<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Secret Codes on Mariatta</title><link>https://mariatta.ca/tags/secret-codes/</link><description>Recent content in Secret Codes on Mariatta</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0800</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://mariatta.ca/tags/secret-codes/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>No More Scheduling Polls</title><link>https://mariatta.ca/posts/no-more-scheduling-polls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>https://mariatta.ca/posts/no-more-scheduling-polls/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;As a community leader, 9x serial conference organizer, public speaker, and open source
maintainer, I often get asked by community members for a time to meet. Here&amp;rsquo;s the thing:
asking me for a time to meet is, itself, a waste of time. My calendar shifts constantly:
work meetings, family activities, conference travel, PRs to review, all of the above.
The back-and-forth to schedule a 30-minute call often takes longer than the meeting itself. By
the time you&amp;rsquo;ve asked and I&amp;rsquo;ve replied and we&amp;rsquo;ve gone back and forth, the slot we landed
on is already gone.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>