucky to have you, Mitch. :)

Re: Women Outnumber Men in the Next Nashville Software School Cohort

Kate O'Neill — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:08:56 -0000

Fantastic!

Re: Is Our Southern Traditionalism a Detriment to Our Entrepreneurial Scene?

Kate O'Neill — Fri, 23 May 2014 11:37:40 -0000

I think this a little too shallow an examination. We have our own advantages here, too, such as a strong sense of community and collaboration, that facilitate innovation and progress.

Re: Colab: What’s Next For The Pioneers Of Nashville Coworking?

Kate O'Neill — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:14:51 -0000

[meta]marketer has been part of CoLab for three years, and we've always enjoyed the space and the community... and the ping pong table. Big thanks to Kailey for all she's done to foster a sense of connectedness among freelancers, consultants, and growing companies. Onward and upward!

Re: 12 Reasons “Missioner” is the Hottest New Startup Space

Kate O'Neill — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:00:15 -0000

You had me at "...Germantown, the greatest neighborhood in Nashville history."

Re: 5 Quotes: Reddit Cofounder Alexis Ohanian Visits the South

Kate O'Neill — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:27:31 -0000

You forgot the remark about his cat.

It was so great to have him here. I hope we get many more folks like him coming through the EC, sharing insights and hard-won wisdom. Thanks for covering!

Re: Private: 30 Non-Americans On The Weirdest Things That Are Norms To Americans

Kate O'Neill — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 19:49:56 -0000

They're the same plant. In the US we refer to the seeds as "coriander" but the leaves as "cilantro," whereas I believe in the UK and possibly other English-speaking places around they world they also refer to the leaves as "coriander leaves" or just "coriander."

Re: Quiet

Kate O'Neill — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:15:57 -0000

Very nice. I love the picture of the Pinnacle building. I don't know that peace and calm are what I feel when I look at it, but "quiet" definitely comes through.

Re: A Venn Diagram of the Nashville Tech Community

Kate O'Neill — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:42:45 -0000

Also, I couldn't find him on the Twitters.

Re: A Venn Diagram of the Nashville Tech Community

Kate O'Neill — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:36:11 -0000

Thanks, Scott. I got lazy in my explanation, but I'm glad you provided details.

Re: A Venn Diagram of the Nashville Tech Community

Kate O'Neill — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:54:25 -0000

For what it's worth, the "Venn"/set implied overlap/relationship aspect of the diagram may be misleading. There was a spirited Twitter discussion about what a better visualization of these organizations might be, with a mind-map being one suggested solution. On the next rainy weekend, we'll put out an impromptu call for a community brainstorming over beer to sketch it out in a different way. As well as to, y'know, drink beer. (Thanks for pushing this out!)

Re: vegetable protein

Kate O'Neill — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:42:01 -0000

Well, some of the other ones aren't quite as egregiously wrong as you're depicting, though, at least by this measure. Using this approach, cucumbers with peel come in about 17.3%. Without peel, about 19.7%. I don't know how they arrived at 24%, but by this measure their protein content is not 0%.

Re: vegetable protein

Kate O'Neill — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:31:11 -0000

I see how they arrived at the 49% for spinach. In the USDA listing for raw spinach (http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb..., it shows that there are 23 kilocalories of energy and 2.86 g of protein per 100 g. Since the energy density of protein is 4 kcal/gram, they would have multiplied 2.86 g of protein by 4 kcal/gram to get 11.44 kilocalories, and then divided that into 23 kilocalories to get .497, or 49.7% of the kilocalories represented are from protein.

Having said that, though, I haven't validated the rest of the list, so I cannot vouch for the relative percentages.

Re: Kelley on Women in Startups: 3 Things we can learn from Tina Fey

Kate O'Neill — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:47:27 -0000

Thanks for the shout-out! And I love the Tina Fey quote you shared: "you're nobody 'til somebody calls you bossy."

Re: Guest Voices: The EC, a personal perspective

Kate O'Neill — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:28:45 -0000

Wonderful perspective to read, Marko. Thanks for capturing all that history and viewpoint.

Re: Kelley at the Gala: The power of Ideas

Kate O'Neill — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:07:05 -0000

I'm honored that you would single me out as a source of inspiration, particularly alongside someone as accomplished and inspiring as Tod. I hope you do find your big idea and carry it all the way. I'll be ready to cheer for you when it happens. :)

Re: Technology Awards Gala Recap: Nice job NTC

Kate O'Neill — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:05:45 -0000

Great coverage, and thank you. And I agree with you about the pacing. More time for the after-party is definitely a good thing. :)

Re: The Geography of America's Music Scenes

Kate O'Neill — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:50:56 -0000

When I moved to Nashville nine years ago, I was expecting to find a lot of musicians and music industry here. I was just not prepared for how completely pervasive the music culture is. Everywhere you go, everyone you meet has SOME connection to music, whether they moved here (as I did) to build a career in it and got distracted but still carry the love of it in their day-to-day lives, or they live and work alongside music professionals and know a lot about it by proximity, or any other variation - it's everywhere. And that's pretty cool in a way that's hard to convey without experiencing it first-hand.

Re: How to Find An Incredible Wife In 71 Easy Steps

Kate O'Neill — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:19:17 -0000

Beautiful and rings very true. Thanks for sharing. :)