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Freeing Some Velocity Videos

Published Nov 9, 2013 by Baron Schwartz in Commentary, Conferences at https://www.xaprb.com/blog/2013/11/09/freeing-some-velocity-videos/

Following my previous post on Velocity videos, I had some private email conversations with good folks at O’Reilly, and a really nice in-person exchange with a top-level person as well. I was surprised to hear them encourage me to publish my videos online freely!

I still believe that nothing substitutes for the experience of attending an O’Reilly conference in-person, but I’ll also be the first to admit that my talks are usually more conceptual and academic than practical, and designed to start a conversation rather than to tell you the Truth According To Baron. Thus, I think they’re worth sharing more widely.

O’Reilly alleviated my concerns about “killing the golden goose,” but I like one person’s take on the cost of O’Reilly’s conferences. “You think education is expensive? Try ignorance.”

I’ll post some of my past talks soon for your enjoyment.

Baron Schwartz

I’m the founder and CTO of VividCortex, author of several books, and creator of various open-source software. I write about topics such as technology, entrepreneurship, and fitness. More about me.

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