A photo-backed personal archive

Rooms I Was In: A Lived History

I'm Mike Hall, a software developer and community builder. I didn't keep a tidy archive, but I saved these pictures of rooms where we learned together, communities we built, work that shaped my path, and unexpected days I still think about. This is part of the story I can tell through the photos I took.

Photographs by Mike Hall · Curated from his Google Photos archive

Follow a thread through the archive

Start with a short reading path, jump to an event, or keep reading in date order. Each thread connects related records; it does not establish cause and effect.

Making room to learn

A short path through peer learning, from community tables to learning groups at work. These are related practices, not a claim that one group caused another.

  1. Learning Scrum by helping a team practice it 2005–2007 · TicketsNow
  2. Geekfest at Obtiva: a room built for learning together July 20, 2010
  3. Cloud Developers' Group around a table July 19, 2010
  4. The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting October 18, 2010
  5. Clojure Koans at SCMC November 16, 2010
  6. Making a learning room inside a large organization June 2022–February 2024
  7. Still showing up for Chicago Ruby September 9, 2026
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From community rooms to recorded conversations

Photographs of gatherings sit alongside the interview archive. Follow the people and places without treating attendance as authorship of their work.

  1. Chicago Alt.NET looks beyond the expected stack August 11, 2010
  2. Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 October 15–17, 2010
  3. Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear May 14, 2011 · Chicago Code Camp 3
  4. A little sign at Groupon: “That's UGtastic!” November 7, 2012
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Learning about systems together

Internal learning sessions, conference photographs, and the OpenTelemetry Working Group show different parts of the same period of engineering practice.

  1. Making a learning room inside a large organization June 2022–February 2024
  2. KubeCon's Observability Day November 6, 2023 · Observability Day
  3. A day of talks, questions, and things to bring back to the team November 7, 2023 · KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America
  4. Geekfest@OMF becomes the OpenTelemetry Working Group April 2024–September 12, 2025
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Phalanx Duel at the workbench

Start with the notebook and pen, then explore the game project. The photograph dates the objects, not the beginning of the project.

  1. A game starts as notes on paper July 10, 2022 · The notebook and pen behind Phalanx Duel
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Find an event: 34 entries in date order
  1. Eagle Scout, proudly Date not recorded · an early milestone
  2. My father's work and trucks 1988 and undated family photographs
  3. Learning Scrum by helping a team practice it 2005–2007 · TicketsNow
  4. A July afternoon at Obtiva Geekfest July 13, 2010
  5. A Chicago Alt.NET conversation July 14, 2010
  6. Cloud Developers' Group around a table July 19, 2010
  7. Geekfest at Obtiva: a room built for learning together July 20, 2010
  8. Chicago Alt.NET looks beyond the expected stack August 11, 2010
  9. Brian Marick at Clojure Chicago September 23, 2010
  10. A hands-on session at Geekfest October 12, 2010
  11. Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 October 15–17, 2010
  12. The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting October 18, 2010
  13. Another Geekfest around the table October 19, 2010
  14. Clojure Koans at SCMC November 16, 2010
  15. Chicago Geek Breakfast November 18, 2010
  16. Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC March 15, 2011
  17. Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear May 14, 2011 · Chicago Code Camp 3
  18. Exploring Go at SCMC May 17, 2011
  19. The day Obtiva learned about the Groupon acquisition August 9, 2011
  20. A technical session built around examples July 17, 2012
  21. A Ruby presentation and an “I ♥ User-Groups!” sticker September 25, 2012
  22. Corey Haines shows off his laptop stickers October 5, 2012
  23. A little sign at Groupon: “That's UGtastic!” November 7, 2012
  24. Weird Al, Emo Phillips, and a signed record April 9, 2018
  25. The woodpecker on the way to a job interview April 16, 2018
  26. Revisiting the Bosnia deployment through Brčko March 7, 2020 · Cantigny Park
  27. A parking-garage rescue and a safe handoff April 27, 2022
  28. Making a learning room inside a large organization June 2022–February 2024
  29. A toad, a salamander, and a pause in the day July 9 and August 21, 2022
  30. A game starts as notes on paper July 10, 2022 · The notebook and pen behind Phalanx Duel
  31. KubeCon's Observability Day November 6, 2023 · Observability Day
  32. A day of talks, questions, and things to bring back to the team November 7, 2023 · KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America
  33. Geekfest@OMF becomes the OpenTelemetry Working Group April 2024–September 12, 2025
  34. Still showing up for Chicago Ruby September 9, 2026
How to read the dates, sources, and photographs

