December 8, 2011 | 0 comments
Mark Jason Dominus is one of my inspirations for giving talks at technical conferences. I saw him give this presentation at YAPC 2002 in St. Louis and was inspired to try it myself. The video below is from OSCON a … Continue reading
November 2, 2011 | 2 Comments
By Mark Jason Dominus, from a talk in 2003, reprinted here with permission. Sadly, it’s still relevant today. The #perl IRC channel has a big problem. People come in asking questions, say, “How do I remove the first character from … Continue reading
September 23, 2011 | 0 comments
Look for and act on the surprises around you ever day. That’s where we have the most opportunity to make changes for the better. Yesterday, amidst all the discussion of CERN’s announcement that it seemed to have measured neutrinos moving faster … Continue reading