My name is Derek Brooks

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That Artemis II mission was incredibly special. What a crew.

Shame that it was all fake and orchestrated by a bunch of woke libtards.

Golfed in the pouring rain with some buds tonight. We made it through 7 holes, then the lightning started rolling in.

Wettest round of my life. Absolutely soaked and chilled to the bone… but there’s truly something special about golfing in the rain.

I really do love all the ways that Donald Trump continues to prove that he’s a giant bitch

The Iowa Tech Podcast

My friend, Kaylee recently invited me to be on the Iowa Tech Podcast and I almost turned it down because I didn’t think I had any relevant content.

I clarified that I've not been involved with an Iowa-based company in over 15 years and have been remote for so long that I’m not used to chopping it up about tech IRL. The invitation honestly made me a bit anxious.

But I agreed, did the interview, had a great time, told my story, giggled a lot, and missed most of the talking points I should’ve hit, hahaha.

Here are the points I wanted to expand on...

1. Take calculated risks

You might not have gathered from my career history, but I’m a fairly risk averse person. Some of the changes I’ve made have felt risky - leaving something comfortable …

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Do you say, “bear down” when they win or when they lose?
yea, i know. it's like, stop being so snotty and naughty. just take your body potty.