On: Ryan Dahl (Creator of Node.js) is doing an IAMA on...

[endergen]

IAMA?

[ghiculescu → endergen]

Literally "I Am A..." (I Am A teacher, I Am A cop, I Am A chess grand master, etc.) Often paired with "AMA" which stands for "Ask Me Anything".

See http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/ for lots more.

[davej → endergen]

It's basically a chance for people to ask other people questions e.g. "I am a fireman, AMA (ask me anything)"

It originates from here: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/

[redthrowaway → davej]

Not to be pedantic, but I saw AMAs on 4chan long before I saw them on reddit.

[davej → redthrowaway]

Cool, I didn't know that. I stand corrected.

[state_machine]

This (parent) is what pedantic means.

Also, depending on your thoughts on 4chan and reddit, you could say that differentiating between them is pedantic, but that's another question.

[redthrowaway]

The parent said AMA's (well, IAmA) originated on reddit, whereas I contend that, while they may have risen to prominence there, that's not where they originated. perhaps I should have said, "Not to nitpick, but..."

[swah → endergen]

All kinds of people do those, which makes it interesting. This one was great:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/gw2mt/i_have_dissociat...