A discussion on how Ruby developers (or any tech-minded people, really) can use their skills to help others - from other developers, to those in distant corners of the world. Slides aren't so useful with regards to content though.

1. From the
Keyboard to the
Community

2. http://freelancing-gods.com
http://twitter.com/pat

3. http://xkcd.com/208

4. Improving You

5. Improving Us

6. Us?

7. <ruby> us

8. release early
release often

9. release early
release often
release openly

10. blog

11. tweet

12. talk

13. share your
knowledge

14. share your
mistakes

15. <web> us

16. go back to
school

18. Rowen Atkinson, http://www.flickr.com/photos/scttw/1453196480/

19. Example:
Anthony Kolber

20. code for
code’s sake

21. this is cool

22. but...
it’s just code

23. let’s raise
the bar

24. <local> us

25. local
community
groups need
geeks

26. http://flickr.com/photos/jerryjohn/63351372/

27. Example:
Pete Yandell

28. Pete Yandell, http://www.flickr.com/photos/notahat/3606280801/

29. Example:
Mike Bailey

30. http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/bushfires_in_victoria_australi.html

31. using APIs
for Good

32. “Every time you buy an item
recommended by Delicious
Library 2, Delicious Monster
donates the revenue sharing
from Amazon’s affiliates
program to various charities
around the world.”
delicious-monster.com

35. <global> us

36. Australian
Youth
Ambassadors

37. US Peace Corps

38. Voluntary
Service
Overseas (UK)

39. James Healy http://www.flickr.com/photos/yob/1222806481/

41. Example:
... me

43. does it scale?

44. http://xkcd.com/308