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December Goodies from TEC (Copy)

HTTPS: The TEC Talks Holiday Special | Cool tech books, articles and podcasts | No December events but big things coming in January

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December Goodies from TEC

HTTPS: The TEC Talks Holiday Special | Cool tech books, articles and podcasts | No December events but big things coming in January

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November 2024 TEC News & Events

Now that the election's over and we've all (hopefully) spent Veteran's Day recovering, it's time to enjoy your TEC! We've got two new podcast episodes and our November Privacy PIE event will break down all the privacy wins and losses

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TEC Went Full Nerd on Industrial 3D Printing at PADT and Loved Every Second of It

TEC got a glimpse at industrial 3D printing with a tour of Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies, better known as PADT. The TEC trip (pun 100 percent intended) took place on Tuesday, September 24 at the company's Tempe campus.

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Cord Chaos Solution

Any tech-enthusiasts knows the scene: It's 10pm, you just got delivered your newest gadget and now you are staring directly at a monster made of cable. The challenge is on: How do you plug in this new gadget, avoid this monster while not getting trapped or even swallowed by it??

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When Does Privacy Protection Become Futile Paranoia?

At what point does sensibly protecting one’s privacy become paranoia or worse, simply pointless? We talked to security expert James Bore to find out.

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Join TEC on a Private Tour of Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies (PADT)

Join TEC on a private tour of Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies (known as PADT), an industrial 3D printing facility, on Tuesday, September 24th at 5:30 p.m.

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August 2024 TEC Events & News

It's August and there's lots going on in addition to our standing monthly events, our Right to Repair Workshop and Privacy PIE meetup. We've also got an upcoming tech field trip, a survey to determine future actually useful workshops TEC, a hilarious programming blog-rant

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Interview with Laura Ellington, Complex Concept Translating Engineer

Early in my career I did experience the assumption that I was participating in a meeting to take notes. To which my response was, "I am here as an engineer to share in the discussions."

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January 2024 Good Tech News

This article is from our Good Tech News Newsletter - covering some of the best tech that furthers humanity.

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Tech Law And Policy Year In Review

This article is from our AZ Tech Law & Policy Newsletter - covering technology law and policy news that directly impacts Arizonans.

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Five Healthy Alternatives To Elon Musk

If you’re the kind of person who would have backed Nicola Tesla over Thomas Edison, or someone who remains puzzled as to why we’re not all using Linux, this list is for you.