Shout Outs! / Thanks and Sorrys [Archive]

DJ Jackalope

08-07-2007, 02:16 PM

Props and notices: Hopefully I didn’t forget too many of you out there, I’m in the airport, my flight is about 45 minutes late, I got here 3.5 hours early cuz I split a cab with Cyber (thank you) and came early, and I swear I have just developed narcolepsy, I keep falling asleep.

Everyone who bought a cd or shirt from me: It is so very appreciated Enjoy!
Jackalope Army. Keep bouncing.
TBBQ crew: You rocked it out and did well with the cops. Everyone had a blast.
Zziks and Bink: Quality show as always. Thanks for having me on again.
DT: It’s called “Emily” by Castor.
Che`: You are absolutely wonderful and mean the world to me.
Goons: Thanks for keeping us safe.
23b: Bring the Rukus. (but don’t forget the radios so you don’t bring the security!)
Dennis B: Rhode Island Posse reprazent! (We got a def posse, you got a bunch of dudes!)
Rich: So fun getting to meet you. Come back to the R.I.P.
Duksta and Peppin: Yup.
Entr0py and M33p and Meee: I didn’t get to hang out with you guys too much, but always good to see you!
Deviant: Man, you’re so cool and you say the nicest things.
Aristocrats!: You came back!
Siviak: Water guns. Now!
Tacitus: Thanks for bringing said water guns. Now!
Kallahar: “They [robotwar guns] are set to target white.” “I’m wearing all white!”
Spakle: I can’t thank you enough.
Hackajar: You and your neighbor saved the day. Hope that got you some beer!
Roamer: Sometime I will get the time to sit down at a proper hold em table with you.
Nakita: Thank you for including me in the program and on the cd.
Shadowvex, Phil, Trevor, GoaPixie: Thanks for everything this year. I almost even made it to a talk. Next year maybe.
Golgo: Thanks for lending me gear and buying my box that made the cd.
303: So glad being an honorary 303er.
Tommee Pickles and El Jefe: being yourselves at 9am at the Splashbar.
Goons: Goonwave!
Quiet: shhhh..
Riverside: Baa!
11b: You seeing Pool2Girl for the first time was priceless. Welcome to Defcon.
ASTcell: for the cool stuff and being you.
Q: thanks for the invites
Barkode/ TW /Ninjas: I apologize for not making it. I wasn’t feeling up to par for a good quality show. Thank you for the invites, I got some good peeps to your party.
Priest: I absolutely LOVE it when people mosh while I am playing. And no, you guys aren’t the only people who have moshed to my tunes. Way too fun. Ain’t nothing like a 1000lbs of goon on the dance floor.
Dualcore: Yay! You made the Ball.
Shagghie: Thanks for the track, I didn’t get to play it, but I have it to play now!
Mitch Mitchem: You as well, all the picts I have of you guys were on my missing camera, sorry. I liked the remixes you two were throwing down.

Apology:

CP99: I saw you for those 2 seconds, and then pulled some Cds for you, and then went looking for you at the aCTF section and then there wasn’t anyone around, went looking for you at the awards ceremony and still didn’t find you… next year I will just send them to you!

Boos:

To the guy collecting badges in the box in the hallway after Defcon. Hate to say it, but you were the rudest person I encountered all con. If you want the community to help you in your quest, you might want to be a bit nicer next time.

Damn random stray bitches who took my camera.

kallahar

08-07-2007, 02:31 PM

Queeg: Thanks for tagging me with something less permanent than spray paint... :)

icetre

08-07-2007, 02:40 PM

Queeg: Thanks for tagging me with something less permanent than spray paint... :)

Did you get tagged with the temporary spraypaint we used?

*This thread is worthless without pics*

Adam

CP99

08-07-2007, 02:43 PM

Jackalope, alls well that ends well.

--

Shutout:

to everyone who played aCTF, but especially to those who installed Happy Dance and where good sports about it.

to all the venders for helping supply prizes for aCTF.

And "Fuck you" to whoever DOSed the game after the Happy Dance login list was posted.

Zuggy

08-07-2007, 04:20 PM

DC208: for taking me along for my 1st Defcon, it was Kickass.
Banshee: for the kickass pictures after Hacker Jeopardy
DJ Jackalope: for the awesome music on the Defcon disk (yes I bought a CD)

Everyone that helped me find my way around the hotel

big chopper

08-07-2007, 10:39 PM

Thank you Nikita, Black Beetle and Hackajar!

I've been to eight DEFCONs, starting with DC5, and I think this was the veryest bestest DEFCON ever.

--BC,

Banasidhe

08-07-2007, 11:00 PM

From "Vanna Vinyl"

TY's to:

Winn and GMark for letting me play again. I had a BLAST this year! And I'm already planning next years' costumes. :)

Larsu and team, (gawd, I'm sorry I've forgotten names here) for all your pre-planning effort and hard work to make sure HJ happened. I'm glad you're on the team and I can't wait to see your system in action at DCXVI!

dC0de, Major "Effin" Al and Highlander_3 for donating to the Vanna Vinyl costume fund. And to dC0de for taking me shopping on Friday.

Chosen1 for being Vanna's pre-show Security Goon and for collecting the EFF wristband donations during the show.

Siviak for jumping in as Vanna's "Manager" at the last minute Sat. night and for handling the wristbands at the DunkTank door (and for all the "extra" you raised with your exit/re-entry fees.) You can manage me ANYTIME! ;)

All the HJ teams for making my job easy by missing the majority of the Daily Doubles, allowing me to keep my clothes on during the game. You guys SUCKED!! (in a Primus sorta way ;) And also for keeping it fun. I appreciate all of your continued support.

DrunkenWhores v.2 (sans Humperdink) for making total drunken asses out of yourselves. I love you guys!

Hack-a-Jar and the rest of Vegas 2.0 team for just being there again and being yourselves. I want an honorary lab coat next year!?!?!

The team of Feds on Friday night that MADE MY CON, when I overheard one of them asking a teammate if I was really a girl!

EvilMoFo and Penguin for the Pink Wig joke. And to Shazbot for not realizing the joke was for him until Tuesday morning.

Galt for bringing me a twelve pack of Guinness Saturday night for the second year in a row. Friends don't let friends drink yellow beer. Sorry you guys didn't get to play this year.

Stealth and the rest of the Dunk Tank team, for making sure the "after-show" ran smoothly and for changing out the water Saturday evening before my arrival.

Brother Sunshine and OMG Ponies! I love just hanging out with you guys. Again, sorry you didn't get to play. :(

Everyone that donated to the EFF and came out to the Dunk Tank Saturday night after Final Jeopardy. We raised over $800 - You guys RAWK!!

FY's to:

Trinity for agreeing to play Beer Betty and then backing out Saturday night without good reason - AFTER we'd comped you your badge. If you can't stand the heat, stay out of Vegas - BIOTCH -

Whoever kyped my Cop Hat Saturday night - that was a borrowed piece I now have to replace.