These entries combine my recollections, photographs, and public records. A source note explains the basis of a claim; it does not mean every detail has independent confirmation.

A photograph's capture date, an event date, and a later publication date can differ. Approximate and unknown dates stay labeled. Their place in this reading order does not establish a precise date.

Gallery captions currently describe the event as a whole. Individual image descriptions and identifications are still being developed. Open a photograph to view its larger web copy.

The selections are my own history to tell. A person appearing in a photograph is not an endorsement of this site or its projects.

Date not recorded · an early milestone personal

Eagle Scout, proudly

I earned the rank of Eagle Scout. I'm proud of the work it took and still carry that milestone with me. This clipping is one small piece of my early story.

Dates, sources, and context

Date: The newspaper clipping identifies Mike Hall's Eagle Scout achievement; its publication date is not visible in the source photo.

Source: Mike's Google Photos album and recollection.

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A newspaper photo of Mike in his Scout uniform at his Eagle Scout recognition.
A newspaper photo of Mike in his Scout uniform at his Eagle Scout recognition.
1988 and undated family photographs personal

My father's work and trucks

Location not established

This album holds a few fragments of my father's life: a green Autocar, one of his pride-and-joy trucks, and a black-and-white photograph of him at work at CW. It is a quiet glimpse of the family business and the world around me as I was growing up. I will tell more about the work I did with Lotus 1-2-3 and Approach '97, and my early web pages in FrontPage '97, another time. He also had a black Autocar called Warcloud, named for the artwork on its back; I will add that story when I find the photo. One truck print is marked 1988; the other dates are not established.

Dates, sources, and context

Date: One truck photograph is handwritten '1988'; the black-and-white photograph of my father at work is undated.

Source: Mike's Google Photos album and recollection; the handwritten year appears on the truck print.

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My father's green Autocar semi truck, with its license plate obscured; the print is handwritten 1988.
My father's green Autocar semi truck, with its license plate obscured; the print is handwritten 1988.
A black-and-white photograph of Mike's father at work at CW.
A black-and-white photograph of Mike's father at work at CW.
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My father's work and trucks · Photo by Mike Hall
2005–2007 · TicketsNow teaching

Learning Scrum by helping a team practice it

Crystal Lake, Illinois

At TicketsNow I introduced and led Scrum practices with the core transaction engineering team. The notes preserve what I was teaching: keep the product backlog focused on prioritized requirements, draw the sprint backlog from it, and use progress charts to talk about the work. I photographed these pages in 2021, not during the classes, so the teaching dates remain approximate.

Dates, sources, and context

Date: TicketsNow role record; the date of each class is not established by the later note photographs.

Source: Mike's recollection and the public TicketsNow role record.

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TicketsNow role

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Learning Scrum by helping a team practice it · Photo by Mike Hall
July 13, 2010 community

A July afternoon at Obtiva Geekfest

Obtiva, Chicago

I kept showing up at Geekfest because it made learning visible: people gathered around a problem, shared what they knew, and made room for one another to try things. This set gives the room more space in the story.

  • Geekfest
  • Obtiva
Dates, sources, and context

Date: Date in the original photo filenames and Google Photos album title.

Source: Mike's Google Photos album; date is from the original filenames.

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A July afternoon at Obtiva Geekfest · Photo by Mike Hall
July 14, 2010 community

A Chicago Alt.NET conversation

Chicago; exact venue not established

I kept a camera with me at community events because the conversations mattered as much as the slides. This set brings another Chicago Alt.NET gathering into the sequence.

