php[tek] 2023
16 - 18 May 2023 at Sheraton O'hare

Excellent talk to kick off the event. @Tim is an exceptional speaker and his ability to weave some really non-[tek]-nichal concepts into a meaningful way to approach the conference (and life in general) was a perfect segue to all of the events to follow.

Great talk. I'm stealing the "take stewardship" instead of "take ownership" approach to "I want you to take ownership" conversations.

I hadn't thought of applying stewardship to the code I write and maintain, but it actually makes more sense than claiming ownership on it.

Best tech keynote I have heard in a long time

An excellent way to open our minds to be receptive of what we can do with the knowledge gained over the next few days (and beyond)!

Great talk! Tim is an excellent speaker, and everything he said is a great reminder of how we should approach life, work, and relationships.

Tim's public speaking is great -- confident, vulnerable, and low-ego. He does a great job with examples and he seems to know the audience well. The visuals were great, and I loved that the talk oozed philosophy rather that tech. Such a great way to prime everyone for learning! Learning is difficult (it involves so much un-learning), and Tim did a great job inspiring / challenging the audience without putting them on the defensive.

Tim was great to listen to. He is a very good speaker. I enjoyed his talk and how it could relate to so many people beyond just tech related.

Learned a different perspective on how to use what we have.

Reminded me of the nihilists from The Big Lebowski.