Deviant Ollam

08-07-2007, 11:36 PM

well, this is always quite the huge endeavor every year, and after this defcon is no different. as always, the biggest shout-out i can give goes to the community as a whole, since everyone has seemed to really been bringing a consistently good vibe and improved attitude in recent years. we've come a long way from DC9 (the most recent "low point" in my memory of things) and nowadays the mutual respect, appreciation, and care shown towards others has been on the upshift each time around, i tend to think.

like the slogan in my closing ceremony slides stated... DefCon 15 - Feel The Love.

http://deviating.net/defcon_15/01-feel_the_love_.jpg (http://deviating.net/defcon_15/01-feel_the_love.jpg)

über shout outs go to...

mouse, chris, eric, babek, and the rest of the TOOOL crew along with Doc, Fiddler, Schuyler, Schmiedl, and all the others who helped to make the Lockpick Village and the LPCon games such a success - it's hard to find properly-modest words when talking about the picking scene this year at DefCon... the fucking village was slammed with people pretty much during all hours of its operation. damn, it was a blast. thank you to everyone who came up there to learn and have fun. we sure enjoyed giving talks and hands-on trainings. next year we promise more space, more gear, and more fu for you.

render, grey, and mouse - was kickass being right across the hall from you, couldn't have planned that better if we tried. maybe next year we'll make use of such logistics and plan better room parties. as it was this time around, i barely saw my room for more than 10 to 15 waking minutes ever.

ast & val - thanks for bringing some fun crypto and leet laser shenanigans to the village, it made for a great aside. also, thank you for starting the TTBs on their next round of travel. let's do our best to keep things moving and keep the log books well-updated.

HackerPimps and Ninja Networks - the two most rockin' parties of DefCon were, as is often the case, yours. while i could have done without the incident involving a drunk moron pouring liquid cocaine on the one stripper who then used my shirt to wipe herself off, i had a great time friday night all the same. and the Ninja crew... damn, i thought the minibosses couldn't get any better than last year but seeing them blast dual guitar action from four feet away while folks on the sidelines simultaneously poured cocktails into their mouths was something even my dreams couldn't have delivered prior to now. next time, however, keith should let you get a full set in (maybe even a second one) before monopolizing the speakers.

Kenshoto - while the two above-mentioned parties were the most rocking, yours was actually the best-arranged. in addition to running the CTF with unbelievable style and skill, you had time to work on side projects (bob, thank you so much for those vids, i'll sort them and add them to the general filler project soon!) and arrange for a great time in your skybox. i skipped dinner that night to hang up there with you-all, so imagine my delight when i saw sushi, meats, and cheeses as part of your catering effort! you guys are all a class-act, 100% of the time.

ck3k, bacchus, staticblac, voltage spike, nikita, neil, et. al - you are all terrific people to hang with and the parties this year wouldn't have been the same had it not been for folks like you spending time with me and sharing in all the liquid goodness that abounded. neil, i owe you for all that Jamesson, bro... great stuff!

michelle - didn't get nearly as much time with you as we both would have wanted, but man did we make worthwhile the hours we did have. :wink:

everyone who makes the ToxicBBQ happen - thank you guys for arranging all this each year, it is one of the highlights that i look forward to at each defcon. also, thank you for allowing me to increase my level of shenanigans each summer. this year's contests and games were a real blast, and i hope to continue to have the opportunity to run them in the future. special thank you to meee for the support and encouragement with the Titanium Chef event, since it was your baby before it was mine. you were the highly-skilled and strongly-opinionated judge who could see into the finest details and help us make the tough decision of a winner. also, the one fellow who was absolutley kickass about helping out with the meat games functionality... i never adequately got your name memorized, was it Brian? Dave? shit, i'm terrible with that. in any case, this was your first defcon and you totally dove in head first. i know you'll be back and immediately fitting in, your energy is exactly what we need at con!

bruce, heidi, beetle, freshman, and the other shmoos who attended - it's no secret that i think yours is the second-best con around, and it's the one i'll never miss no matter how bad my schedule gets. one night (perhaps this should be in the "memorable quotes" section) someone asked me about the shmoo group and why people always said they kick so much ass. my response was along these lines... "they have unbelievable knowledge, to the point that their skill alone is enough to make them gods of the industry, plus there's the fact that each one of them and their significant others are all gorgeous... and yet on top of that there's not a single shmoo whom i can think of that is stuck up or snobbish or an asshat. they're all out of this world yet down to earth." sorry that i didn't get more than a few scattered free minutes to hang with you guys. ah well, there's always the next time in D.C.

Thorn, Q, converge, Z, mouse, render, grey, eric, DaKahuna, grifter et. al., and other other members of "team everyone" - man, the mystery box challenge was out of this world. nearly all of us had other things going on and yet somehow we still made time to participate in this contest. like last year, i fear my contributions weren't nearly as much as what others gave... but i still had fun.

Lost - mystery box was amazing, but let's not forget that future event which may still blow everybody away. conversation on that soon, i say. :biggrin:

skoot - 0wn the box was a terrific idea. i was pleased and surprised that my Win32 machines withstood the barrage. i will put them on the block again at DC16.

my contest participants - the BBQ teams, anyone who tried guessing flesh, and the two kickass Beer Cooling engineering squads... i always get the most out of defcon when i'm running a contest or event, and they would all be for nothing without terrific folk like you all who show up and bring the awesome. special thanks also to Russ for helping to make the contests all happen each year. it's a pleasure working with you.

Noid, Thorn, Jur1st, & Mouse - my fellow Boomstick-Fu panelists, you were a terrific resource. i hope you had as much fun with the talk as i did. seemed like we got a really good response. while i don't anticipate it being an annual feature of defcon, maybe we can roll something similar into the Physical Security village in future years as a mini-talk and advice session.

last but not least...

che, londo, freshman, and the numerous other hottie fellas who this year seemed to have their own women as permanent fixtures next to them - your decision to go the whole "commitment" route left additional women free for the rest of us. i can't speak for everybody, but a lot of the folks who i talked to agreed with me that defcon sex was at a particular decent level this year. having some of the fine looking men spoken for could have been a factor that caused the women to set their sights down one notch... the rest of us thank you for that. :biggrin:

Penn & Teller - you mentioned DefCon during your show and even invited me up on stage to verify the functionality of your firearms in your closing trick. then you signed/defiled a bible for me in the meet & greet session afterwards... you kick ass!

sorrys go to...

jackalope, regenerator, and the other DJ acts - i didn't get to the B&W balls at all this year. :frown: i hope that some recordings of the sets exist and that i get to hear them. special apologies to Jackalope... you're one of my favorite people at defcon and i think you even brought stalking you on myspace for me this year, so sad i missed out.

notebook guy - i never even got your name, but i did feel bad about your lost yellow pad. in my defense, all i asked for was a sheet of paper, not a whole notepad... plus i pleaded for others to remember and keep track of the pad's owner since i had no hope of doing so. i really do feel sorry, and hope you got it back... but geez, you couldn't have just said "hey, i'm gonna head back inside... can i get my pad back?" or something?

all my friends for whom i had too little time - i wanted to spend time with everyone (and i think i had fewer sleeping hours at this con than any previous one... and i actually attended no talks besides my own, breaking my own record set back at DC10) but i still felt like i should have shared more moments with everyone. ah well... there's always next year! :biggrin:

sorry to anyone i'm forgetting, i'll likely edit this later when my brain is back at 100% capacity.

