It’s official, I’m back from Vegas (actually I’ve been back since Saturday, but I’ve finally recovered). To say the trip was awesome would be an understatement.
When I initially booked my tickets and hotel, I was under the impression that I would go, learn, and get out. Yes, I did go and learn and eventually got [...]
November Ramblings of the Mildly Insane Archives
Back From Vegas
Off To Sin City for PubCon (and who I’d like to meet)
It’s that time again, I will be attending PubCon. This time, however, it will be in Las Vegas, not Boston. Chances are, it will still be cold, though.
In Boston, Lynn, Chrissie, and I had a blast — not to mention the wonderful quotes we collected. We met a lot of people, took a lot of [...]
When’d You Get Those?
My two sisters, my nephew, and I are sitting and chatting in Chili’s while waiting for the appetizers and suddenly my sister cocks her head to one side — you know, like when a dog cocks his head in confusion — then blurts, “Did your boobs get bigger?”
Wouldn’t have been so bad if half the [...]
Who Was It That Said…?
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. (Lord Acton said it, by the way.)
We spend too much time “defending” wikipedia and not enough time bringing new users into the fold, being polite, being nice. Teaching them about policies, about the manual of style. Editing alongside them. Admins are supposed to be “just another [...]
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