A Couple More ArmadilloCon Bits and Links

At ArmadilloCon, the last panel I was on went over time, and we were still talking where there was a dramatic BANG pause BANG pause BANG on the door. Then it opened, and Jonathan Miles the programming director came in, and said, "You don't have to leave the convention, but you can't stay in here." That was the best way to call time on a panel I've ever seen.

Also, on the same panel (History as Background), we were talking a bit about why you have to know how things work in the real world -- ...