  • Chicago Alt.NET
Dates, sources, and context

Date: Date in the original photo filenames and album title.

Source: Mike's Google Photos album; date is from the original filenames.

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A Chicago Alt.NET conversation · Photo by Mike Hall
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A Chicago Alt.NET conversation · Photo by Mike Hall
July 19, 2010 community

Cloud Developers' Group around a table

Duke O'Brien's, Crystal Lake, Illinois

This is the kind of room I wanted to make possible: a few people, laptops open, trading ideas without needing a conference stage. The same five photographs appear in another July 2010 export, so I count this as one meeting rather than two separate events.

  • Cloud Developers' Group
Dates, sources, and context

Date: Date in the original photo filenames and album title; the capture EXIF date is absent.

Place: Mike's recollection of the meeting venue.

Source: Mike's Google Photos album; the selected image is one of five repeated in a second export.

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A small Cloud Developers' Group meeting gathered around a table with laptops.
A small Cloud Developers' Group meeting gathered around a table with laptops.
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Cloud Developers' Group around a table · Photo by Mike Hall
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Cloud Developers' Group around a table · Photo by Mike Hall
July 20, 2010 community

Geekfest at Obtiva: a room built for learning together

Obtiva, Chicago

Geekfest was Obtiva's recurring study group and apprenticeship forum. I joined the room as a practitioner and learned from the people who made time to teach, try ideas, and work through code together. This album also includes Brian Marick's July session at Obtiva.

  • Geekfest
  • Obtiva
Dates, sources, and context

Date: Capture date in the original image EXIF and the Google Photos album title.

Place: Google Photos album title and event context.

Source: Mike's Google Photos album; original capture date retained in EXIF, removed from the public derivative.

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A full room of developers listening during a Geekfest session at Obtiva.
A full room of developers listening during a Geekfest session at Obtiva.
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Geekfest at Obtiva: a room built for learning together · Photo by Mike Hall
August 11, 2010 community

Chicago Alt.NET looks beyond the expected stack

Chicago area; exact venue not established

Fawad Halim presented Python for .NET Developers. Chicago Alt.NET made room for people to question the defaults of their day jobs and bring techniques from other communities back to their teams.

  • Chicago Alt.NET
Dates, sources, and context

Date: Capture date in the original image EXIF; the public derivative has metadata removed.

Place: Album and meeting context; no reliable GPS location in the selected photo.

Source: Mike's Google Photos album and the presentation title visible in the original photographs.

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A Chicago Alt.NET meeting in progress, with attendees facing the presentation screen.
A Chicago Alt.NET meeting in progress, with attendees facing the presentation screen.
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Chicago Alt.NET looks beyond the expected stack · Photo by Mike Hall
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September 23, 2010 community

Brian Marick at Clojure Chicago

Chicago; exact venue not established

The album preserves a second Brian Marick session, this time with Clojure Chicago. Together with his July visit to Obtiva, these images show how ideas moved between workplaces and open community rooms.

  • Clojure Chicago
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Date: Date in the original photo filename; capture EXIF date is absent.

Place: Album context; venue is not established.

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Brian Marick speaking to an audience at a Clojure Chicago gathering.
Brian Marick speaking to an audience at a Clojure Chicago gathering.
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October 12, 2010 teaching

A hands-on session at Geekfest

Obtiva, Chicago

I photographed another Geekfest session and the conversations around it. These are the kinds of evenings that made the practice feel shared: learn a technique, try it together, and keep asking questions.

  • Geekfest
  • Obtiva
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Date: Date in the original photo filenames and album title.

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October 15–17, 2010 conference

Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010

Chicago; venue not established by this album

SCNA put practitioners from different corners of the movement in the same place. I was there to learn, reconnect, and keep recording the people and conversations that made the community feel real.

  • SCNA
  • Software Craftsmanship
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Date: Original filenames place the selected photo on October 15; the album is titled SCNA 2010.

Place: Album title and conference context.

