Porkchop, The New Willys Jeep, and the Great Samaritan

In Jeep by J Michel Metz6 Comments

The Monday of Memorial Day weekend, we went up to Sacramento to look at a 1952 Willys Jeep – a M38A1 “field extended ambulance prototype.” A friend of mine, Dave Alexander pinged me on Saturday to let me know that his father had a Jeep that he (sadly) needed to sell. The timing was better than you normally expect. Anyone who …

Proposed Conference Code of Conduct (Technical or Otherwise)

In Philosophy by J Michel Metz1 Comment

Feeding off my earlier post on inappropriate behavior at conferences, and seeing that it has resonated with a lot of people, I threw together a proposed code of conduct for attendees of conferences. This doesn’t need to be technical conferences – it could be any type. Take it for what it’s worth, these are just the top 11 (this one goes …

Technical Conferences and (In)Appropriate Behavior

In Philosophy by J Michel Metz10 Comments

This past week there have been two major technical conferences in Las Vegas – EMCWorld and Interop. Both of these conferences have provided enormous highs for me in the form of technical whiz-bangery (I think I coined a word) and some incredible feedback from attendees to my presentations. (I’m truly humbled and grateful for the enthusiasm and feedback – thank …