Greg Baugues

Greg Baugues

Brooklyn, NY
Jan
27

The Secret to Understanding Football

This Sunday, you might find yourself watching the Super Bowl even though you have absolutely no interest in football. I
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Jan
26

I'm a Twilio Developer Evangelist

I’m excited to announce that last week I accepted a position as a developer evangelist with Twilio [http://www.
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Jan
02

Adapt

For three months I’ve been taking improv classes at The Second City, hoping they’d improve my public speaking
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Sep
16

Speak Slow

The most important lesson I’ve learned on public speaking was taught to me by Congressman Danny Davis. His voice
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Sep
06

The covert NSA agent sitting next to you

For me, the most unsettling part of the most recent Guardian article on NSA domestic surveillance [http://www.theguardian.com/
1 min read
Aug
14

Autoworkers of our generation

Fifty years ago, an autoworker could provide a middle-class existence for his family. Bought a house. Put kids through college.
1 min read
Jul
26

Assumptions

Last week, I made two purchases off of Craiglist. The first is a table from a family in Logan Square.
1 min read
Jul
24

How I won the Illinois Open Technology Challenge

Earlier this year, the State of Illinois released a bunch of data [https://data.illinois.gov/] into the public domain.
2 min read
Apr
28

Living in a Chicago Storefront

This is the story of how Rachel and I inadvertently rented a storefront. A few weeks ago, we bought a
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Mar
30

Advanced Apartment Searching on Craigslist

Rachel and I are looking for apartments again. The market’s tight - not a lot of home buyers these