I don’t generally write much here, preferring to post graphics and experiments, but I wanted to note that I recently attended WherecampDC. As an outsider at most technical conferences, unconferences, BarCamps, and Hack Days, I’m pretty use to that feeling of not quite fitting in and having very little to offer to the discussion/conversation. That said, this weekend’s WhereCampDC was refreshingly different. Sure, there were cliques, in-jokes and insanely brilliant technical people, but for whatever reason, there was a very welcoming atmosphere. Even the most technical discussion of the weekend (Mapnik!) was fascinating and friendly, if occasionally over my head. So, thanks to whomever organized WhereCampDC. I had a great time.