Episode 68: A Festivus Miracle, Part 1

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lazzarello/5454431231/in/photolist-9iZonM-cwEJW-2XPor-4etUft-2mVhh-8QPxYE-9szGkM-4rBUES-42vAS-4hFqf5-3589xQ-9dY7X2-ahhJMk-4mB6A9-4mx3zT-bYugtu-8ELvNk-9F2yz8-eFHY4o-KWTsn-6DAgq-5Aq65-nSr9P-ank3ZY-DuWZi-5X776q-4HMMLu-4i1stH-4i1sqF-4i5xQb-9sCGLu-dDjxb-ahkCCL-9szGav-6aKjY-7UGuTt-dG3EPh-4mB6Ao-4i5y3N-9uHLto-KWJEU-4uqiWU-3bBT3e-3bBSYV-3bBSUV-3bBSNB-gRLLi-gRLJ1-PiVjK-5h4QHo" title="An aol.com email address is the duncecap of the internet"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5215/5454431231_f08148ea98_z.jpg" width="640" height="481" alt="An aol.com email address is the duncecap of the internet"></a></p> <p>In a great feat of strength we were lucky enough to have future <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/?q=aol+digital+prophet&amp;t=ffab">Digital Prophet</a> Samantha Quinones join us to talk about how she got involved with the PHP community and what it&rsquo;s like to work for a company who&rsquo;s office is constructed out of <a href="http://www.bitsandpieces.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/aol-cd.jpg">old CD&rsquo;s</a>.</p> <p>Along the way we talked about ways to discuss AOL with your millenial, her close personal relationship with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwood_Edwards">&ldquo;You&rsquo;ve Got Mail&rdquo; Guy</a>, and how to sell tampons using caching and firehoses. Ed also shared his latest updates about <a href="http://osmihelp.org/">OSMI</a>. Naturally there was also time to make fun of <a href="http://mozilla.org">Chris' new employer</a></p> <h3>Do these things!</h3> <ul> <li>Check out our <strong>sponsors</strong> <a href="http://roave.com">Roave</a> and <a href="https://wondernetwork.com/">WonderNetwork</a></li> <li>Buy stickers at <a href="http://devhell.info/shop">devhell.info/shop</a></li> <li>Follow us on <strong>Twitter</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/dev_hell">here</a></li> <li><strong>Rate us</strong> on iTunes <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-hell/id489840699">here</a></li> </ul> <h3>Listen</h3> <iframe frameborder='0' height='200px' scrolling='no' seamless src='https://embed.simplecast.com/35329?color=f5f5f5' width='100%'></iframe> <p><a href="http://audio.simplecast.com/35329.mp3" rel="enclosure">Download now (MP3, 85.2MB, 1:34:25)</a></p> <h2>Links and Notes</h2> <ul> <li>Samantha on <a href="https://twitter.com/ieatkillerbees">Twitter</a></li> <li>The benefits of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IOXzpRJ714">Lava soap</a></li> <li>IT&rsquo;S PRONOUNCED <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKOX8Ur4oDE">ZED</a></li> <li>Slides from Samantha&rsquo;s <a href="https://speakerdeck.com/squinones/drinking-from-the-firehose-true-north-php">presentation at TrueNorthPHP</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/aol/offload">AOL offload</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandem_bicycle">Tandem bicycles</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/Kinto/kinto">Kinto</a>, Chris' first Mozilla project</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_and_the_Argonauts_%281963_film%29">Jason and the Argonauts</a></li> </ul>