Z^2

08-08-2007, 12:27 PM

There are just too many awesome people who I met or hung out with this year to remember it all and put it here - sorry if i've forgotten about you - the contests and parties kicked ass, and everything just rocked.

to team Everyone: you all rock. WOW for how talented you all are, and i think i didn't catch all of your names, but i hope to see you all next year if not at other cons, and i'm definitely hitting the books to read up on crypto in the least.

to the guys running the mystery box contest: holy shit you blew my mind - i'm telling all my buddies back a home and they can't believe that anyone would put together such a contest let alone that anyone could solve it!!

to the guys holding down the fort at the wireless village: it was positively hopping in there the whole time and thanks for the help on formating my drive and letting me hang around and for the push to join the rfid contest. here's hoping you get 2 rooms next year!

lockpick village: home away from home for that first day on the mystery box, but still rocking for being the lockpick village too!! here's hoping for more room for you guys too because even last year you ran out of room.

my rfid contest mate: mfreak was it? you rock. we win!!

the parties i went to: holy shit, that was the music of my soul.

random party sunday night: marshmallow wars - oh hell yeah, i haven't laughed that hard in a good long time. too bad i was busy being sad about having to leave in the morning :cry:

the guys manning the dunktank: that was fucking awesome. i'm signing up for next year too...and i still seem to have bruised vertebrae, which is how i know it was a good con!

to everyone i've just forgotten: sorry...pm me and we'll make up :biggrin:

Mcgruff

08-08-2007, 03:26 PM

This year I didnt get out and socialize as much as I usually do ( I was a bit sick got home to a fever of 101.2 ) But I still had an awesome time!

Thanks:
Mee: For picking me up at the airport and letting val and I park our stuff at your kickin rad room
Val: For all the talk and the lunch
IsrealT: The badge was definatly awesome, I owe you tons of beers next year
Doll: For hangin out on friday night/sat morning and putting up with my one night of insanity
Thecaptain: I swear you had some kind of tracking device on me, everywhere Id go, you'd show up
Flea: Thanks for offering to kick my ass if ya saw me drinkin
Queeg: ditto, missed ya on sunday though
Justine: was great meetin ya, totally wish I woulda gotten your infos though
Craig: Thanks for dinner!
Whitesword: thanks for the drink, I was stoked we could getcha a badge
Teklord: Thanks for hanging out, and we're gettin you spinnaz on a rascal next year !
Dataworm: great talk on sunday, I totally agree !
Siviak: great party, cant wait to see yall again next year !
That cool bartender guy in the skybox with the weird accent: You rock !
Jackalope: Great seein ya, lets go out for coffee sometime
h3adrush: thanks for the awesome chedderwurst

Im sure I forgot tons of people, And Im so sorry, just msg me and refresh my memory and Ill update this list.

theprez98

08-08-2007, 08:38 PM

Deviant Ollam--whether its the Lockpick Village, your talks, your contests, the Traveling Terrabyte Project...you seem to be everywhere at the same time. Once again I didn't get to hang out with you as much as I had hoped. You exemplify all that is good and right about the hacker community. 'Nuff said.

TheCotMan--from the minute I arrived at the TBBQ, you handed me that cold Guiness and I immediately felt at home. Having only known you from the forums, it was great to finally meet you in person.

Siviak--thanks for introducing yourself at the TBBQ! It's great to finally be able to put a face with a name. Looking forward to seeing you again next year.

Hackajar--What a great night at the Summit, and what better way then to help earn some money for the folks at the EFF and THF. Keep up the great work from the Vegas 2.0 folks.

Roamer--It was great to finally meet you. Thanks for stopping by the Wireless Village on Sunday afternoon.

Bruce & Al Potter--thank you so much for coming up to the Wireless Village panel on Sunday. The talk was enlightening and served as a great capstone to the entire weekend.

ASTcell--Keep the TTB moving! More miles are always better.

HighWiz--great to see you again and look forward to seeing you in DC next March.

Grifter--thanks for giving us a chance with the Skybox for the Wireless Village!

Jur1st, Grendel, and everyone else I finally got to meet in person--it was great meeting you!

Everyone else I didn't get to meet in person--sorry...maybe next year!

LosT--the time and effort you put into the Mystery Box Challenge certainly does not go unnoticed. I think of your contest as the ultimate reflection of everything about DEF CON. Keep up the great work, we look forward to tackling anything you throw at us!

Teams Nostromo and Sulaco--what happened to the master plan?! ;-)

All the members of "Team Everyone"--it was great working with you. You really should have gone to bed Friday night when LosT told you too! ;-)

DT--your team was always professional which is usually a reflection of the leadership. Thanks for making my first DEF CON an experience to remember.

DJ Jackalope--I passed you several times but never did get the chance to say hello...sorry! Maybe Shmoocon next year?

Dutch? Where are you?

For anyone I missed, please forgive me.

Last but certainly not least...

Thorn, RenderMan, Rick, c0nverge, DaKahuna, Squidly1 and everyone else who made the Wireless Village happen--you guys rock. Between the Wireless Village and the Lockpick Village, Skyboxes 208 and 209 were packed the entire weekend (more space for both, please?) You guys made my first DEF CON an unforgettable experience. Time to start planning for next year... ;-)

DJ Jackalope

08-08-2007, 09:30 PM

DJ Jackalope--I passed you several times but never did get the chance to say hello...sorry! Maybe Shmoocon next year?

Oh man, I was looking for you, too! I will try for Shmoocon!:cool:

Abby_Normal

08-08-2007, 11:18 PM

Siviak: great party, cant wait to see yall again next year !
Let's not forget all the awesome people who made the party happen. Apart from Siv there was Amber, Dallas, Wes, Aggona, IceTre, Niki, Kallahar, Joker, ASTCell, Arclight and of course myself, or as they are better known, The Aristocrats.

It was an honor to work with such a great team.

valkyrie

08-09-2007, 04:08 AM

As always, an incredibly awesome time:

DT, staff, speakers and goons: I don't know what to say, so I will just say thank you. Again, you made this geeks life worth living for that week in Las Vegas. And I do know how much you give up for it.

Deviant Ollam: I cannot express to you how very grateful I am to you and your team for giving this little wanderer a bit of space in the Lockpick Village. And I cannot express to you how grateful I am for your hugs. I think our energy comes from the same source. I have grand plans for next year, due to your kindness to the Enigma team. Thank you.

The H-Pimps: we always throw an awesome party. Thanks for your support. It meant a lot to me. I am looking forward to our schemes for next year.

ASTCell: who could be a better friend? I am keeping 666 for a while, but I know you won't mind. And yes, I am planning that trip to Bletchley Park. :-)

Meee: Thank you again for being a good friend.

Gruffy: It was great seeing you and talking with you. Keep it going on girl!

CotMan: /me prances. It was great talking with you. I hope to talk with you again.

Josh and Josh2: Welcome aboard the good ship DefCon Josh! I hope you had an awesome time! Josh2, please seriously consider what I said to you on Sunday. And thanks for playing the Enigma Challenge. Keep in touch.

ndex: thank you. You helped make a strange situation all right. Goddess blessings.

To all who played the Enigma Challenge: Thank you so much for coming and playing with our toys. They are fun, aren't they? We will have a mechanical one next year. Come out and play again!

The two guys I got into that conversation with on Saturday morning: The answer is 42.

To the ElevatorCon team: thanks. You made me laugh. Really.

Lopey: I wish I could have spent more time with you. Your music gives me much joy and you make me feel very special. I wish you much happiness.

Cygnus, Sysmin, Marklar, Gene: You's my guys! Thanks much for the chats.

Renderman and Grey: Wanted to hang out with you much more. I hope to do that at the next conference we are at.

Converge and Mfreeck: It was so good to see the both of you. I will look you up when I am in Seattle.

CJ and company: thanks for the chat. You have given me a different perspective on a few things.

Booos:

The three guys who accosted me in the parking lot. You won't die. You will just get depressed, lose your jobs and get all emo. Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Every geek who failed to tip the bell people for watching out for our gear. Certainly you can give a buck to someone who watches over your tech?

