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When Everything Looks Like A Nail

A session at Open Source Bridge 2010

Tuesday 1st June, 2010

10:00am to 11:45am (PST)

<b>UPDATE 5/26</b>
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_A Somewhat Constrained Edition of The Matt & Markus Show_

It's said that if the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. It isn't true of course, unless you're the sort of person that goes around hammering nails into other nails, which would be silly.

But how not true is it, really? Is it totally not true, or only a little bit not true? Do just a few more things look like nails? Lots of things? Maybe even most things? Or is this just some dumb platitude that doesn't stand up to serious empirical investigation?

There's only two ways to find out--you can either try it and see or, if your time is even remotely valuable or your sanity a treasure to cherish, you can come watch someone else try it (pointing and laughing optional).

So come join the fun as we wallop our way through the world. Cautious individuals planning to sit in the first three rows may want to wear a raincoat; it won't protect you in the slightest but if we forget what we were going to say we can always make remarks about your attire to get a cheap laugh.

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Matt Youell

Software researcher, ( ( ( Venn ) ( diagram ) ) ( maker ) ), compulsive gum chewer. Crackpot. Pater familias. bio from Twitter

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Markus J. Q. Roberts

I'm a {computer language (ruby|pascal| smalltalk|haskell|postscript| joy|javascript|lisp), AI, botany, chem, physics, math, biz, humor, lateral thinking} nerd bio from Twitter

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Time 10:00am11:45am PST

Date Tue 1st June 2010

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