# Ignite Seattle geek nights

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ignite-seattle-geek-nights/83717>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 29, 2007, 6:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ignite-seattle-geek-nights/83717 "2007-01-29T06:30:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 6:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ignite-seattle-geek-nights/83717/1 "2007-01-29T06:30:46Z")

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Hi,

I don’t see any Seattle.rb folks in the lightning talk  
line ups…

[Speaker Schedule for Ask Later – Ignite Seattle](http://www.igniteseattle.com/2006/12/speaker-schedule-for-ask-later/)

What’s up?

Later,

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**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 7:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ignite-seattle-geek-nights/83717/2 "2007-01-29T07:16:49Z")

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On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 02:30:09PM +0900, Bil K. wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I don’t see any Seattle.rb folks in the lightning talk  
> line ups…
> 
> [Speaker Schedule for Ask Later – Ignite Seattle](http://www.igniteseattle.com/2006/12/speaker-schedule-for-ask-later/)

Thanks for the link, I didn’t know about this! I’ll probably attend,  
but I’m too shy for lightning talks!

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**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 8:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ignite-seattle-geek-nights/83717/3 "2007-01-29T08:23:57Z")

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On 1/29/07, Aaron P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 02:30:09PM +0900, Bil K. wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I don’t see any Seattle.rb folks in the lightning talk  
> > line ups…
> > 
> > [Speaker Schedule for Ask Later – Ignite Seattle](http://www.igniteseattle.com/2006/12/speaker-schedule-for-ask-later/)
> 
> Thanks for the link, I didn’t know about this! I’ll probably attend,  
> but I’m too shy for lightning talks!

Oh come on man, even if it took two tries, your BetaBrite lightening  
talk was cool 🙂

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**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ignite-seattle-geek-nights/83717/4 "2007-09-25T23:04:04Z")

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Aaron P. wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 02:30:09PM +0900, Bil K. wrote:
> 
> > I don’t see any Seattle.rb folks in the lightning talk  
> > line ups…
> > 
> > [Speaker Schedule for Ask Later – Ignite Seattle](http://www.igniteseattle.com/2006/12/speaker-schedule-for-ask-later/)
> 
> Thanks for the link, I didn’t know about this! I’ll probably attend,  
> but I’m too shy for lightning talks!

Actually, you were one I was thinking should give one! Especially  
to a combined maker/geek crowd.

Most geeks are trained to be shy; break free!

Regards,

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**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ignite-seattle-geek-nights/83717/5 "2007-09-25T23:05:38Z")

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On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 11:20:14PM +0900, Bil K. wrote:

> Actually, you were one I was thinking should give one! Especially  
> to a combined maker/geek crowd.

I’ll do it next time. I’d like to get new sign hardware before I do  
anymore presentations.

> Most geeks are trained to be shy; break free!

But I’m so good at it! I hate to quit something that I obviously excel  
in. 😉

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**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 2:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ignite-seattle-geek-nights/83717/6 "2007-01-29T14:01:00Z")

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On Jan 29, 2007, at 1:23 AM, Gregory B. wrote:

> > Thanks for the link, I didn’t know about this! I’ll probably attend,  
> > but I’m too shy for lightning talks!
> 
> Oh come on man, even if it took two tries, your BetaBrite lightening  
> talk was cool 🙂

Ryan D. was clearly holding the sign at the wrong angle for it to  
work. 😉

James Edward G. II