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A speaker presents from the stage at Software Craftsmanship North America 2010.
A speaker presents from the stage at Software Craftsmanship North America 2010.
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Photograph 4 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 5 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 6 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 7 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 8 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 9 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 10 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 11 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 12 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 13 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 14 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 15 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 16 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 17 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 18 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 19 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 20 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 21 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 22 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 23 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 24 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 25 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 26 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 27 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 28 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 29 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 30 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 31 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 32 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 33 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 34 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 35 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 36 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 37 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 38 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 39 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 40 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 41 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 42 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 43 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 44 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 45 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 46 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 47 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 48 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 49 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 50 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 51 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 52 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 53 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 54 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 55 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 56 from Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010, taken by Mike Hall.
Software Craftsmanship North America, 2010 · Photo by Mike Hall
October 18, 2010 community

The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting

McHenry County, Illinois; exact venue not established by the album

Ryan Gerry and I helped start Software Craftsmanship McHenry County (SCMC) as a place to practice, discuss, and share software craftsmanship close to home. Seeing the name on the board still brings me back to the beginning: a community takes shape when people keep making room for one another.

  • SCMC
  • Software Craftsmanship
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A handwritten Software Craftsmanship McHenry County sign at the first SCMC meeting.
A handwritten Software Craftsmanship McHenry County sign at the first SCMC meeting.
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Photograph 2 from The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 3 from The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 4 from The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 5 from The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 6 from The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 7 from The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 8 from The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 9 from The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
The first Software Craftsmanship McHenry County meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
October 19, 2010 community

Another Geekfest around the table

Obtiva, Chicago

After the first SCMC meeting, I was back in another learning room. The photos show how much of this work happened in the conversations before and after anyone stood at the front.

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  • Obtiva
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Another Geekfest around the table · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 3 from Another Geekfest around the table, taken by Mike Hall.
Another Geekfest around the table · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 4 from Another Geekfest around the table, taken by Mike Hall.
Another Geekfest around the table · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 5 from Another Geekfest around the table, taken by Mike Hall.
Another Geekfest around the table · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 6 from Another Geekfest around the table, taken by Mike Hall.
Another Geekfest around the table · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 7 from Another Geekfest around the table, taken by Mike Hall.
Another Geekfest around the table · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 8 from Another Geekfest around the table, taken by Mike Hall.
Another Geekfest around the table · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 9 from Another Geekfest around the table, taken by Mike Hall.
Another Geekfest around the table · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 10 from Another Geekfest around the table, taken by Mike Hall.
Another Geekfest around the table · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 11 from Another Geekfest around the table, taken by Mike Hall.
Another Geekfest around the table · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 12 from Another Geekfest around the table, taken by Mike Hall.
Another Geekfest around the table · Photo by Mike Hall
November 16, 2010 teaching

Clojure Koans at SCMC

McHenry County, Illinois; exact venue not established by the album

Colin Jones led a Clojure Koans session. People learned by working through small exercises together, asking questions as the code made each idea concrete. That format still shapes how I think about a useful technical learning session.

  • SCMC
  • Clojure
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A presenter walks through a Clojure Koans exercise with an SCMC group.
A presenter walks through a Clojure Koans exercise with an SCMC group.
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Photograph 3 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 4 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 5 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 6 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 7 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 8 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 9 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 10 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 11 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 12 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 13 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 14 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 15 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 16 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 17 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 18 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 19 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 20 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 21 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 22 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 23 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 24 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 25 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 26 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 27 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 28 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 29 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 30 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 31 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 32 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 33 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 34 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 35 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 36 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 37 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 38 from Clojure Koans at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Clojure Koans at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
November 18, 2010 community

Chicago Geek Breakfast

Chicago; exact venue not established

Not every useful community moment needed a stage. I photographed this breakfast gathering as another way people made time to stay connected and talk about the work.

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March 15, 2011 teaching

Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC

McHenry County, Illinois; exact venue not established

SCMC made room for different kinds of practice in the same community. This set documents an evening about code smells and JavaScript cells, with time for the group to compare ideas in person.

