Comments on: The awakening of superhero powers and the salvation of conferences http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/10/22/the-awakening-of-superhero-powers-and-the-salvation-of-conferences/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:05:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lisa Gibbens http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/10/22/the-awakening-of-superhero-powers-and-the-salvation-of-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-5432 Lisa Gibbens Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:17:56 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/10/22/the-awakening-of-superhero-powers-and-the-salvation-of-conferences/#comment-5432 Wonderful metaphor, Chris. To stretch it a little farther, try singing in a mass choir. Every year I go to Handel's singalong Messiah at Massey Hall. Being one of 2,000+ voices singing in four part harmony is ... pure joy.<br><br>It's not just being a part of a larger whole, but it's knowing that this is something you simply cannot achieve alone. The human voice can only sing one note at a time. It takes a group to make harmony.<br><br>It's a nice metaphor for teamwork, and some of the good stuff happening with open source and the spirit of the Internet. N'est-ce pas? Wonderful metaphor, Chris. To stretch it a little farther, try singing in a mass choir. Every year I go to Handel's singalong Messiah at Massey Hall. Being one of 2,000+ voices singing in four part harmony is … pure joy.

It's not just being a part of a larger whole, but it's knowing that this is something you simply cannot achieve alone. The human voice can only sing one note at a time. It takes a group to make harmony.

It's a nice metaphor for teamwork, and some of the good stuff happening with open source and the spirit of the Internet. N'est-ce pas?

]]> By: Lisa Gibbens http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/10/22/the-awakening-of-superhero-powers-and-the-salvation-of-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-5465 Lisa Gibbens Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:17:56 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/10/22/the-awakening-of-superhero-powers-and-the-salvation-of-conferences/#comment-5465 Wonderful metaphor, Chris. To stretch it a little farther, try singing in a mass choir. Every year I go to Handel's singalong Messiah at Massey Hall. Being one of 2,000+ voices singing in four part harmony is ... pure joy.<br><br>It's not just being a part of a larger whole, but it's knowing that this is something you simply cannot achieve alone. The human voice can only sing one note at a time. It takes a group to make harmony.<br><br>It's a nice metaphor for teamwork, and some of the good stuff happening with open source and the spirit of the Internet. N'est-ce pas? Wonderful metaphor, Chris. To stretch it a little farther, try singing in a mass choir. Every year I go to Handel's singalong Messiah at Massey Hall. Being one of 2,000+ voices singing in four part harmony is … pure joy.

It's not just being a part of a larger whole, but it's knowing that this is something you simply cannot achieve alone. The human voice can only sing one note at a time. It takes a group to make harmony.

It's a nice metaphor for teamwork, and some of the good stuff happening with open source and the spirit of the Internet. N'est-ce pas?

]]> By: Christina http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/10/22/the-awakening-of-superhero-powers-and-the-salvation-of-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-5428 Christina Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:29:28 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/10/22/the-awakening-of-superhero-powers-and-the-salvation-of-conferences/#comment-5428 Although you're right -- many times you just have to be there -- your description of the Billy Joel concert moment made me long to live that moment, too.<br><br>And that's pretty amazing, too. Although you're right — many times you just have to be there — your description of the Billy Joel concert moment made me long to live that moment, too.

And that's pretty amazing, too.

]]> By: Christina http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/10/22/the-awakening-of-superhero-powers-and-the-salvation-of-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-5462 Christina Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:29:28 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/10/22/the-awakening-of-superhero-powers-and-the-salvation-of-conferences/#comment-5462 Although you're right -- many times you just have to be there -- your description of the Billy Joel concert moment made me long to live that moment.<br><br>And that's pretty amazing, too. Although you're right — many times you just have to be there — your description of the Billy Joel concert moment made me long to live that moment.

And that's pretty amazing, too.

]]> By: geechee_girl http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/10/22/the-awakening-of-superhero-powers-and-the-salvation-of-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-5427 geechee_girl Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:55:15 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/10/22/the-awakening-of-superhero-powers-and-the-salvation-of-conferences/#comment-5427 You never fail to make me think :) You never fail to make me think :)

]]> By: geechee_girl http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/10/22/the-awakening-of-superhero-powers-and-the-salvation-of-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-5461 geechee_girl Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:55:15 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/10/22/the-awakening-of-superhero-powers-and-the-salvation-of-conferences/#comment-5461 You never fail to make me think :) You never fail to make me think :)

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