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NYC Trip BTS "The Parallel"
I was in New York for a reason. A real one. But while that was happening, something else was running in the background. It always does.

Rich Washburn
20 hours ago3 min read
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What Actually Hit Me After the DeepStation Event
I’ve been thinking about last night pretty much since I woke up. It was one of those events where nothing felt overly flashy, but a couple things stuck in a way that doesn’t really let go. Not because they were perfectly explained, but because they pointed at something real. There were two talks. Very different angles, but together they kind of formed a bigger picture that I don’t think either one was explicitly trying to make. The first talk: work is getting compressed had t

Rich Washburn
Mar 264 min read
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NVIDIA's $4 Billion Photonics Move Feels Bigger When You've Seen the Problem Up Close
A few years ago, I found myself sitting in a photonics lab, very aware that I was the least qualified person in the room. I had been brought in by a company I was doing some AI work with — flew me out to Dallas, met the team, did some training, got a feel for what they were building. Smart people. Real engineers. The kind of environment where you realize pretty quickly where your lane ends. On a follow-up trip, there was an issue they were working through. I didn't fully unde

Rich Washburn
Mar 204 min read
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📍 Miami. Good Rooms. Better People.
I almost didn’t go. Miami traffic and I have a complicated relationship. It usually wins. Jimmy (founder of Data Power Supply ) invited me down, thinking the room might be a good place to show off some of what we’re building with VaporVault. I showed up mostly curious… and ended up fully digging it. Two weeks ago, Praveen Yalmanchi toured a data center project we’re working on (with his friend Art), and tonight was more of the same energy — thoughtful, welcoming, zero ego, r

Rich Washburn
Feb 252 min read
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Firefly 3.0 Refresh — The Apple Product That Wasn’t
Somewhere between fixing a few other projects and dodging the holidays, I ended up back in Firefly’s firmware . I hadn’t really touched it in close to a year, but it’s one of those projects that just won’t leave me alone. Every time I think it’s “done,” something small catches my attention — a better way to handle power, a cleaner interface, a new use case I didn’t think of. So yeah, Firefly got a refresh. And it’s probably the most “grown-up” version of itself yet. The Updat

Rich Washburn
Dec 4, 20253 min read
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Photos by Boris Balaban — White Coats & Power Ties Gala
Event gallery hosted with permission for easy sharing “It was an honor to photograph such a powerful evening,” Boris shared. “Thank you...

Rich Washburn
Jun 2, 20251 min read
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Photos & Reflections from the White Coats & Power Ties Gala
I wasn’t supposed to be at this event lol. Bob Sutton called me the morning of, asked if I wanted to take a few photos. I said...

Rich Washburn
Jun 1, 20251 min read
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Giving Voice Back: Robert Sutton’s Call to Action for Doctors, Patients, and American Liberty
At the first annual Doctors for America dinner at Trump International Golf Club, Robert Sutton delivered a speech that wasn’t just...

Rich Washburn
Jun 1, 20252 min read
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The Accidental Origin of Beacon: How “Wearable Wi-Fi” Turned Into a Marketing Mic Drop
I didn’t set out to build a product. I just wanted to see if I could make a tiny Wi-Fi server wearable—and useful. What started as a...

Rich Washburn
May 21, 20254 min read
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Lens on Liberty: Road Trip to Tennessee for the 917 Society
There are road trips, and then there are missions. This one started in Florida and ended in Tennessee, but it wasn’t just about the...

Rich Washburn
Apr 9, 20253 min read
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104 Years of Service, Sacrifice, and Celebration
Some moments aren’t just meant to be captured in photographs—they deserve to be etched into memory, shared in words, and honored by those...

Rich Washburn
Feb 21, 20253 min read
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Trucks, Flags, and Pure Patriotism: Trump Rally Rocks Loxahatchee, FL
Nov 3rd, 2024 – Loxahatchee, Florida. Rolling deep through Loxahatchee, Florida, hundreds of trucks lined up, packed with proud patriots,...

Rich Washburn
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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A 3-Hour Tour (Okay, More Like 90 Minutes): My Night with the Navy League of Ft. Lauderdale
What was supposed to be a short, 20-minute chat about AI turned into a 90-minute engaging experience, with some of the best questions...

Rich Washburn
Oct 18, 20243 min read
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Cory Mills & Brian Mast at Club 47
Had the pleasure of being behind the lens at the Club 47 Event in West Palm Beach last night! While I was just there to capture the...

Rich Washburn
Aug 13, 20241 min read
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An Evening with Congressman Mark Green
Video Credit: Chairman Bob Sutton Please support Congressman Mark Green. Visit markgreen.house.gov

Rich Washburn
Apr 22, 20241 min read
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AI at Work: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace
In the span of a year since artificial intelligence (AI) became widely accessible to the general public, its evolution has been nothing...

Rich Washburn
Nov 29, 20233 min read
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12 Cool New Tricks Your iPhone can do
Oh look an article that's not about Ai, LOL... The recent iOS 17.1.1 update has introduced some genuinely cool features that many users...

Rich Washburn
Nov 28, 20232 min read
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Current State of OpenAI's Self Induced Implosion
Recently, OpenAI, known for its groundbreaking AI models like ChatGPT and DALL-E, witnessed a seismic shift in its leadership. Sam...

Rich Washburn
Nov 21, 20232 min read
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The Future of Organoid Intelligence: A Synthesis of Biology, Ethics, and Technology
In the realm of scientific innovation, the concept of organoid intelligence (OI) stands as a testament to human curiosity and the...

Rich Washburn
Nov 21, 20232 min read
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Team Building Range Day
Organizing a corporate retreat is all about stepping away from the usual office environment to engage in activities that build...

Rich Washburn
Nov 21, 20231 min read
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