Gnomedex, Sarah Lacy Limerick

by Aaron

Since I can’t be at Gnomedex and can’t submit a limerick for the limerick contest via the official, blessed, in-person method for attendees, I’ll just blog it.

Of course, Sarah Lacy ran a train wreck session today. It wasn’t as bad as SXSW, but it was very shallow and aimless for a Gnomedex crowd. I felt kind of bad for her because, well, Gnomedex crowds are harsh and you have to bring your A-game.

So, here’s my Sarah Lacy/Gnomedex limerick:

There once was a girl named Sarah
Who presented at confs and was scareh!
She decided she knew
Better than you
And now she has Twitter wary

{ 14 comments… read them below or add one }

gregorylent August 23, 2008 at 2:30 pm

so much ego, so little content in that woman ..

Mona August 23, 2008 at 2:40 pm

Aaron?

Aaron Brazell August 23, 2008 at 2:47 pm

Mona?

Mona August 23, 2008 at 2:48 pm

What made it so terrible? I missed it :(

Aaron Brazell August 23, 2008 at 2:51 pm

It was aimless. And it didn't really have any meat. Gnomedex doesn't want
shallow feel good sessions. They want something to sink teeth into and
challenge thought process. It was also very echo chambery.

I think the audience did a pretty good job of self-correcting, one of the
nice things about an open and honest Gnomedex conference.

Mona August 23, 2008 at 2:53 pm

Makes perfect sense. Thank you for taking the time to explain, Aaron :)

drewolanoff August 24, 2008 at 3:51 am

A lot of the folks who had things to say on Twitter who were at Gnomedex had the opportunity to stand and comment, but didn't.

firewallender August 24, 2008 at 2:31 pm

There was no lack of people standing and commenting, however.

danhan August 27, 2008 at 3:19 pm

Drew – I am not sure what you are saying. Can you explain yourself a bit more? I heard you talking about this a bit at Gnomedex but not sure of your point. Aaaron – you know what really gets to me about your rant? You use a limerick as a way to demean Sarah. That is link baiting at its worst, sloppy blogging at best.

Aaron Brazell August 27, 2008 at 3:21 pm

Eh #suckit, Dan. I was having fun.

danhan August 27, 2008 at 3:27 pm

Fun, huh? You were being a punk. Shows in your reply, too. What a joke. I look forward to watching your slow decline.

Aaron Brazell August 27, 2008 at 3:31 pm

See ya.

drewolanoff August 27, 2008 at 3:42 pm

What I meant was, a lot of the people complaining about what was being said during the keynote (very few of them) had a chance to stand up there AT the conference and be a part of the conversation, but chose not to.

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