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       Nobody leaves without singing the blues
       June 15th, 2019
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       In the film Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Elisabeth Shue and
       the kids she's watching find themselves unexpectedly on stage in
       a blues club. When she tries to just pass through the old man in
       charge of the band challenges her, "Nobody leaves without singing
       the blues." [0]
       
 (HTM) [0] Babysitting Blues
       
       Well, tag this post as "meta-gopher" because that's how I feel
       about port 70. The ratio of consumer to creator is remarkably
       matched as observed over on lambda lab [1]. We have a significant
       technical barrier to use (for good or ill), but a very low
       secondary barrier to contribution. I think of it like a reef that
       protects the cove of port 70. If you know how to navigate into our
       safe little space then you already have more than enough skill to
       become an active part of the community. That's cool.
       
 (TXT) [1] lambda labs - dwarves and gophers
       
       You all remember a few months back when solderpunk was all like,
       "go make stuff, suckas"? [2] Let's not lose sight of that.
       
 (TXT) [2] solderpunk - hey you, host something
       
       New blood, welcome. If you're sitting there with a phlog entry or
       two brainstorming how you can do something special and stand out,
       don't let that cripple you from just jumping in. Big ideas are
       cool when they come, but cat needs daily phlogs to feed him or
       he'll DIE! Save the cat, phlog regularly.