Anyone going to defcon this year? July 6, 2004 9:35 AM   Subscribe

Anyone going to defcon this year?
posted by ph00dz to MetaFilter Gatherings at 9:35 AM (11 comments total)

Yes.
posted by falconred at 10:19 AM on July 6, 2004


I went to DefCon V (back when the Monte Carlo first opened) and it sucked so much that it never occurred to me to return. Is it interesting yet?
posted by majick at 10:23 AM on July 6, 2004


If your definition of "interesting" is hanging out with friends, tooling around Vegas, getting very (very) drunk and possibly meeting new people, then yes it's interesting.

If your definition of "interesting" is actually going to the talks, then no.
posted by falconred at 10:28 AM on July 6, 2004


I'll be there.
posted by y6y6y6 at 10:51 AM on July 6, 2004


In related (but practically outdated) news, who's coming to HOPE?
posted by cyrusdogstar at 12:55 PM on July 6, 2004


I'll be at HOPE. Want to meet up?
posted by bshort at 2:34 PM on July 6, 2004


I was supposed to go, but the magazine that wants me to cover the story isn't willing to pony up travel expenses up front...so the odds are against it now. The perils of being a freelancer.
posted by dejah420 at 9:45 AM on July 7, 2004


Perhaps us MeFi-ers should grab a drink some night in Vegas... this is my first time going to DefCon, but it sounds like it'll be pretty silly.
posted by ph00dz at 10:53 AM on July 7, 2004


Sure, I'd be down for a drink. I would say sometime during Friday or Saturday day? Definately not Saturday night, as that is the "party night".
posted by falconred at 11:27 AM on July 7, 2004


" this is my first time going to DefCon, but it sounds like it'll be pretty silly."

I've been to defcon the last five years and I've enjoyed it each time. I always learn something. I always have fun.

But it is a hackers convention. So expect it to be chaotic and disorganized. Also expect it to be way too crowded. What they provide is gold. How they provide it is a bit hardcore.
posted by y6y6y6 at 12:09 PM on July 7, 2004


I'll be talking again, this time playing games with DNS instead of TCP. Should be a blast :-)
posted by effugas at 5:34 AM on July 11, 2004


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