if something is important you find a way to go

I'm taking comfort with my quantum mechanics idea that somewhere in a parallel universe there's a Robyn who's going to Webstock. I'm sure she'll have a great time.

Meanwhile, back in this reality, I'm feeling seriously understimulated, and envious of…

try my plan, start planning for buying your webstock ticket a year in advance. I kept putting money aside into a specific account tagged for webstock, from April 2009 and i just had…

Guess most of the other kids went to bed long ago eh?

Pfft, sleep is for the weak. Besides, it's time to get in practice for Webstock! The earliest I've got home after the Friday night is 7am. The year before that it was 5pm the next day.

I think it's even better because it's two somewhat-geek-girls talking about sport (ish) in Hadyn's thread...

Guess most of the other kids went to bed long ago eh?

Now now Joanna, you can't go giving away the Sevens like that. Good Lord! The very thought!

No, it's okay, the Masked Barfly has a plan for it!

Also haha, I feel kind of like I'm reverse-rick-rolling (giving you up?) this thread or something by actually talking about sports…

Welli should keep the Sevens and WOW though. And Webstock.

You can have the Sevens. There, that's my act of kindness.

It wouldn't work in Auckland.

Probably right, and Webstock draws on exceptional people and a close industry clustered in a relatively small place and supported over time by some farsighted investments like Citylink. Auckland often lacks that feeling of a centre.

However, Christopher, take heart that we have the scale…

Sigh. Why isn't Webstock held in Auckland?
Not that I'm interested in going, it's just that I know the creative energy that emanates from these things just courses down city streets, and if Auckland needs anything, it's a hefty dose of creativity right now...

It wouldn't work in Auckland. It's…

And I love that the awards have a category for accessibility. On yous.

Talk about two of my major obsessions crashing into each other at high speed!

Which two?

Everything web and American politics (especially subset: Obama), of course.

...and thanks for the kind words Russell. Yay for all of us!

Many non-geeks come to Webstock (eg project managers, govt peeps etc) and they have an awesome (and incredibly useful) time. It's so worth it – and for self-employed people the networking alone can be worth the price of admission.

One thing I do know is that you see a lot…

Was that the Sterling talk which comprised stream of consciousness waffle mixed with errors so fundamental as to completely discredit it in the minds of people who were familiar with the subject matter?

Ah yes, it was.

Heh. It certainly was polarising. But I seem to recall tweeting 13 separate…

Talk about two of my major obsessions crashing into each other at high speed!

Which two?

Things are a wee bit better now – and I figure it's worth its weight in informal…

Not that I'm interested in going, it's just that I know the creative energy that emanates from these things just courses down city streets, and if Auckland needs anything, it's a hefty dose of creativity right now...

...oh, wait, that's w00tstock. Carry on, then.

if I may be permitted to mix some metaphors

Just don't screw yourself in the foot

MIT is offering a great deal of their coursework content on the net entirely free

The one in Boston, not the one in Manukau?

But for those with a will and a way, there's ability to access and even interact with these interesting minds through the internet.

Kinda on/off topic, just because it's cool, MIT is offering [[http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm|a great…

Was that the Sterling talk which comprised stream of consciousness waffle mixed with errors so fundamental as to completely discredit it in the minds of people who were familiar with the subject matter?

Ah yes, it was.

I believe that was the sound of a gauntlet being thrown. Possibly down.…

Ah yes, it was.

Can't wait til next week!

Bruce Sterling's talk caused so much fuming and grumpiness that he had to put the transcript up on Wired.com

I was in the "I loved it" camp. I thought it was useful not least because it introduced a whole lot of people who were and are touchingly serious about what…

Bruce Sterling's talk caused so much fuming and grumpiness that he had to put the transcript up on Wired.com

I was in the "I loved it" camp. I thought it was useful not least because it introduced a whole lot of people who were and are touchingly serious about what…