When I was asked if I would like to attend Maker Faire this year, I jumped at the chance. Several of my friends had been telling me how awesome it is over the years, but I never quite seemed to get around to going myself. So, as a n00b and wanting to be prepared, I [...]
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Book Review: Ready Player One
This last weekend I bought and finished (in a 24 hour time-frame) a great new booked titled Ready Player One. I found it while surfing Amazon after finishing the Ender’s Game series and I’m really glad that I did. I won’t spoil the book for you (for that there is Wikipedia), but if you’re a [...]
Wikimedia Foundation – Growing too fast? Or people just scared of numbers?
Recently the Wikimedia Foundation finalized their “5 year strategy” and posted the 2010-2011 Annual Plan. I read the entire plan and found it an interesting read. Previous to this, I had heard rumblings that the Foundation was going to double in size over the next year. They are 40 some fulltimers now, and that means [...]