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  • Software Craftsmanship
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Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 3 from Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 4 from Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 5 from Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 6 from Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 7 from Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 8 from Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC, taken by Mike Hall.
Code smells and JavaScript cells at SCMC · Photo by Mike Hall
May 14, 2011 · Chicago Code Camp 3 community

Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear

Chicagoland; the venue is not established by this album

Another person designed the Chicago Code Camp logo. I helped decide which submission to use, adapted the logo for the CCC shirt and sticker design, and integrated it into the website. The shirt became wildly popular. I remember the design work as one small piece of making a free community conference feel like something people belonged to.

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A speaker addresses the audience at Chicago Code Camp 3.
A speaker addresses the audience at Chicago Code Camp 3.
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Photograph 2 from Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear, taken by Mike Hall.
Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 3 from Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear, taken by Mike Hall.
Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 4 from Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear, taken by Mike Hall.
Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 5 from Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear, taken by Mike Hall.
Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 6 from Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear, taken by Mike Hall.
Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 7 from Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear, taken by Mike Hall.
Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 8 from Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear, taken by Mike Hall.
Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 9 from Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear, taken by Mike Hall.
Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 10 from Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear, taken by Mike Hall.
Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 11 from Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear, taken by Mike Hall.
Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 12 from Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear, taken by Mike Hall.
Chicago Code Camp: a shirt people wanted to wear · Photo by Mike Hall
May 17, 2011 teaching

Exploring Go at SCMC

McHenry County, Illinois; exact venue not established

We made space at SCMC to explore languages and tools beyond the ones we used every day. This photo holds one of those sessions in the record.

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  • Go
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August 9, 2011 community

The day Obtiva learned about the Groupon acquisition

Obtiva, Chicago

This was an all-Obtiva gathering to hear that we had been acquired by Groupon and to learn the plan going forward. I took these photos without fully understanding what the news meant. Looking back, I can see this as the end of an era: a roomful of people and a company about to change.

  • Obtiva
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Obtiva's people gather for the company-wide meeting about the Groupon acquisition and the plan going forward.
Obtiva's people gather for the company-wide meeting about the Groupon acquisition and the plan going forward.
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Photograph 1 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
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Photograph 2 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 3 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 4 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 5 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 6 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 7 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 8 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 9 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 10 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 11 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 12 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 13 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 14 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 15 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 16 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 17 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 18 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 19 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 20 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 21 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 22 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 23 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 24 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 25 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 26 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 27 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 28 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 29 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 30 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 31 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 32 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 33 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 34 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 35 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 36 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 37 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 38 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 39 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 40 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 41 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 42 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 43 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 44 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 45 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 46 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 47 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 48 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 49 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 50 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 51 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 52 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 53 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 54 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 55 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 56 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 57 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
Photograph 58 from Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting, taken by Mike Hall.
Obtiva's company-wide acquisition meeting · Photo by Mike Hall
July 17, 2012 teaching

A technical session built around examples

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The photos show a room working through a technical presentation, from opening objectives to projected DSL examples. I kept the whole sequence because it captures the practical, example-driven side of learning together.

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A technical session built around examples · Photo by Mike Hall
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September 25, 2012 community

A Ruby presentation and an “I ♥ User-Groups!” sticker

I photographed a Ruby presentation and a community member showing off an “I ♥ User-Groups!” sticker on a laptop. I like having both moments from the same evening: the technical work people brought to the room, and the pride they took in the communities around it. The album does not establish the venue, so I have left it unnamed.

  • Ruby
  • User groups
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Date: Date in the original photo filenames; the selected web copies have metadata removed.

Source: Mike's Google Photos album and recollection of the sticker; dates are from the original filenames.

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A presenter works through Ruby code projected on a screen during an evening meetup.
A presenter works through Ruby code projected on a screen during an evening meetup.
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October 5, 2012 community

Corey Haines shows off his laptop stickers

I caught Corey Haines showing off the stickers on his laptop. These little bits of personality travelled from meetup to meetup alongside the ideas people came to share. I have not established the venue from the album, so I am leaving it unnamed.

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Source: Mike's Google Photos album and identification of Corey Haines; date is from the original filename.

