@katiefloyd, thanks for all the years of help you have given the MPU community. I am a relative newcomer and have enjoyed very much listening to you and David every week. I am happy that you have exciting things to occupy your attention. Since I joined relatively recently, I still have hundreds of back episodes that I am working my way through, so you will still be offering me insights for quite a while to come.
Thanks again so much for a wonderful show. May things turn out spectacularly for you and your family.
Good luck @katiefloyd! You were a great counter balance to David and your voice will be missed. I know the future is great for you and I think you have helped open up the doors for nerdy women to be themselves.
Although it doesnât really come as a surprise, Iâm sad to hear that youâre leaving MPU. The podcast wonât be the same without you, @katiefloyd.
@katiefloyd you will be missed. Valerisâ statement to Spock echoes how we feel about you. You can be succeeded but not replaced.
VALERIS: But is this logical? Surely we mustâŚ
SPOCK: Logic, logic, logic âŚLogic is the beginning of wisdom, Valeris, not the end. âŚThis will be my final voyage on board this vessel as a member of her crew. Nature abhors a vacuum. I intend you to replace me.
VALERIS: I could only succeed you, sir.
Oh, Katie! I feel as though Iâm losing a friend. Youâve been such a big part of my life for so many years.
It is important to hear voices of both men and women. One of the reasons why I support the Six Colors podcasts, in addition to supporting MPU, is because Jason is great about bringing diverse voices. Itâs good for so many reasons, and not least because the sound of the voices is different. itâs not that I am unwelcoming to Steven. But please donât underestimate the magic of men and women talking about tech.
Katie, I will miss you, and I wish you the best in all your future endeavors.
Oh wow, this was certainly not the news I expected when I decided a few minutes ago to just check whatâs new in the forum.
Thank you, Katie for all your great work, for surprising David with the news of tribbles and for making it possible for me and many others to learn so much!
Thank you for all the time you have put into MPU, all the eyes rolling and all the âjudgmentalâ comments. We will definitely miss you. Good luck for the future!
Although Iâm a recent MPU listener, Iâve come to feel that David and Katie are a regular part of my life now. Thank you for everything that youâve done for us Katie, youâve helped so many people in many ways. MPU just wonât be the same without you.
Best wishes on your new direction, and hopefully youâll pop in occasionally to say hi.
Take Care
PS The rapport between you and David, whether agreeing or disagreeing is part of what gives the podcast its charm. This will be missed as well.
All the best in 2019 and beyond. But I will miss hearing you and your wonderful ideas. Along with the teasing of David. You are terrific. Thanks for the tremendous number of shows. Unbelievable!
Many years ago, @katiefloyd had been doing a different podcast and I listened to that show for quite a long time. Then that podcast ceased to exist and along came the MPU podcast. I did not know about @MacSparky back then. What a long time it has been!
Podcasting is a special thing. After more than a decade, you get to learn a lot about a person without the host getting to learn anything about you. Still, it is quite personal. A podcast host is talking to âyouâ regularly. We only get to know the fun side of podcasting. We do not get to see the time commitment, we do not get to see how it is being constantly out there, being in some way a very public person.
It will be weird not to hear Katie talking to us as she has been doing for more then a decade if you combine all her podcasting endeavors.
I am happy for you to move on and I totally get your words about being uncomfortable to live so much of your life online and in some way in the public.
You will be truly missed and I wish you all the best for the things to come!
So you are going to work for Apple now? (like many other great people in the community did)
Thank you for hosting the show together with David. I enjoyed listening to you both and learned quite a few new things from you.
I have heard Stephen in a few other podcasts and he appears to be a nice and knowledgeable guy. A worthy replacement? Wondering what will replace your Star Wars / Star Trek, uninterruptible power supplies, and Animoji discussionsâŚ
(To be honest: the good thing ended a bit earlier for me; I was listening to way too many podcasts and I have drastically reduced them to enable me to produce more and consume less. Still a struggleâŚ)
(like many other great people in the community did)