If you’re new to Rails or have ever had limited success chatting in
the #rubyonrails channel over at irc.freenode.net like I have, have a
listen to a recently posted group discussion that took place at
RailsConf.
http://rails.tumblecast.com/episodes/17
It was nice to put a bit of a face on the channel. Perhaps, like me,
you’ve tried to ask questions in there only to receive no response.
Maybe this interview will help you get a better sense about what’s
going on in there.
It was also a lot of fun to record 
Miles