All the elitist crap I saw this weekend. It gets tiresome people.

Sapere Aude

Valkyrie

Xyc0

08-09-2007, 04:11 AM

random party sunday night: marshmallow wars - oh hell yeah, i haven't laughed that hard in a good long time. too bad i was busy being sad about having to leave in the morning :cry:

That was so much fun... it only took 30 min to scrub out the marshmallow stains, but totally worth it. Luckily I have an awesome g/f :D

Hows about we do that again, the officially not-defcon-aftercon-marshmallow war! No score, only pwnage Stay Puft Marshmallow Man style?

phenfen

08-09-2007, 11:32 AM

FoF goers - awesome friends and even better people IRL!

Bunnies For Priest - dig the glasses and ears, love the cult.

Funny thing about post-con on Monday morning. Although (myself included) looked and/or felt like one of those little empty cicada shells, being simply husks of their former selves, folks always have a nice thing or two to say on their way out whether they know you or not. It was easy to identify DC folks from the sea of frat-geeks that flocked to the Riv after we had our way with it. Glad they weren't there over the weekend - a bunch of non-conformists mixed with a bunch of hyper-conformists = not good.

Anyway - another great con enters the history books.

-phenfen

Dallas

08-09-2007, 11:49 AM

Lets See --

Ok ALL the ARISTOCRATS, you know who you are.

Vegas 2.0 - You know who you are..

All your n00bs who I worked to get give a full bar to outside the Ninja and other parties...

Montana...

Everyone else...

Another awesom penthouse party.

-Thanks

- Dallas

Stypica

08-09-2007, 12:44 PM

This was my first Defcon, I'm glad the time and money finally lined up to accommodate!

First, thanks to DT and Russ and all the folks who put this together. The work and stress can be a pain int he ass. It is appreciated.

LosT - Thanks for not letting me hide in the hotel room all weekend and for introducing me to some great people. And thanks for letting me sleep in my own bed all weekend!

Mouse - You are awesome, thanks for the conversations, the nagging and the almonds:)

Grey - thanks for spending time working on puzzles with me

Render - for hanging out and letting me use you picks to pick my first lock evaar!

Deviant and Mark (I hope it's mark, if not matt - god I'm awful with names) - for letting me go with you to Penn & Tellar - that was very cool of you guys, and an excellent show.

Eric - damn you are a spaz, and a whole lot of fun:)

UAT students - for taking over watching the Mystery Challenge booth for a bit so I could watch a panel and hang out a while.

All of the contestants in the LosT @ Con mystery challenge - I had a lot of fun seeing how your minds worked through the problems.

Marshmallow war party - My ribs and stomach were sore for two days from laughing so hard.

Steve, Jesus, Meee, Z and a whole slew of other folks whose names I am drawing a blank on - thanks for a great weekend, and can't wait to do it again next year!

mfreeck

08-09-2007, 01:03 PM

apologies in advance for anyone I forget - there were so many great people I hung out with and I have the memory of a drunken hamster.

cotman and boombox: Thanks for not only letting me room with you guys, but let me hang out and tag along with yas. A good con starts in your room and I had a blast.

DT, Goons, et all: Holy crap, I can't believe how smoothly this con went. I am sure there were lots of barely-averted disasters and some not-so-averted debacles, but the talks started on time and in the right room (except one which was switched which was in the wrong room in the first place, imho). No being locked into our rooms on sunday, no wondering where/when that talk actually is and how to find out - the q&a rooms and monitors in the hallway displaying just the right amount of info was brilliant. Tracks were labelled well. I lost track1 for the greater part of a day, but I found it before the one I really wanted to see.

TBBQ: Another great bbq! I do regret missing out on the food run. I think there could have been better communication in deciding not to do a public food run as some folks were banking on it. i also regret not hanging around to help package up the Goon Grub again this year, but decided it would be more valuable to not add to the head count when the police came back around. Oh, and to whoever brought the chicken, additional thank yous! Once again the bbq masters did a wonderful job.

Hackerpimps, Ninjas: Great parties! I'd say more if I remembered more. Thanks to the dudes I dragged downstairs to play wii with, thanks for the good conversations all. Larry, thanks for the help in liberating a certain someone from the ninja party. Entr0py, thanks for the escort to the bathroom so i could get back into the ninja party. Mixitup, thanks for the hallway bar. Your bug juice was both well mixed and the strength a mixed drink oughta be.

Riv staff: I don't know much about what you did, which indicates you did a good job. Things seemed far more relaxed this year - you didn't seem to be waiting for us to set the place on fire.

LVPD: thanks for being reasonable at TBBQ

anonymous people: thanks for making con possible. I truly had a blast this year. It seems I finally got that stick out of my ass that I had last year.

valkyrie: thanks for the great conversation and all the hanging out! It was great seeing you and you really do seem better than when I last remember seeing you.

meee: thanks for the transportation, hackerpimps, and all you did for me this con. I am glad we at least got to hang out some on monday. Sorry I was busy being in a coma for your dinner party.

grey frequency: sorry i did not get that chocolate to you! I'm sorry we didn't get to hang out more, but shit happens. I'll be seeing you again.

m33p: yay! It was great seeing you again. Sorry I flaked on STE, but I'm glad we got to hang out a bit.

prez98: I'm sorry we didn't get to hang out and I'm also sorry I missed your talk.

Thorn: I completely randomly stumbled into the rfid breakout and had no intention of doing the contest. I didn't take one of the kits, because I didn't want to take away from the folks who wanted in on the contest, then I saw a female sitting all alone assembling the reader. I thought I'd go help touch the hardware, then let her do the contest - until I found out what the contest was. I had a fucking blast. Thanks for giving me an excuse to touch so many boys (and to freak out many/observe social reactions) and to see what rfid does and does not do. I am still wondering what F0000F000 is.

z^2: you were a great teammate and I'm sorry I left you all alone on stage!

Evil: I promise to recognize you next time I see you! Seriously, you look so different with make up on. I have a habit of not recognizing half++ people at con, and you proved the rule. Thanks for being a good sport and it was great to run into you.

Lost: I guess we're still trying to catch up on that Pho. I'll have to keep coming to con until we get a chance to hang out over a meal. Great job on the contest, but don't forget to save a little con for yourself to have some fun!

Thanks for the folks conveying their condolences. It was appreciated. Life cycles as it should.

converge: thanks for giving me an opportunity to hang out with you occasionally, despite your being ridiculously busy. I am glad we got to spend some quality time and touch base in between.

Australian dudes on Monday: thanks for sharing your thoughts on the US with us. It is always interesting to look through someone else's eyes.

Hackerspace: thanks for letting me come in and play the wii. I confess I otherwise felt a bit intimidated by the space, since I don't identify as a "hacker." Otoh, one of the times I went in there, there were some females, so that's good.

Joe Grand: damn, I cruised by the table several times and missed the badge hacking stuff. By the time I found it, it was gone. Sorry I didn't get a chance to tinker. The badge rocked *10 this year!

AlxRogan, Noid, Renderman, DigitalEbola, Roamer, etc, etc: Sorry we didn't get to hang out more. No worries, we'll see each other again. (Some sooner than others!)

Everyone: thanks for not being offended when I could not put a name with the face. It doesn't mean you're not special, it means I am trying to do facial recognition on a P200 with 32mb of ram and a vintage webcam.

