I think it hit me late Saturday night, standing next to $600 of fine Whiskey while watching a Keynote presentation on the subtle distinctions in Regional variations, that geeks wear their passions on their breast pocket, sometimes right next to their MiFi card. Geek culture is a rhythm that, if audible to your ears, will drive your soul to seek out fellow dancers.
eRubyCon 2009, latest edition of EdgeCase’s Enterprise Ruby Convention, isn’t really about racking up the largest number of talks and demonstrations on the most number possible parallel track, like some conferences I could name. One track, one room and at most 6 speakers in a day, it is less of a conference and more of a Gathering.
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