“When I first saw this, I had to do a double take,” writes Ars Technica’s Emil Protalinski of Microsoft’s announcement that that the company is killing Encarta this year. “I made sure it wasn’t April 1 at least three times before I conceded.”
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I did a double take too, but in the opposite direction. Encarta? Really? [...]
Just got back from Barcamp Texas. The definition these particular organizers forwarded is a good one:
BarCamp is an ad-hoc technology gathering for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction with attendees.
So no, there were neither tents nor pubs involved. The ‘bar’ bit [...]