MS asian juggler who sings irish drinking songs: please stop calling me by my former nick turned legal name, it's not cool. I have run into you every single con and now it's getting creepy.

fuck you: to the neighbor who tried to have my car towed during the con and to the city for being unreasonable about street parking.

noid

08-09-2007, 04:00 PM

Overall, my favorite Defcon ever. My list of shoutouts is actually pretty small this year, and for the first time ever, my list of 'Fuck You's is even smaller.

Thank You's:
All of the goons. Everyone did a great job, be they security, speaker, dispatch or NOC folks.

Special thanks to flea for stepping up to the day shift lead position. I was actually approached by DT, Zac, and the hotel so they could tell me about the fantastic job you did.

Priest: For being Priest

TBBQ Folks: As usual, you kept the goons fed and happy, and with 300% less mustard than previous years.

Dateline NBC: For the internet tube sized bucket of lolz

Deviant, Mouse, Thorn, and Jurist: For being on a fantastic panel. I was a bit aprehensive when I first walked in that room, but overall I couldnt have been happier.

Riveria Security: Always a pleasure to work with all of you. Good luck to Don on his future endevors. Doug, I'll keep an ear out for you on the HAM

Doolittle: You did a fantastic job on dispatch, glad to have you on board

H3adrush, Vect0rX, and Vidiot: Thanks for hearing about all the stories from the other goons and volunteering anyways

Polish Dave: Danke fur die Roth-Handel cigaretten, sie macht mir sehr froilich

Maximus: Great seeing you again, glad to have you on staff

Ultima: Good to have you on board, and thanks for being a good sport*

Siviak, Abby, and the penthouse crew: Thanks for providing a nice hangout away from the con, it was good to relax for a few. I very much appricated and enjoyed the shrine that was set up for Ryan OnTheRun. The day he was told he had terminal cancer he looked at me and said 'Fuck, guess I wont be going to Defcon'. It was nice to see that he did make it, one way or another.

The attendees: Thanks for being so well behaved

Now on to the Fuck Yous:

The attendees: Couldn't a few of you caused trouble, we were bored

Toilet Boy: Next time you tell me that I'm just a volunteer with no authority, you'll get to see how quickly I can ruin your weekend

The pack of Russian hackers: Not sure what flys in your country, but calling people niggers and jews certainly doesnt here. You're guests in my country, remember that.

Myself: For not hanging out more with my non-goon friends. I had looked forward to kicking back with ThePrez, Jefe, Mfreeck, and others. I guess you folks will have to come up and visit.

*One of the Hacker Pimps, skydog, is also a goon. On Friday night he had to bounce a rowdy attendee out of his party. Saturday, the rowdy attendee (Ultima) ended up being on our security staff, I guess we figured we liked the cut of his jib. There was some razzing in the staff room, but Ultima took it all in stride. I didnt know black people could blush.

Deviant Ollam

08-09-2007, 04:08 PM

On Friday night he had to bounce a rowdy attendee out of [the hacker pimps] party.was this the dude who was refusing to get down off the stripper's performance table or someone else? just curious.

noid

08-09-2007, 06:44 PM

Yup. We liked his refusal to comply and his 'in your face' New Jersey attitude.

meee

08-09-2007, 07:05 PM

Domo Arigato Gozaimasu!

Wednesday Dinner crew
GruffyD, Renderman, Grey Frequency, Chosen1 and Mouse. Thank you for coming and enjoying the food.

Lost, Converge and Nikita for that item you gave me Wednesday night. I almost cried when you handed it to me.
Valkyrie: Glad all went well with the Enigmas and I was glad you were able to make. I am honored to be your friend.
Evil: For supplying makeup logistical assistance at the last minute for m33p and adjusting my outfit.

Toxic BBQ staff: Glad none of us lost any body hair this year.

Friday lunch:
The Vegas 2.0 team for inviting me to tag along.
Pandero: Genki desu!
Deviant: Thank you for allowing me to be part of Titanium Chef and part of the Lock Pick village. To the contestants: Remember its about the theme ingredient!
Flea and his group + Priest + Crash(non security goon/medic): Thank you for the quick response during that incident Saturday at 12:52 pm.
m33p: That dress was stunning on you.
Entr0py: Thank you for making sure that m33p wasn't treated indecently while she was wearing said dress.
Alkaloyd: It wouldn't been a con without seeing you in your orange shirt.
Siviak + abbynrml + penthouse crew: Thank you for the good time.
ASTCell: Great to see you again
Highwiz + new partner & T-Prophet: Thank you.
Godminus1: Whats next for next year? Domo Kun?
Mfreeck: I am glad to be of assistance
Javantea: I hope you learned something
EvilMofo + crew: sorry to hear about the bus dying
Dfy: My apologies for not identifying you immediately
Dan Kaminsky: Thank you for clarifying those data points on the Pattern Recognition part. If you didn't I had 1 shmoo ball aimed for your head. :D And sorry about the handcuffs.
Queeg: I hope you are doing OK
Jackalope: Like what you did to your hair.
Che: Thank you for visiting the Queer Con Mixer
Noid: props to your crew for a calmer con.
Don (Rivera Security team, Night Shift): Salamat Po!
TW: Nice to see you and the Misses.
CK3K: Can I see your identification please.
Julia: Glad to see you again. Please update those photos ASAP! :)
Overdose, Stipica, Maniac, Squigly, Salem, Jurist, Voltage Spike, Packet Barron, Shrdlu, Phenphen, Foofus, Bismark, MMCA, Golgo, DD, neg9 crew: Thank you for letting me hang out with you folks.
Hackerpimps and Ninja crew: Great parties.
Special Thanks to T-Prophet and FPenguin: For helping get my rental car started. And again for T-Prophet for calming me down when I started going 300 wpm verbally.

To those not listed above: Gomenasai. Too many to list, too much happened and I will miss you all till next time we meet.

Dark Tangent: Great time :) (nuff said)

Schuyler

08-10-2007, 09:08 AM

This was my first DEFCON and I've said this to a couple dozen people by now but - As I child I dreamed of attending. I never imagined I would be speaking or competing.

So, Shout Outs:

Doc - Thank you so much for everything you have done over the years for the LPV/LPCON and American LockSport in general. If it weren't for you and all the folks who went before we wouldn't be as far along as we are today. I can't wait to meet your kid next year. :smile:

Deviant, Eric(m&s), Omi, Mouse, Fiddler, and anyone else who was giving demos, seminars and workshops in the LPV all weekend long. I'll re-address this in the apologies section too, but you guys did such an awesome job. Special thanks to Deviant for holding it down during day two of the Skillz competition, as we had people banging the doors down on friday hoping to get some picking in while we were all on the contest floor (to be fair, I don't think any of us expected to be down there for as long as we were, but that 3 pin defiant took me 5+ minutes to open, and I had the 3rd best time for that round! Makes you wonder if that thing was pinned to MACS. Nice work Doc :wink:)

KingPin for the badges: DAYUM they are nice. And for the "these only have 18 hours of battery life" warning at your talk. I was pretty happy to not be one of those frozed up at the end of the weekend.

Bruce Schneier for the Q&A: The only talk I got to see in its entirety. Other than the libertarian-bashing :tongue: I loved it. The format was a bit sloppy, but I enjoyed when you just stopped caring about what people were asking and would say "Doesn't anyone want to know about "x"?" and then just talk about it. Glad this was the one I caught.

To the TOOOL BOD: Glad we reconnected via Katy's and I'm stoked to move ahead. Thanks for being understanding with my time, it was my first time in Vegas, I didn't want to miss anything!

