Jeremy's post about independent publication got me thinking... While not everyone's about to abandon the silos and self-publish everything, it should at least prompt you to consider where your data is living - and whether you can even get a copy of it.
(This post is essentially an expanded transcript of a short talk given at Sydjs.)
Web Directions South 2013 is done and dusted, as ever seeming to pass in a blur and be over in an instant.
Here are my notes, hammered out quickly for my own recall. The usual notes: they're done in a hurry, if you need exact quotes check the recordings later. Presume everything is a paraphrase rather than a quote. Jump menu is old school but hey it's a big post…
Much as I know the technology is simple, I still think there is something compelling and slightly magical about bridging the digital and physical worlds.
So on saturday I joined a crew of slightly bleary-eyed nodejs and hardware enthusiasts at Web Directions HQ for Nodebots Sydney 2013.
Sometimes bugfixing is a near-zen demonstration of your mad l33t skillz. You stare at the problem for a few seconds, nod sagely and deliver a short flurry of keystrokes. The bug is squashed and the crowd goes wild.
Sometimes.
