---------------------------------------- Nobody leaves without singing the blues June 15th, 2019 ---------------------------------------- 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.