Steve: There but for the grace of god go I! I'm sorry you didn't pull the hasp when you got the master off, but I just wanted to thank you for being in the finals with me. I think everyone would agree it would have been pretty boring had either of us not been there to compete with the other. See you next year, man.

DT: For keeping my childhood dreams alive all of these years. I can't believe it's still going.

Agent X: Thanks for the smooth handling of all of the speaker functions. Enjoy the locks, see you next year.

My handler: Sorry I forgot your name, man. I hope you rocked out in the LPV while I was on stage, it was really nice to have someone helping me out that also had an interest in what I was doing. Very cool meeting you.

Nikita: Thanks, in particular, to you. When I got the email confirming that I was speaking I ran three blocks to find my girlfriend to celebrate. Hopefully I wasn't the worst of the bunch, but I know I could have had my materials to you more complete and in a timelier manner. If I find something worth talking about in the future, I'll do a better job for you. Thanks, again, for everything. (also, I've got a copy of NDE coming from the printer for you. Sorry I didn't have them while at DC)

LosT: My friends and I agree that the mystery box made the con for us. Two of us were wandering the streets of Vegas at 5am trying to find a drill. Also - you chastised all of us for not breaking into that r70, but I'll tell you, I honestly believe I am one of the only attendees who had picks that could even FIT in there by the way you positioned the lock, as I have tools made for me in all shapes and sizes, but no standard tool could even occupy the same space as that lock, and I'm a pretty decent picker and had no chance with it. Hence the rush on angle grinders. Anyway, just wanted to let you know that you did a great job. It's looking like I'll be visiting UAT in November, I'd love to grab a beer and some conversation. Thanks for putting all of that together. (my friends and I didn't even know it existed, D just walked up to the table, someone handed him a box and took our "team name" (which D made up on the spot) next year we'll be there in force...now that we've got a clue)

to the T-Squad: Here's to getting mocked by Klingons and great 3am t-shirt ideas. Thanks for making DEFCON as much a vacation as an event for me. Can't wait until next year.

To everyone who attended the LPV: I hope you learned something, I hope you do this right. I honestly believe everyone there was stressing the ethic of locksport and I hope that you all came away with both knowledge and some right thinking on the subject. DON'T PICK LOCKS YOU RELY ON! I know first hand, when I came back from last year's HOPE conference I immediately broke my apartment door lock. SUCKED!

To the folks at UAT: Thanks for the kickass lock. I have NOTHING to put it on, but I think I'm going to build a box for my 2 badges, attach this beast to it, and call it a year. :smile:

JK! Almost forgot you, man. Thank you for Mystery Box support, minding the points competition, grabbing those photos, making the kick ass 3D LOCKPICKING GAME! And hanging with me and my friends. It was a great time and wouldn't have been as good had you not been there.

SuperSteph: I cannot wait to bring you out here next year. Thanks for keeping the home fires burning while I was away. I missed the shit out of you.

Thanks also to anyone I've forgotten to mention here. There were so many people I met, competed with, talked to and learned from that I know I'm missing a few.

Apologies

Everyone who was hoping to get a copy of NDE Magazine at the conference: Didn't get to the printer on time. Sorry for that. If it's any consolation, I've sunk a ton of money into this little project already, so it didn't exactly hurt to save that $4-500 chunk, and it should mean I can keep providing it digitally for even longer with less stress. So, still available for download at the website, along with JK's game. We're aiming at a monthly.

Everyone who was hoping to get freebies at my talk: I'm sorry I locked myself out of the hotel room. Everything got distributed in the public hangout/contest area, so hopefully you were able to get your hands on something.

EricS: I'm an ass, and you're a gentleman. I accidentally offered something of his at the talk that I had no right to. His response "You'll get better at this as you give more talks" hell of a guy.

Everyone running the LPV: I'm sorry I wasn't there more. I hope I added something when I was there, but it was my first time to Vegas and a really short vacation with my friends all at the same time and it meant a lot to me that I could duck out and meet up with them throughout the weekend.

Fuck Yous:

I don't really have any...I don't think. Everyone was really cool. I don't even want to say FU you Madigan. She added a lot of entertainment value to the conference...

It was an awesome time. I'm still in awe.

astcell

08-10-2007, 01:45 PM

DT: For doing it again and again. Life without defcon would be teh suck. It was worth coming all the way from Tajikistan for. Thanks for not canceling it.

Priest: We actually had more time to chat at this con that every other con put together. Had a blast with you buddy. Nice to meet your family, especially your son Alt-R Boy.

Amber: Thanks for the drinks! I have no idea what I was drinking but it was just what I needed. That's why you're the bartender and I'm the lush.

Siviak: Love ya like a brother, man. Thanks for vetting my scavenger hunt ideas and putting up with my arrogance and long windedness. You have the patience of a saint.

Israel Torres: You remind me of someone. Thanks for popping in.

Kallahar: You were strangely quiet this year, but you had that knowing smile on your face that spoke volumes. Kudos for the work you put into the bot contest and thanks for not shooting me.

Kelvin: For putting me at the front of the TBBQ line when meat was served. That says so much about the kind of buddy you are. You rock. Glad you are back in SoCal too, just one more reason for me to return one day.

TBBQ: You all rock and the apron idea was the least I can do. Enjoy and wear them in health.

Deviant Ollam: Thanks for the space in Lockpick Village. Next year I'll find a laser that can burn through locks.

Prez98: If you run out of stories I can show you where the "Volunteer" button is to go back to Iraq. I'm serious, it is a click button that says "Volunteer." You press it first.

TheCotMan: "Have a beer, take the one on top." seemed to be what I heard from you several times. Thanks for the brews and thanks for your friendship.

Russr: When you are not around, people speak incredibly highly of you. You are a man of knowledge and expertise and are appreciated!

Renderman: Surpised you did not have 500 lbs of electronics hanging off your body this year. Glad you made it and loved your talk. Thanks for the stories and I'll watch what I do with my USB colored hubs thanks to you.

Dataworm: Take pictures of Pierre Fonds for me and make me some memories. Glad you made it down again.

Aristocrats: What can I say. It's a pleasure to be in the same syllable as you all!

Valkyrie: You are the one person I was truly happy to see at Defcon. You missed last year and swore you would not miss this year. Was it worth it or what! Thank you for the Enigma preso, I will do better next year and focus better. You can count on me for anything, I'm only an email away. It's you and me against the world. When do we attack?

Hackajar: The EFF summit was a blast. Either you were stone sober or high on Defcon. I hope the latter.

Mouse: There is NO ONE at Defcon who smiles and laughs as much as you! You are a joy to be around and I had a great time actually getting to talk with you. Let's definitely stay in touch.

Goons: I hardly saw you. That means I was playing nice and you were doing your job. You kept the wolves at bay and we never saw or heard the worst of it. Defcon stays incredible because of the work that you silently do, you are the unsung heroes that manage to keep the event running, one minute at a time.

Ninja Party door guard: For letting me in to the awesome party. I loved it!

Mee: Thanks for your solder-fu on the E boards, we had little space and even less time. Good to see you again.

mfreeck: I don't think you realize what genius you have. You are amazingly smart and alert. You're just quiet about it. The world needs to know!

Teklord: Saw you at the start of con and not since. Hope it wasn't because you were out of beer. :>

Tacitus: You're getting quiet...either you are in love or being watched. Well hope your pics turned out and keep Kelvin in line until I get back.

Icetre: Thanks for letting me practice my EXFIL on you. A million dollars in DoD training and I get to use 12 cents of it to help a friend. Next time I will have the black helicopters on standby. You are the soul of 6407.

