blackbootz had the good sense to get a ticket. I am stuck in the lobby.
Live feed:
https://www.mercatus.org/events/conversations-tyler-conversation-malcolm-gladwell
I am so bad at documenting. Not only did I not get a selfie with WasO, I also bumped into Tyler Cowen before the event and didn't ask him for one either. Shit, looking at my photos, the only thing I have is the two chairs they sat in. Does this count as proof Hubski? On another note, the interview was very entertaining. Wasoxygen and I agreed that Gladwell doesn't enjoy a high reputation on Hubski, but the two were natural, free flowing, and funny. And the roundup afterwards over some pizza was great! Let's do another D.C. meetup soon. arguewithatree When do you come home to the mothership next?
That's good to know (I share the low opinion of Gladwell). Let me know next time something happens in DC ... I'm only a couple of hours south.
blackbootz is gunning for most-met-up user status. He has already met most of the elites from both coasts, as well as the Michigan core, plus lil. And he's perfect for the job: curious, warm, conversational, and unfailingly polite; it is impossible not to enjoy his company. I would be happy to join another meeting, even if it means submitting to selfies.
Are you nominating blackbootz for that position (Most-Met-Up)? I'd like to see his list of qualifications.
I imagine that mk is the Most-Met-Up. But I think Lil might very well be the most travelled and met-up nonfounder Hubski user. Just on the basis of the one meetup in D.C., where I heard there were something like twenty users, Lil and all the participants would have me beat, not to mention all her other meetups. I've done 7 by my count. And have met: Ecib mk b_b OftenBen TNG _refugee_ 8bit rob05c beezneez steve kb insom randomuser lil mivasair WasO Meriadoc arguewithatree Pretty sure I haven't forgotten anyone. And as far as pointless contests go, this is a very fun pointless contest.
I understood most-met-up to mean met the most individuals; however, another pointless but fun contest could be attended-most-meetups which could be any situation in which two or more hubskins are face to face. I've been to Detroit, Surrey, LA, Boston, Baltimore, Toronto, Hamilton. So we're tied for 7. You've met 18 individuals. My count shows a mere 16, if I count my meetup with myself. But there will one day be a big Seattle meetup and maybe NYC, and I have to get to DC one of these days. Here's my checklist: Ecib check mk check b_b check OftenBen nope TNG check _refugee_ check 8bit nope rob05c nope beezneez nope steve nope - but feel like I have kb nope - but almost -- so close ButterflyEffect - no actually, but almost insom check randomuser check lil check mivasairski check WasO nope - but feel like I have Meriadoc nope arguewithatree nope - but I mailed her a book and not to forget: someguyfromcanada coffeesp00ns Also an early member of Team Hubski responsible for bugs, forwardslash Also the ubiquitous flagamuffin and a previously very frequent contributor: theadvancedapes and another previously very frequent contributor: humanodon I have not met galen, but he sent me a finger puppet I also met that guy, blackbootz. You might know him. And so we meet and unmeet, show up and disappear. I'm not counting my many several friends who went on to read some things I had written but are not regulars. I look forward to seeing you again, perhaps in Baltimore.
I think thenewgreen is most likely the winner of most meetups and most met.
Hmm.. You may be right. Who knows. I have met several Hubsiers from North Carolina that I don't think others have. So there is that. Plus, I've invited so many of my friends to the site that I know a log of people, even the lurkers like scrimetime and @fre33lunch@. -You still lurking scrimer/fr33lunch?
not til August at the earliest, most likely September so don't wait on me!
It was not the debate I was expecting, more of a friendly Charlie Rose-type conversation, part of the series that included Steven Pinker. Gladwell acquitted himself well, I thought. He freely admits that he is mainly a storyteller, claiming that he is making up for growing up in a family that rarely told stories. As an example, he related a story about the time his father, a British-born professor of mathematics at the University of West Indes in Jamaica, requested to consult research materials at Georgia Tech. Officials in Atlanta approved the visit, but then panicked because they could not figure out if the professor would be allowed on the campus: it was 1961 and Georgia Tech was segregated. Finally someone called Professor Gladwell and simply asked if he was white. He replied in the affirmative, and they said "Oh, thank God!" The punchline was that Gladwell père never bothered to tell this amazing story until a few years ago. I also learned that Malcolm Gladwell is an accomplished runner.
Thought all it took was ten thousand hours, Malcolm. You jackass. EDIT: incidentally someone put up a 4.22 at the NFL combine yesterday.I was born in England, and we moved to Canada when I was 6, and believe it or not, when you’re 6 it’s already too late to start playing hockey.