[ddj] “That’ll do, pig. That’ll do.”

Thu Jan 29 18:06:29 UTC 2015

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Moin, dear Lucy,

nice to hear from you, sorry to hear you'll leave. What are you going
to to next?

Best regards,

Albrecht

Am 26.01.2015 um 23:27 schrieb Lucy Chambers:
> Dear DDJ-ers,
> 
> [With apologies for any cross-posts!]
> 
> The reference in the subject line, see Babe, the Sheep pig 
> <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112431/>! I had to use all of my
> restraint to stop myself using the Douglas Adams “So long and
> thanks for all the fish”, so I’ve gone for eclectic in a different
> way (watch the film, it’s great!).
> 
> *I’m writing to update you on my personal plans: after four years
> at Open Knowledge, I’ve decided it is time for me to explore new
> areas. *
> 
> As you can imagine, the decision was incredibly hard, as I have
> loved this job, particularly the people it has allowed me to work
> with and the projects it has allowed me to take on.
> 
> I’m not normally particularly verbose on mailing lists, so I hope
> you’ll forgive me this one indulgence, as this organisation has
> been a very big part of my life for the last 4 years.
> 
> When I started at Open Knowledge, you could count staff members on
> one hand. I’ve seen the organisation grow enormously, take on all
> kinds of new and exciting projects and I want to take a step back
> and think about what should follow next.
> 
> I look back fondly to my first day in job, when I was introduced to
> the command line to do “computer brain surgery” having never seen
> one before. I have been immensely privileged to have a job which
> allowed me to do what I love: “tech translation” - helping to make
> data and technology less overwhelming to those starting out
> exploring it (hopefully less overwhelming than cold plunge
> introductions to command lines :P) .
> 
> I leave the projects I have been working on in incredibly capable
> hands and I look forward to seeing them flourish. Keep up the
> awesome work in translating DDJBook - maybe on my death bed, we’ll
> have it in Esperanto!
> 
> I am going to miss working with you all every day immensely, but I
> will of course stay an active community member, so I am not
> disappearing at all!
> 
> Should you ever need me, “ping” me (another phrase I promised
> myself I would never use until I worked at Open Knowledge. It got
> me!) on lucy at fedia.net - my inbox is always open!
> 
> This job will be a very hard act to follow in terms of dynamism,
> amazing people and totally weird online Christmas parties and I
> will take forward the fondest memories of everything I have learned
> here.
> 
> Until we speak next time, may our paths cross many more times,
> 
> Lucy
> 
> 
> 
> 
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