I guess it's a matter of preference. I often dislike this approach in talks on technical conferences, where the current trend seems to be to spin everything int

I guess it's a matter of preference. I often dislike this approach in talks on technical conferences, where the current trend seems to be to spin everything into a personal story, even when it's clearly forced. I don't mind reading a blog where there technical part is wrapped into "I had this real-life problem and it boiled down to solving this software bug ..." kind of a story.