Comments on: hackaday monday sipping

By: markie

markie — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 19:04:12 +0000

>p.s. i thought the black bunnies were cuter. *smile*

Ha! I found a picture of one of the black bunnies (on another gallery) :-)
http://ozeanos.gxis.de/gallery/WhatTheHack/AB_2005_0729_150457AA

By: fbz

fbz — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 08:17:26 +0000

markie yes i’m the girl that was down the table from you with the dect to rotary phone hack project and i did make some straight through ethernet cable one night.

final note on what the hack: i heard more languages spoken in a given radius than anywhere else i’ve ever been.

—f

By: mike

mike — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 23:56:08 +0000

Staying at the con was definitely a plus, although the Alexis Park is kind of a dump. Purple pools (or for that matter, liquid-nitrogen-cooled pools) are as fun as hacking presentations. Speaking of the pools, you’ll also see the pastiest collection of skin ever witnessed in Vegas.

Partying went on pretty much all night every night, and we watched a lot of presentations from the comfort of our room. Just as well, there were too many talks that were impossible to get into.

having a margarita with vince and eliot wasn’t half bad either.

By: markie

markie — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:49:00 +0000

Hahaha, even though we haven’t actually met at the conference, it sure is a small world this way (Were you the girl that had some DECT-phone project and helped some of the guys out with making UTP-cable? ;-))

About your random thought: Same here when I woke up in my own bed, having a nice shower and something else than tosti’s for breakfast…

I sure regret that i haven’t taken a picture of the BSD-developers chasing the rabbits :d

By: strazzere

strazzere — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 19:30:21 +0000

since were talking about food… everyone from mass seems to be in love with sonic – we have all these commercials for them but none are round here… i don’t even know where then closest one is!

By: fbz

fbz — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 19:04:18 +0000

markie: yes i saw you with your crazy lime green ibook at the end of my table. random thought: boy am i sick of eating fries and ramen though, it was amazing to be back home with my real kitchen and a real bed and my towers. the cold shower bank at wth was good though for waking up after a long night/morning of hacking.

p.s. i thought the black bunnies were cuter. *smile*

cheers,
f

By: markie

markie — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 18:54:39 +0000

Ha, I was in the BSD-tent also, I guess it’s been a very good choice (although I was more out on the field than in the tent) :-)

I made a pic of one of the bunnies! aka HaXX0R-bunny (yes, I know, that’s lame but I couldn’t resist…)

http://geektechnique.org/gallery/wth2005/DSC04464

By: bob smith

bob smith — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 18:17:16 +0000

In-n-Out is a decent burger joint, you’ve gotta check out the “Secret Menu”, though!
http://www.in-n-out.com/secretmenu.asp

There’s a small chain on the East Coast, called Five Guys, they have better food than In-n-Out, but YMMV.
http://www.fiveguys.com/

By: fbz

fbz — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 16:26:50 +0000

i was at wth (what the hack). it was stellar! i’m so glad i opted for camping even though we had some rain, the talks were good overall compared to what i saw at dc10. i stayed w/ the bsd guys, which was a very good choice. it was a very international crowd and lots of super intelligent people. being a girl was as usual still a bit rare, but having my hardware projects with me helped break the ice. great atmosphere! superb setting! [wired] network pretty much stayed up 90 percent of the time which rocked. oh and there were little semi-tame miniature bunny rabbits bouncing around on some of the fields: they were too cute! overall i had a fantastic time, learned a ton, and networked in person with many cool knowledgeable peeps.

—f

By: jason striegel

jason striegel — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 12:09:41 +0000

hah! vince, with all these admirers, how on earth did you miss your chance to get married in vegas?

tracy, since you really want to know, come to defcon next year with a case of beer (none of that bellagio shit), a 50 patty burger, and a night vision camera. being an emaciated trust fund dilletante with pelvic bones fit for hanging coats, trashy blonde hair, and a coke-nose helps. i’m not allowed to say more.

oh.. and he likes long walks on the beach at sunset..

By: Tracy Milburn

Tracy Milburn — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 08:42:04 +0000

Vince Veneziani is undeniably sexy. Does anyone have any good pictures of him? His likes, dislikes, preferences? I’d do him silly.

By: furtim

furtim — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 08:29:25 +0000

It never changes. The guy who tries to do the right thing always gets fucked over.

By: Bakudai

Bakudai — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 07:19:31 +0000

4×4 grilled onions, animal style fries, neopolitan shake. Oh god. In-n-out rocks.

Also, this is my first post, but have been reading forever. Good job guys!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 05:47:59 +0000

give the cisco guy a t-shirt :)

By: jason striegel

jason striegel — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 02:03:43 +0000

josh d.,

i was dissapointed in some ways as well, but it’s mostly my own fault. here’s the deal – if you go as a spectator, you will probably be underimpressed.

don’t get me wrong, some of the presentations were really interesting, but if you’re going to defcon, you need to participate to really have a good time. here are some ideas:

- stay at defcon. the folks who got rooms at the hotel there seemed to have a blast. you dont have to take taxis all around and you can participate in more events.

- participate in the events and contests. this was the biggest thing i missed. next time i’m preparing before hand so i can compete in the robotics and wardriving competitions, etc.

- interview and talk with as many cool people as possible. i found this really hard because a lot of people are freaked out about being recorded, having their pictures taken, etc. this is lame, but the few interviews i did get were really rewarding.

- for pete’s sake, let people interview you. the fbi has you on file anyway… the people who ask to take your picture are just trying to make the most of their experience. hell.. just take a picture of them too and toss an interview back at them.