Ryan OnTheRun: I shed tears when I saw your jacket. I am glad you made it but wish it had been in human form. You will always be a part of Defcon just as Defcon is a part of you.

Roamer: Sorry I could not get you more swag. Seriously you appreciate stuff to an intense degree. It is always a pleasure seeing you. You ain't nobody until you have been flipped off by Roamer!

The goon with the Aussie accent: Thanks for the flashlight! It replaced my Surefire!

AbbyNrml: A sight for sore eyes! Glad you liked the BARF and thanks for your hugs and candor. You always have positive words to say under any circumstances. You are a joy to be around.

Eecue: Thanks for the 23b server side of the house where I can post my pics! We still did not get that much time at con to chat. I knew I should have been there a week sooner.

Highwiz: You sure know how to make a guy feel wanted. Thanks for the butt snuggles but next year show some chicas how you do it.

Not5150: The buffet run was awesome. Normally no one thinks to follow skinny Asians for the best food but you are the exception.

Bartender: Good to see you again buddy. Keep IVU real for me and I will stop by when I am in the hemisphere.

Nous: You rock! Great to see someone always happy and bouncing off the walls. Be yourself, you do that so well, that's why I love ya!

Gruffy: Glad you made it! Wondering for a bit if you were. It was so worth it. You are looking good.

Ndex: Thanks for the EXFIL assist on Icetre and letting me put tears in your beer. Glad you made it this year no matter what your idiot bosses think!

Vendors: Thanks for the great swag year after year. The vendor area is a con requirement if you ask me!

Jur1st: Dang your business cards are one step ahead of mine. I gotta keep working on that. Great seeing you and trying to hold a private conversation. I think we chose the wrong venue for that!

Freshman: Do you even have eyes or are those glasses welded to you? Well heck no one would recognize you now without them. Glad you were there, nice to see you again and share snide remarks.

Enigma Challenge Winners: We hope to have more next year for you. Spread the word and watch for us!

Cygnus: Thanks for the cool shirt and thinking of me. I swear we worked together in a previous life.

Chosen1: Dude, you remembered me for Christmas! Thanks a ton for the gift. Glad to see you and you are looking well. We will have to get Cooncon running soon. I got the Mac-10 all tuned up for you too, as good as new.

Dallas: You still have it when it comes to the drinks! Thanks for the behind the scenes help that you contribute. We know you are there and you help make it happen!

Lost: Next year incorporate a mobius strip, some muzzle flash, a skyhook and find another ID:10(t). Your boxen ideas and wonderful and evil at the same time.

Converge: Thanks for the TBBQ work! You always have something, somehow, some way to contribute to con and I appreciate you for that.

Alkloyd: Saw you at the Penthouse moments before we got shut down. Didn't get a chance to say much but thanks for being there as usual. If you ever lose your shirt we'll get you some paint.

Queeg: Thanks for the emergency call to get pool2girl up here at the last minute. I am sure laws were broken in the process but it's worth it.

Flea: You worked your ass off this year because I hardly saw you. Thanks for your efforts!

Lopey: Your music rocks. Your shirts rock. Your DJ-fu rocks! Thanks for keeping it insane, that's just what we need.

HackerPimps: Great party dudes! Great minds too. It is an honor to get to hang around you. Let me know when you need a piss boy.

Nico: Loved our chat at the Penthouse Sunday night. Next time let's link up sooner. Great ideas for next year!

Cindy the illegal alien: Yea I'm ready for ya....where did you go? The question is -- are YOU ready for ME.

Nikita

08-11-2007, 02:59 AM

I want to thank everyone this year who helped make DEFCON what it is, the speakers, staff, attendees and of course my bosses. I loved how smoothly everything ran this year. There were a few bumps but they were small, i kept waiting and saying to myself "shit i hope the ball doesn't drop now", thankfully it never did.

Converge: RAAAAAAAAR !

L0sT: I'm glad to have met you in person,you are a lot of fun, great conversation, and wonderful people skills. I regret not seeing your khaki PR Mugshot, however marshmellow crotch was a good replacement. I only wish you didnt live so far away, I think i would enroll in some classes with my bro if you were teaching. Im seriously considering moving now. No really I am, I just love my job too much.

Deviant: Still feel like I didn't get enough time with you. I think your awesome anyways!

Goons: Great job! Thanks for watching our shwag table thursday too. We were attacked on all sides so your help was very appreciated. riverside for getting us the the shelf that we ended up not using, chosen1 for the crowd control and the others for watchin our stash.

Noid and Evil: Thanks for the company, I hate airports. Noid, thanks for running your goons as good as you always have year after year. Evil, great work with the info booth.

Agent X & Crew:Thanks for the hard work and taking care of my speakers, even the "special" ones. Haha. We will make sure to keep siberia off the map next year :-)

Roamer: You are such a sweetheart, I had lots of fun trying to keep you vertical. good job with the vendors, as always:-)

Sk00t: Thanks for the good times, and for telling everyone exactly how intoxicated I was to be trapped in the elevator. ;) Next year why dont you bring the rest of your guild.

Russ: Thanks for the support and the onion rings :-) I am also forever in your debt for introducing my to the best fucking drink known to man the warp core breach. I fucking love you. I want to marry that drink and have babies with it. Seriously out-fucking-standing beverage.

UAT crew: You guys were sooo much help. I cant say it enough, you were a bunch of really fun and really smart dudes. It was nice to have a laugh here and there and dont forget if you need a reference I would be happy to give you one.

Little Ricky: I want you around for all the shows :-) You are such a hard worker and you are so sweet. Next year bring your girl so you arent on the phone as much haha!

Mike: You gave the the shirt off your back. We are homies now!

HighWiz- Thanks for the hug Sunday night, it was really sweet and I needed that :-) It was nice to meet you in person, I had an entirely different mental image of you. Here I was this whole time thinking you had an unfortunate likeness to John Wayne Gacy wasnt expecting a normal baby faced innocent looking dude.

Everyone else: Thanks for the love, friendship, booze and good times. I wish we spent more time with each other, especially Kenny, Katie, Digi/Lerfty and DataShark.

Sorry:
I'd like to say sorry to a few of my speakers, I make mistakes and I'm ever thankful you guys were there to roll with the punches and see that the show came out on top. A special thanks to Major and Joel, you guys are sweet as pie and very forgiving. There are a lot of speakers and I couldn't see them all, However I will once the video comes back :-) There was a lot of great feedback that made it back to me so I know you guys did great.

The Cotman: I asked around for you, they said you were there, yet once again...I haven't met you in person. We MUST plan something that puts us in the same room next year for sure.

Sorry to everyone else i forgot to mention, I know I forgot people but i'm still tired and ive been heavily medicated this entire week thanks to a pulled Trapezius muscle. So i'm been healing my blisters and bathing in icy hot. :-P

FU(K YOU's=
US CUSTOMS AND THE "US VISIT" PROGRAM.
A few people I am big enough not to mention by name.

Diesel

08-11-2007, 10:45 AM

GREETZ:

DT: Thanks for the event! Was my first one and it was insane! Can't wait for next year!

One of the Kenshoto guys(Samuari Knot?): Thanks for NOT kicking me in the balls for taking the picture in CTF and explaining the 'rulez' to a DEFCON noob. Mucho Gracias. Your a cool cat! I think I have Fortune Cookies wedged in my shoes still...

ALL of Kenshoto: Thanks for an awesome event and setting 'Hacker Utopia' for me. That room was my favorite. Especially Scooby on the big screen!

