Comments on: Does the Internet Make Us Smaller? Report From WordCamp http://geekporngirl.com/2009/05/31/does-the-internet-make-us-smaller-report-from-wordcamp-sf/ A geeky lesbian stew with news, fun articles, and original fiction Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:14:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: beargulch http://geekporngirl.com/2009/05/31/does-the-internet-make-us-smaller-report-from-wordcamp-sf/#comment-1643 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:32:38 +0000 http://geekporngirl.com/?p=3868#comment-1643 I’m so sorry I missed this; you will have to drag me down there with you for the next Word Camp! I promise I’ll go. And thanks for speaking up!

]]> By: jannygirl http://geekporngirl.com/2009/05/31/does-the-internet-make-us-smaller-report-from-wordcamp-sf/#comment-1634 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:53:36 +0000 http://geekporngirl.com/?p=3868#comment-1634 It took a royal douche to make me check twitter to see if there were others who were as completely lost and annoyed as I was. I wasn’t alone, it turns out. Whew!

At its end, I was tempted to raise my hand and ask him to summarize what the hell his point was when you raised yours and called him “dude.” Loved it.

Some may have not said anything because they wanted to give Mr. Photo.net respect, but he didn’t deserve much after those “jokes.”

]]> By: GeekPornGirl http://geekporngirl.com/2009/05/31/does-the-internet-make-us-smaller-report-from-wordcamp-sf/#comment-1633 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:24:23 +0000 http://geekporngirl.com/?p=3868#comment-1633 Thanks, Sarah, for taking the time to comment. I wasn’t at all offended by being chided.

I know there’s a prevailing social construct that we should never disagree with “experts” but that doesn’t mean we have to swallow everything they say, hook, link, and sinker.

The greater problem is that when people are really good at one thing, and rewarded for that, they start to think they’re experts in everything and that their ideas are unimpeachable.

This is how we got an actor as California’s governor, and any number of other messes.

]]> By: Sarah http://geekporngirl.com/2009/05/31/does-the-internet-make-us-smaller-report-from-wordcamp-sf/#comment-1632 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:00:03 +0000 http://geekporngirl.com/?p=3868#comment-1632 As the one who “chided” you on Twitter (though in spirit it was more of a curious query than an accusation) I just wanted to say thanks for writing this post, and moreover, thanks for having the courage to speak up in a situation when many others might not have known what to say. With any luck your words landed *somewhere* in his consciousness…

]]> By: WordCamp SF - The Takeaways | Are We Connected.com http://geekporngirl.com/2009/05/31/does-the-internet-make-us-smaller-report-from-wordcamp-sf/#comment-1631 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:31:41 +0000 http://geekporngirl.com/?p=3868#comment-1631 [...] the strangest presentation I have ever seen.  Best thing I can do here is to recommend you go read http://geekporngirl.com/2009/05/31/does-the-internet-make-us-smaller-report-from-wordcamp-sf/ to maybe understand a little of what happened.  Somewhere, lost in the middle of it all was a [...]

]]> By: Darius Dunlap http://geekporngirl.com/2009/05/31/does-the-internet-make-us-smaller-report-from-wordcamp-sf/#comment-1630 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:50:41 +0000 http://geekporngirl.com/?p=3868#comment-1630 I left after about 15 minutes, and so I guess I didn’t hear some of the worst of it. I’m glad you spoke up.

]]> By: tammy http://geekporngirl.com/2009/05/31/does-the-internet-make-us-smaller-report-from-wordcamp-sf/#comment-1629 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:13:25 +0000 http://geekporngirl.com/?p=3868#comment-1629 Wow, I had not heard Greenspun’s name since the ArsDigita days. What a bummer. Such potential, gone where?

]]> By: Geek Porn Girl http://geekporngirl.com/2009/05/31/does-the-internet-make-us-smaller-report-from-wordcamp-sf/#comment-1628 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:44:27 +0000 http://geekporngirl.com/?p=3868#comment-1628 Thank you, everyone, for your support. I really appreciate it. I’m not nearly as feisty as my blog persona, but I’ve come to realize that, in the face of bigotry, silence = tacit approval.

]]> By: Mike Mueller http://geekporngirl.com/2009/05/31/does-the-internet-make-us-smaller-report-from-wordcamp-sf/#comment-1627 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:34:02 +0000 http://geekporngirl.com/?p=3868#comment-1627 I was front and center (literally sitting front row right in front of the podium).

When you asked that, instead of turning around and looking to see who it was I was looking at his eyes for a reaction.

Sadly, I didn’t see one.

Thank you for standing up.

]]> By: trish http://geekporngirl.com/2009/05/31/does-the-internet-make-us-smaller-report-from-wordcamp-sf/#comment-1626 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:21:35 +0000 http://geekporngirl.com/?p=3868#comment-1626 Your post summed up his talk pretty well and I wish I hadn’t wasted my time with his presentation!

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