There were some interesting talks towards the end of the conference that definitely increased the value of going. The bummer of it all is that I now have to give a talk to the group about my experiences at JavaOne. Just high level stuff though so that’s not so bad.

On the Thursday night the conference holds an “After Dark” party from 7-10. Picture this: An airplane hangar full of geeks and social inepts. About 5000 maladjusted peoples. So, what do you think these people (I guess I would have to include myself) do? Simply put: they need to be entertained. For without a computer it is hard for them to entertain themselves. How/what was the entertainment you ask? Well, it broke down like this: (more…)

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