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Peg (my aunt and former wife of Stephen Carlsen) sent me some papers she found in Steve's things. One of them was a correspondence between Steve and John Buck, with an email. I reached out and this is our conversation. Inventing The Future by John Buck https://books.by/john-buck

Steve's friend, Tim, shares his memories of what Steve was like as a coworker at Aldus, Adobe and as a friend. We also get to the bottom of one of the biggest questions I have, did Steve make the TIFF file himself, or did he have help?

On this episode of the Mr. TIFF miniseries, I talk to my aunt (Steve's wife for many years) and his 3 daughters about what he was like as a father and husband while working at Aldus and Adobe, how his desire to solve mathematical puzzles kept him so focused, how he enjoyed teaching math to his children, and how he started at Aldus in the first place. Other family stories have have nothing to do with technology are shared as well just because they're fun.

In this episode, I talk with Wâpakosîs (Donovan) who shared his view and stories of how he uses the TIFF file (geoTIFF specifically) to help his tribe in Canada work with the Canadian government to establish land use, treaties, and further help with Truth and Reconciliation. We go all over the place (had a wonderful time!), other topics include open source, blood quantum and cultural safety.

In the second episode of the Mr. TIFF mini-series, one Reddit commentator, Trevor, explains how he uses GeoTIFF files in GIS (geological information systems) to help people.

This is the first episode in a short series of episodes dedicated to exploring the creation of the TIFF file (tagged image file format), the creator, Stephen Carlsen, and the file's many uses. In the first episode, the topic is introduced and many very helpful comments from Reddit are read aloud. (thank you all for helping). Music from Purple Plane Music

I talk with my friend Kyle and we discuss his job as a probation agent, how he approaches his style of helping his clients, and how addiction affects them. He also shared his own story of recovery.

Interview by Nathan Carlsen The discussion does include illegal activity and drug use. AdamCade Gilson is a Counselor at Aurora Counseling in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Music by Purple Plane Music

Matthew, my uncle, shares with me his story of how he has overcome his alcohol use disorder using a new treatment method called Sinclair Method, using naltrexone. It should be noted that neither of us are doctors or prescribers of medication and you should consult your primary care physician for any medical or medication changes. Sources referenced in the discussion: sinclairmethod.org One Little Pill Documentary "The Cure for Alcoholism: Drink Your Way Sober Without Willpower, Abstinence or Discomfort" Music by Purple Planet Music

Ruth Moen is my great aunt. We sat down at our family cabin on Fish Lake in northern Wisconsin to talk about how wonderful it is to have such an incredible gift as a family cabin and the story of how it came to be and her father's part in it.

This is a recording of the purchase of our family cabin over 60 years ago. At the gathering, multiple family members share stories and reminisce about fond memories that happened at the cabin or other family histories. This is part one of a hopefully multiple-part series exploring my family's incredible family cabin and its many stories. Enjoy.

In this episode, I talk with an old friend of mine. Her name is Zaundia, she and I met in Duluth Minnesota years ago at a church called The Vineyard. Today she shares a story of a cult that she was able to escape from in California. This religious cult is called I'SOT (In Search of Truth). I wasn't aware of the name of the cult to begin with, as you see. But after some digging during a break on this episode, I was able to find out some more information.  Below are some links with more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27SOT https://www.isotsurvivors.info

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin made national news because of the terrible tragedy after Lilly was murdered by her relative. I asked Michael Houle, a pastor for the Vineyard Church in Chippewa Falls, to talk to me about how a community can heal from such a tragedy and what we, as Christians, should be doing and what we should not be doing.  This episode was recorded before the more recent tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. I plan on addressing it in a future episode, but the bottom line is that we need to do more than thoughts and prayers.

Travis and I talk about his experience on the cruise he went on that had multiple Star Trek actors, including George Takei and other actors he met. We also discuss a few other movies like Coda, Jo Jo Rabbit, The Lost City and Moon Knight and, of course, the slap.

Amanda and I discuss her experience with the Duluth Bible Church. A church in Duluth Minnesota that she says is a cult. We discuss her problems with it, why she says it's a cult, and the differences between unhealthy churches that are cults, or have cult-like characteristics and healthy churches and what makes them healthy. We also discuss gender, sex, orientation, race, politics and film. (so yeah, pretty much one of the best conversations ever :)