PHP Summit: Lesson #1
Never assume the second up to the sixth degree has at least the intention of good will to you.
And so it was that I was told of an invitation to talk at an open source conference. It really wrung me up to be able to have this kind of opportunity again. Unfortunately, although I was very excited to be able to share and impart something to a lot of people, preparation was what killed me.
I can’t recount here the events and reasons that transpired as some are just inappropriate to be said in a blog post. Let’s not dwell on that and just to pretend to agree that there were factors (and laziness itself) that drove me to procrastinate against preparing a presentation.
The worst of them, however, was assuming a friend’s friend will at least be accommodating if not a friend. So thus, I decided to do something different that the audience will or may appreciate and can draw inspiration from but would not require me making a detailed presentation as I already lack time to do so: a hands-on talk.
“We’re ready for you.. Are you ready?” Yes, I am… just to find out in the midst of my session that my laptop wasn’t really working with your projector (I would not have started in fairness to the crowd), and that I will now have to become the object of your jokes just to save your own faces and please your sponsor.
Please understand that I bear no grudges to you and would like to thank you 
you’ve let me learn some of my weaknesses the painful way. I’ll even buy you beer if I get the chance. Again my thanks. Also kudos to this guy from your group, I believe his name is Edison: I’m forever in debt for your help.
However, I still would like to apologize to the audiences who paid. It’s sad you paid a large sum, but please do not direct your displeasure at me on that grounds. I wasn’t paid and would continue doing so. Yet, you guys didn’t deserve my performance back there. I promise to improve and be ready for you the next time around.
I also still would like to interest you on git Here are some links for you:
http://nathanj.github.com/gitguide/
http://zrusin.blogspot.com/2007/09/git-cheat-sheet.html
