Last night, some of my colleagues and I attended the Bespin meetup. It was great hearing Ben, Dion and Joe – quite obviously very smart hackers – speak, and later getting a chance to join various discussions with them.

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I really enjoyed yesterday’s Geek Night on game development. Instead of writing an elaborate draft that ends up never getting published, I’ve decided to simply post a few quick notes (personal and non-authoritative):

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Yesterday’s OpenSocial hackathon was the first event of this kind for me — and I’m quite glad that Simon had convinced me to attend.

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While reading an article about UsWare vs. ThemWare (via Jermolene), I’ve realized that TiddlyWiki, for me, has turned into ThusWare. While I started out as a regular user, the more I code for and care about TiddlyWiki, the less I end up actually using it. That of course carries the risk of losing touch with [...]

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Some folks join the Peace Corps. Others join groups such as Habitat for Humanity. Still others choose to write open-source software. Source: Josh at The Daily WTF (slightly modified)

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A recent discussion within the TiddlyWiki community has made me reexamine the community’s role in shaping open-source projects. Many people believe that the open-source principle equals grassroots democracy. However, I don’t think that’s a fair assessment. While community involvement is generally important and valuable, it is also a double-edged sword. For certain issues, opening the [...]

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