Meetups/RubberDucky/2025-03-23

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Moderator: Quorum • Notes: Eddy

Rubber Ducky Guild Meeting[edit]

Date: 2025-03-23, 1pm

Attendance[edit]

Ducks Present[edit]

  • Sergeant Bubbles
  • Admiral Quackbar
  • Virginia Wool
  • Null Pointer

Humans Present[edit]

  • Ripple
  • Eddy
  • Quorum
  • Lumen
  • Flotsam
  • Stillwater
  • Pondscum (new!)
  • Tidepool (new!)

Agenda[edit]

  1. Welcome new visitors
  2. Lessons learned discussion
  3. Spring planning

Discussion[edit]

New visitors:

Pondscum: Enthusiastic. Works in data science. Found us through Silent Sitting. "I've been debugging alone for years. This makes so much more sense."

Tidepool: Quieter. Background in library science. "I just like the energy here. And the ducks."

Both asked thoughtful questions. Neither suggested KPIs.

Lumen: "We've also had OKZack showing up to Silent Sittings the last few weeks. Maker type — his thing is 'design make break rinse repeat.' He hasn't come to meetings, just the sits."

Ripple: "That's valid. Silent Sitting doesn't require meeting attendance."

Eddy: "Adding value to the day while also building and fixing — that's his whole deal. Saw him in the electronics area after last week's sit, just... making things."

Lessons learned:

Ripple led a reflection on the last two months.

What we learned:

Eddy: "Not everyone who wants to help is helping. And that's hard to see in the moment."

Quorum: "We need to name our values early, so misalignment is visible sooner."

Flotsam: "Conflict isn't failure. Avoiding necessary conflict IS failure."

Stillwater: "I learned that even young communities can have crises and survive."

Lumen: "The ducks don't change when we fight. They just keep floating. There's something in that."

Ripple: "I learned that we're stronger than I thought. And that losing people — even the right people to lose — still hurts."

Pondscum: "I don't know what happened, but I'm glad you're all still here."

Tidepool: "Same."

Spring planning:

  • April: CCC Cologne visit (!!!)
  • May: One-year anniversary approaches
  • Ongoing: Gentle recruitment, better documentation

Quactions[edit]

  • [ ] Prepare for CCC Cologne visit (Ripple + Quorum)
  • [ ] Plan one-year anniversary celebration
  • [ ] Pondscum and Tidepool to return next week

Notes[edit]

Duration: 65 minutes.

Two new faces. Reflection complete. Looking forward.

Snacks: Stillwater's granola bars are becoming a tradition.

Next Meeting[edit]

Sunday, 1pm.

Submitted by: Eddy

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