Archive for February, 2009

Launching YAPC|10

What a difference one week of hard work can make! This site began life last Tuesday. We’re going to launch before this upcoming Tuesday. The Call for Papers (CFP) will be out mid-week and the invitation to sponsor YAPC will follow shortly. When the site launches you can find it at http://yapc10.org.
In other words, YAPC|10 – the [...]

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AlphaLab’s Open Coffee Club

Originally uploaded by mbfulk (a view of the AlphaLab space).
This morning I made my way to AlphaLab’s Open Coffee Club. It’s a chance to find out what the pittsburgh startup/tech/design scene looks like. I had a great time.
There were a couple people I’ve met before. I’ve seen Scott Connelly at technical conferences in the area. [...]

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Je suis un chapeau.

That’s right. I’m a hat. I’ve been learning French, you see, and was asked about my retention. First I said, “It’s quite good, actually.” Then I said, “For example, ‘Je suis un chapeau.‘ I have a hat.” I was corrected amid laughter and snorting. There was definite snortage.
I’m trying two methods. First, I’m taking private [...]

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