Re:That Amanda Blum Article on Adria Richards is Not What It...
by anigbrowl on Sunday March 24, 2013 @06:04PM
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Second, whereas the original XKCD comic painted one woman to be smart and the other one to be neutral intelligence-wise, this t-shirt comic paints both women to be stupid. Again, not something I would be especially bothered by, but I can see Adria’s point here. You have a technical(ish) conference where the t-shirt graphic portrays dumb women. This is probably not a good idea.
I don't find either of these presenters stupid. They're just interested in different things, and focused on different audiences. My takeaway was that this conference had something for everyone, as opposed to being of interest only to all-rounders who are already power users.
If your blogging skill is writing or photography or suchlike, you shouldn't need to be expert in SEO to get something out of a Wordpress conference, should you? Likewise, if crafting plugins is your thing, it shouldn't mater that your visual aesthetic starts and ends at a shell prompt. If I were ever to attend a Wordpress conference it would definitely be for the blogger track, and I wouldn't feel stupid for my complete lack of interest in the underlying framework.
Comic link: http://jenmylo.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/screen-shot-2011-...
I don't find either of these presenters stupid. They're just interested in different things, and focused on different audiences. My takeaway was that this conference had something for everyone, as opposed to being of interest only to all-rounders who are already power users.
If your blogging skill is writing or photography or suchlike, you shouldn't need to be expert in SEO to get something out of a Wordpress conference, should you? Likewise, if crafting plugins is your thing, it shouldn't mater that your visual aesthetic starts and ends at a shell prompt. If I were ever to attend a Wordpress conference it would definitely be for the blogger track, and I wouldn't feel stupid for my complete lack of interest in the underlying framework.