<![CDATA[Always love seeing the Pacman rule at the #PyconUS intro.]]>Always love seeing the Pacman rule at the intro. If you want to read more, see my blog post from 9 (!) years ago.

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The Pac-Man Rule at Conferences

I firmly believe that conferences can provide a lot of value for people in an industry. Conferences allow people to create a network, which helps them feel integrated in a community and profession....

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Eric Holscher (www.ericholscher.com)

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/889a8ecc-56f1-46fd-86d7-34d98193c0f5/always-love-seeing-the-pacman-rule-at-the-pyconus-intro.RSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 08:59:20 GMTFri, 15 May 2026 16:56:17 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Always love seeing the Pacman rule at the #PyconUS intro. on Sun, 17 May 2026 11:31:44 GMT]]>@ericholscher While he was chair of the ACCU Conference, my friend Russel Winder would show this slide in his opening remarks every day. Made a real difference to the culture of the conference. Thanks.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/jezhiggins/statuses/116589691183298836https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/jezhiggins/statuses/116589691183298836Sun, 17 May 2026 11:31:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Always love seeing the Pacman rule at the #PyconUS intro. on Sun, 17 May 2026 07:39:05 GMT]]>Qp @ericholscher
Are you a Pacman ?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mamot.fr/users/ciredutempsEsme/statuses/116588776364341755https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mamot.fr/users/ciredutempsEsme/statuses/116588776364341755Sun, 17 May 2026 07:39:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Always love seeing the Pacman rule at the #PyconUS intro. on Sun, 17 May 2026 07:15:52 GMT]]>@ericholscher yo @bsideskc

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/dave_cochran/statuses/116588685040825519https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/dave_cochran/statuses/116588685040825519Sun, 17 May 2026 07:15:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Always love seeing the Pacman rule at the #PyconUS intro. on Sun, 17 May 2026 01:45:38 GMT]]>And a follow up from @nedbat who brings the Pacman rule to time as well as space by leaving silence in a conversation for people to join. 😍

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/ericholscher/statuses/116587386527994087https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/ericholscher/statuses/116587386527994087Sun, 17 May 2026 01:45:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Always love seeing the Pacman rule at the #PyconUS intro. on Sat, 16 May 2026 22:40:58 GMT]]>@ericholscher and then 4 ghosts turn up and hunt you down?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/humanhorseshoes/statuses/116586660382352395https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/humanhorseshoes/statuses/116586660382352395Sat, 16 May 2026 22:40:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Always love seeing the Pacman rule at the #PyconUS intro. on Sat, 16 May 2026 21:10:19 GMT]]>@ericholscher I like. Will try to implement it where I can. Maybe something I can bring up at the community board meetings at the local community backyard

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/sortius/statuses/116586303970512807https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/sortius/statuses/116586303970512807Sat, 16 May 2026 21:10:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Always love seeing the Pacman rule at the #PyconUS intro. on Sat, 16 May 2026 08:04:09 GMT]]>@ericholscher Never heard of this rule, but I love it!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/glynd/statuses/116583212609104228https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/glynd/statuses/116583212609104228Sat, 16 May 2026 08:04:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Always love seeing the Pacman rule at the #PyconUS intro. on Fri, 15 May 2026 20:13:36 GMT]]>@ericholscher But how do you break the ice for the newcomer? It helps to have a plan: A quick round of short introductions, a recap of what you were discussing ...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://drupal.community/users/Klara/statuses/116580418624168119https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://drupal.community/users/Klara/statuses/116580418624168119Fri, 15 May 2026 20:13:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Always love seeing the Pacman rule at the #PyconUS intro. on Fri, 15 May 2026 17:14:25 GMT]]>Love the rule, can you add the prose in the post or as alt text?

(So many kinds of inclusivity)

@ericholscher

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/clew/statuses/116579714015920786https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/clew/statuses/116579714015920786Fri, 15 May 2026 17:14:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Always love seeing the Pacman rule at the #PyconUS intro. on Fri, 15 May 2026 16:59:02 GMT]]>@ericholscher It's as enduring as Pac-Man itself!

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