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Corey Haines holds up a laptop covered in stickers.
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November 7, 2012 community

A little sign at Groupon: “That's UGtastic!”

Groupon, Chicago

Some of my colleagues printed this little sign for me at Groupon to celebrate UGtastic. It makes me smile because the community work I was doing outside the office had found a small place inside it, too.

  • UGtastic
  • Groupon
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Date: Date in the original photo filename; it dates the photograph, not necessarily when the sign was printed.

Place: Mike's recollection of where colleagues made the sign.

Source: Mike's Google Photos album and personal recollection; date is from the original filename.

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UGtastic community archive

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Continue the thread: From community rooms to recorded conversations

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April 9, 2018 personal

Weird Al, Emo Phillips, and a signed record

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

I went to see Weird Al and Emo Phillips, then met Weird Al and got a record signed. The concert photographs capture the noise and color of the night; the signed record is a memory I carry from the meet-and-greet, not an object shown in this photo.

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Date: Date in the original photo filenames and album title.

Place: Google Photos album title.

Source: Mike's Google Photos album and personal recollection; the selected photo shows the concert, not the meet-and-greet.

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Weird Al Yankovic performing under the lights at a Milwaukee concert.
Weird Al Yankovic performing under the lights at a Milwaukee concert.
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Weird Al, Emo Phillips, and a signed record · Photo by Mike Hall
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Weird Al, Emo Phillips, and a signed record · Photo by Mike Hall
April 16, 2018 personal

The woodpecker on the way to a job interview

Chicago, Illinois

I was heading to a job interview when I found a woodpecker on the sidewalk. I contacted a Chicago bird rescue, and they came to recover it before I went in. It was a Scandinavian company. They were not charmed that I had stopped to rescue the bird, and they passed on me. It was a very strange day in the city.

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Date: Date in the original photo filenames and album title.

Place: Mike's recollection; the album title identifies the day, not the place.

Source: Mike's Google Photos album and personal recollection.

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A woodpecker rests in Mike's hands before the bird rescue collected it.
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March 7, 2020 · Cantigny Park personal history

Revisiting the Bosnia deployment through Brčko

Cantigny Park, Illinois

At Cantigny Park, I photographed a First Division Museum exhibit about the Bosnia and Herzegovina conflict and the Brčko area. It brought me back to my own Bosnia deployment with SFOR. The photograph here shows the museum exhibit that made the connection for me.

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Date: Date in the original image filename; the public derivative has metadata removed.

Place: Mike's recollection and the Google Photos album context.

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NATO and SFOR flags on display at the First Division Museum in Cantigny Park.
NATO and SFOR flags on display at the First Division Museum in Cantigny Park.
A marked museum map with Brčko and Tuzla visible in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A marked museum map with Brčko and Tuzla visible in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Revisiting the Bosnia deployment through Brčko · Photo by Mike Hall
April 27, 2022 personal

A parking-garage rescue and a safe handoff

Parking garage and Carolina Waterfowl Rescue sanctuary

I found a young bird in a parking garage, got it safely into my car, and drove it to a sanctuary, where they took it in. I believe it was Carolina Waterfowl Rescue. I'm glad the bird made it to people who could care for it.

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Date: Date in the original photo filename.

Place: Mike's recollection of the rescue and handoff; the sanctuary sign appears in the album.

Source: Mike's Google Photos album and recollection; the organization name is read from the sign in a separate source photo.

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A small rescued bird being held during its handoff to a wildlife rescue.
A small rescued bird being held during its handoff to a wildlife rescue.
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A parking-garage rescue and a safe handoff · Photo by Mike Hall
June 2022–February 2024 teaching

Making a learning room inside a large organization

OneMain Financial · internal community

I started Open Tech Talks and grew it into Geekfest@OMF, carrying forward the weekly peer-learning format I had experienced at Obtiva. Across more than 49 sessions, we worked through Ruby, legacy code, SOLID, Cynefin, early LLMs, and OpenTelemetry. I coached first-time speakers and made space for engineers from different teams to teach one another. I am keeping the workplace photographs private while I review them for colleagues' privacy and internal material.

