The second day of WordCamp US was just as strong as day one. Fairly often this isn’t the case, as attendance at the average camp falls off sharply. This speaks to the strength of the schedule, and the dedication of the attendees.

The day started with pumpkin pancakes and bacon, ended with Italian small plates and gelato from an international award winning gelatier (which I think is a word).

Some of the great talks that I got to today included a discussion on the dark side of democratization with Dennis Hong and the ethics of software development with Nacin. The State of the Word was revealing as usual, with a celebration of the past year, a few special announcements (no more set release dates, focus on independent development of three key core components, a surprisingly candid reason for the separation of WordCamps from the WordPress foundation).

Tomorrow is contributor day, which will be interesting to attempt without a laptop. At the very least I can take notes for a few projects. 

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