Chamomile and Hemp, Sleepy Best Buds
I ve been an insomniac my whole life. I remember taking long walks as a teenager around my neighborhood in the
Derek Powazek
It s pronounced poe-WAH-zek.
Latest posts
On Blocking
Today I got to participate in a conversation about Blocking in social spaces with a bunch of smart people including
A community isn’t a garden, it’s a bar.
It's almost 2023. The world is different, the online world is very different, and I'm pushing 50. So I think it's time we all start talking about online gathering places with a more apt metaphor: bars.
Your Community Site is Not a Government
It's time for these guys to stop playing pretend politics and admit that they're not presidents, their sites are not countries, and we are not their citizens. They are caretakers of communities and they'd better start acting like it or they won't have anyone to rule anymore.
AI is Not a Community Management Strategy
AI is not a community management strategy because it’s skipping the hard part of community management: deciding what’s allowed and what’s not. You can’t skip the definition step in community management because that’s literally the very first thing you have to do. You can’t just give a pile of bad stuff to the computer and say “you figure it out.” That’s just outsourcing your responsibility.
Depression is a Loaded Gun
I’ve had depression so long, I don’t know what parts of my personality are it and what parts are me.
My Holiday Wish List
Dear friends and family, So we re coming up on the holidays, and you may have started to think about what
For You, Grandma
This photo was taken in a Displaced Persons Camp in Austria in 1949. That s my Grandma and Grandpa Powazek with
Did I mention?
I started a farm. Yes, really.
Current Status
I am currently Somewhere In Between.