  • Geekfest@OMF
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Date: OneMain Financial role record and public retrospective.

Source: Existing public OneMain role record and retrospective; no private workplace photo is published here.

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Continue the thread: Making room to learn

Continue the thread: Learning about systems together

July 9 and August 21, 2022 personal

A toad, a salamander, and a pause in the day

A skateboarding park and a separate outdoor spot; exact locations not established

I found a beautiful toad, then later came across a salamander at a skateboarding park and moved it out of danger. They were small encounters, but the photos bring back how much life is moving around us when we stop long enough to notice.

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Date: Dates in the original photo filenames; the photos show separate encounters.

Source: Mike's Google Photos album and recollection; the capture dates are in the original filenames.

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A small toad looking toward the camera from the dirt.
A small toad looking toward the camera from the dirt.
A salamander resting in Mike's hand after being moved away from danger at a skateboarding park.
A salamander resting in Mike's hand after being moved away from danger at a skateboarding park.
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A toad, a salamander, and a pause in the day · Photo by Mike Hall
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July 10, 2022 · The notebook and pen behind Phalanx Duel personal

A game starts as notes on paper

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Before Phalanx Duel became a game, it lived in notebooks and on cards. This is one of the original notebooks and the pen I used while working out the ideas. I like having a picture of the workbench before it became a product.

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November 6, 2023 · Observability Day conference

KubeCon's Observability Day

Chicago, Illinois

I spent Observability Day moving between talks, notes, and hallway conversations about how teams understand what their systems are doing. A few photos caught the pages and ideas I wanted to carry home.

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  • Observability
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KubeCon's Observability Day · Photo by Mike Hall
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KubeCon's Observability Day · Photo by Mike Hall
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KubeCon's Observability Day · Photo by Mike Hall
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KubeCon's Observability Day · Photo by Mike Hall
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KubeCon's Observability Day · Photo by Mike Hall
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KubeCon's Observability Day · Photo by Mike Hall
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November 7, 2023 · KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America conference

A day of talks, questions, and things to bring back to the team

Chicago, Illinois

I photographed talks and notes that connected observability, open source, and the daily work of building reliable systems. These pictures are a record of what caught my attention, not a claim that every photographed slide is my work.

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  • Cloud Native Computing Foundation
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A day of talks, questions, and things to bring back to the team · Photo by Mike Hall
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A day of talks, questions, and things to bring back to the team · Photo by Mike Hall
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A day of talks, questions, and things to bring back to the team · Photo by Mike Hall
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A day of talks, questions, and things to bring back to the team · Photo by Mike Hall
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A day of talks, questions, and things to bring back to the team · Photo by Mike Hall
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A day of talks, questions, and things to bring back to the team · Photo by Mike Hall
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A day of talks, questions, and things to bring back to the team · Photo by Mike Hall
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A day of talks, questions, and things to bring back to the team · Photo by Mike Hall
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A day of talks, questions, and things to bring back to the team · Photo by Mike Hall
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A day of talks, questions, and things to bring back to the team · Photo by Mike Hall
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A day of talks, questions, and things to bring back to the team · Photo by Mike Hall
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April 2024–September 12, 2025 community

Geekfest@OMF becomes the OpenTelemetry Working Group

OneMain Financial · internal community

I founded and led the OpenTelemetry Working Group, turning a recurring learning community into a place to align teams around shared tracing and observability practices. The group reached 122 invited members. I handed it off when the organization could staff observability as a dedicated capability. This is the public summary; the internal album is not used as a photo source on this page.

  • Geekfest@OMF
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Date: OneMain Financial role record and public retrospective.

Source: Existing public OneMain role record and retrospective.

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September 9, 2026 community

Still showing up for Chicago Ruby

Chicago area; exact venue not established by the album

The rooms keep changing, and the reason to show up still feels familiar: share what we are learning, make space for good questions, and leave with a few ideas to try.

  • ChicagoRuby
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Date: Date in the original photo filenames and album title.

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