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Tim Probst
Tim Probst
@Tim@www.timprobst.com

Early adopting super geek, musician, father, resident tech guru.

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  • Having put two kids through the St. Louis youth club soccer system, the writer gets a lot right about the reality of youth soccer in this country. It’s insanely expensive, and even if the player is incredibly talented, if he’s on the wrong team or has the wrong coach or is at the wrong club, he’s never going to get the exposure necessary to progress.

    US Soccer’s change in training strategy impacted both of our kids, and we’re likely just now getting to the point where we have a generation that started youth soccer with the European style of training. It does seem like we should be seeing the benefits on the U23, U20, and U17 teams, and maybe we are. Hopefully, we’re collecting the data and doing the analysis so by the time 2030 rolls around, we can break into the quarterfinals and beyond.

    World Cup losses will continue until America fixes its youth soccer system

  • If you fly, you should be using Flighty!

    Flighty Update Adds Step-by-Step Guide for Connecting Flights

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  • I could not agree more with what Eric Schmidt said in his commencement speech and what Dave Winer said in response to it.

    Having implemented financial technology products for the last 20 some odd years, the one common outcome no matter the size of the bank or the bank’s location around the world is that the people that embrace the new technology or new business processes most fully and with the most enthusiasm always become the next leaders for their bank or move on to lead another bank. I have seen this happen more times than I can remember at this point.

    So in times of drastic change, be the person driving – not the person in the back seat wishing they were driving.

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  • I’m sure riding the Metro surrounded by modern day KKK members wasn’t terrifying at all. What a bunch of cosplaying clowns.

    Trump to mark US 250th anniversary with campaign-style rally on National Mall

  • Is Trump seriously trying to start another Red Scare? Does he really think a majority of us are dumb enough to fall for this nonsense like the simple-minded of the 1950’s? These new talking points drip of desperation and laziness.

    WATCH: Trump hails U.S. exceptionalism, warns of communist ‘threat’ in speech at Mount Rushmore

  • It is times like these that it is absolutely clear that Trump has no understanding of how our government works.

    I think we can all agree that it is comical to think that there is enough support in congress to propose and state legislatures to ratify a constitutional amendment to change the interpretation of plainly and clearly written text and over 100 years of legal precedent.

    Next, please.

    Trump calls on Congress to end birthright citizenship after Supreme Court loss

  • Saddened to read one of my favorite tech writers of all time has passed away way too soon. I first discovered Om Malik through Business 2.0 magazine and then followed his blog-turned-empire GigaOm and eventually his most recent blog On my Om.

    Om had this way of making really complex business and technology topics understandable and actually fun to read. I will miss reading his insights, and my feed reader will feel a bit less optimistic without him.

    Om Malik, 1966-2026 – On my Om

  • New neighbors!

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  • This is another great example of why Cubs-Cardinals is one of the greatest rivalries in all of sport!

  • Come on, Missouri! We’re surrounded on 3 sides by states that support Apple Wallet’s Digital ID. When are we going to get on board?

    Apple Wallet digital ID support expands to new state