I'm very excited to be speaking at the Scottish Ruby Conference on Saturday. I've been an attendee at the conference (well, in its previous incarnation as Scotland on Rails) and it's one of my all-time favorite conferences.
My talk is on the challenges …
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I keep encountering this… thing, this psychological reaction, lately, that I don’t think has a name, so I’m going to give it one: logistical empathy. Specifically, I think most people lack it.
A couple of examples:
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Better late than never, more of my thoughts on RailsConfEurope:
The ThoughtWorks keynote was, by far, the most interesting use of the paid keynote slots. Cyndi Mitchell’s talk was a little narrative about business …
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RailsConfEurope was not only my first Rails conference (although I did go to 37signals “Building of Basecamp” workshop) but, actually, my first professional conference event ever…
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Quick Re-cap (or "How I Spent My Summer Vacation, 2007 Edition"): We left Toronto at the end of July, in an arduous weekend of painting, packing and more packing, spent August traveling around the midwest US (Kansas City, Indianapolis, Ohio) then up …
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For what it's worth... I'll be attending RailsConf Europe in Berlin September 18 & 19. It'll be nice to be back in Berlin, it's been almost 10 years.
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We're moving!
Yes, again.
In about two weeks, we'll be hitting the road again, leaving Toronto for further adventures. Specifically, to spend some time with friends & family, then on Sept 4, we fly to the Netherlands, where we'll be taking up residence …
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This year, our "big summer vacation" incorporated both our families, the Dublin Irish Festival, GenCon, and both Liz & my high school reunions (we went to different schools - in different …
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Back from our two-week plus trip around the midwest, including the Dublin Irish Festival, GenCon, and a couple of high school reunions. Full report coming soon...
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Hi! I'm Joshua Wehner, and this is my blog.
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