All CTF Teamz: It was awesome to watch you guys grind. Your focus was highly encouraging and something to strive for.

The CTF Team from France: HOLY! Can you guys PLEASE speak English on the plane next time so a brotha' can get some tips on reverse engineering? :)

KingPin: Badgez were fab....nice work!

Schuyler: If this was your first talk, you wouldn't know it! Great job and super informative. Just started LP but found your talk motivating for sure...

Goons: Great job keeping things 'mild'. Also, for the three Goons in the Estonia talk for handling biz.

Random Girl in the Estonia talk: for getting the Goons to take care of biz. Haha. Those guys were entertaining and I understand their fun, but damn, I really wanted to hear the talk.

Fred: Our first Con and it was a blast! Next year for sure!!

Crazy Wizzard: Missed you this year but next year you need to make it happen.

Maelstrom: Don't know where the F you are lately, but props to helping a noob 20 years ago! Merit?

Lil'B: Your skillz are progressing at an insane rate! Keep up the good work!! Wonder where you get it from?

FhuerKinD: You have the mindset too...now keep the focus.

Known only to me as the "wildcatz" lady: You are completely out of control! I have know idea what you were talking about but find you fun anyway. Next year!

Lesbian Mafia: ????

Johnny Long: Great talk and cool work on the charity work. Props for bringing out the Christian faith.

King Tuna: You did alright. Good material for such a new 'sport'.

and finally:

TSA Agent at LAS: For going through ALL of my shit at security but being super decent about it. Thoroughly enjoyed our chat on ECM and Military COMMS! PS. You missed the wide band receiver I had stashed in the pocket! :0 Tryin' to catch me flyin' dirty??

FUCK YOUS:
Michelle Madigan: Could have at least allowed a 'down blouse' for our troubles!

Diesel

jur1st

08-11-2007, 11:00 AM

Voltage Spike - for the ground transportation and bringing the spare video adapter (or was that alex?).
Deviant - for taking ToxicBBQ to the next level and subtly waiting a few minutes to introduce the panel
Jennifer, Bob, Alex, Ari, Mags - for joining me for the annual pilgrimage to the Wynn for Lobster Benedict
Sqweak & Mags - always good to see you but seriously...with you off the wagon your memory is way too good.
Siviak - for the late night party and helping diffuse an explosive situation
Queeg - for helping back me up
All goons - for not messing with the new guy on dispatch
hackajar - Sushicon and theSummitt were a great time
HackerPimps, Ninja Networks & kenshoto - fantastic parties as expected
NOC team - thanks for the cookies and endorsement. next year the food will be better, I promise. fatburger really hit the spot
Deviant, Mouse, Thorn & Noid - I think the panel exceeded everyone's expectations
CHS - wow...that whole deal was out there
Zac - again, thanks for the endorsement
Doolittle - thanks for everything including the relief to see the dancing girls at hackerpimps. just wouldn't be defcon without them.
Beckie - all things and most certainly making the in-and-out run
Connor - not sure if i should be thanking you for enduring my ranting, or you thanking me for the numerous lolz which i produced. guess we're even.
noid & evil: seriously...it's getting mailed this week.
Vidiot - the bracelet ensured a flight home without people talking to me.
Cal - good times...thanks for your help in producing worldwide lolz
priest - i'll be brushing up on my iMovie-fu so we can produce those impromptu videos in short order
the speaker goon for picking up that item for me
the guys on the steps late night friday
All those I've forgotten

Everyone who came to my talk and broomstick-fu. I was floored by both the attendance and everyone's kind words for the rest of the weekend.

Apologies - those who endured my ranting and excessive verbosity on saturday night and everyone who i meant to meet up with but didn't.

Mel

08-11-2007, 11:49 AM

FUCK YAH!

Thanx all for a really really really good con!!! I had a fucking blast, and it was my first DefCon (I've totally obsessed with the badges, you guys need to make more like this... perhaps a color LCD badge?)

ck3k

08-12-2007, 03:27 AM

Ck's List of Thank yous :

Lost - Your contest was in the true spirit of everything I enjoy about Defcon, I can't wait for next year! I hope to have a team put together, as your contest is truly something I have to experience for myself.

Deviant - Your always so welcoming of me hanging out with you. I don't think a year/6months has gone by when I don't learn something from you. Thanks for allowing me to help judge the titanium chef, it was a blast and the food was delicious. I didn't quite have the muster in me to try the "guess the flesh", but maybe next year ;)

Mouse - Big smile, and a ton of cool gadgets. It wouldn't be a con without you :)

Eric - I know we have met before, but it was awesome getting to hangout, and enjoy the TBBQ prep/getting lost in Vegas.

GM1 - You work your ass off for the con gooning, and still have time to put on cool events like sushicon. My hats off to you, see you at Shmoo!

Thorn - The wireless village kicked ass! So did the Church of Wifi talk! I just regret not helping more. Next year I am going to try and have some stuff put together.

Squidly1 - It is always cool to meet someone else working on the DS/PSP. I hope we can share some links and knowledge in the future.

Converge - 2 words...Mountain Dew

Roamer - I wish I could have hung out a little more, maybe next year we can go get some beer and talk about slowaris ;)

TBBQ et al. - It rocked this year, it is getting a little big, but that just means it is sucessful. Let me know how I can help next year!

Londo and Xtasy - You two are awesome, I really am not sure what the con would be without you. I hope next year I can come a little early and take you out to dinner.

HighWiz - As always...it was a blast...I have to say the driving around in the bright red mustang listening to country as loud as the speakers would go was quite a highlight.

Jackalope - I didn't get to hear your full set this year, but everyone said it rocked! I really hope it ends up online or available for purchase! Jackalope Army for life!

M33p - You looked absolutly stunning on Saturday night...I was blown away. I hope to see you at Shmoo!

Kelvin - I hope everything went well for you, I know you where trying to do defcon on a shoestring budget. Next year I will try and get a bigger room so you don't have to sleep on the floor ;)

DaMan - It was great fun hanging out with IVU and having a couple of drinks.

Renderman and Grey - Thanks so much for hanging out with me, it was good times, hopefully we can do it all again. I also take NO blame for gambling with Grey and showing her video poker ;)

Lil'Freak and H3adrush - What can I say, good friends all around, Next year we should go out for some drinks, you might have to leave the kid back at the hotel ;)

Serif, Crash, Galt, Javantea - one word...dedication. I am still recovering from Sunday night....

Niblr, Hugit and the rest of the Neg9 Crew - I finally got to meet everyone, next year I think we should all go out for dinner a couple of more times.

Ninja Networks - The party rocked this year, as it has every year I have been. I met some cool people and really enjoyed the minibosses. I was also made into a temp. roadie as we loaded up their van, which was a good time.

And last but not least,

Octalpussy - Just wouldn't be Defcon without you. Thanks for everything!

sk00t

08-12-2007, 11:30 PM

Okay, here's mine. I'll try to keep verbosity lower than usual. Maybe. :smile:

Big digital love to:

The forums. I've lurked off and on over the years, but when I proposed a contest I was directed to become a citizen. I am so freaking hooked now, and compulsively check the RSS along with all my other sites. The forums are an amazing tool, and my hat is off to all of you that make it possible, especially Cot, Chris, Thorn and the other mods for keeping the place so tidy.

The Inner Sanctum. Nikita, Neil, Russ, Ping, DA, DT, Zac, Major, Priest, AgentX, DCNetworking, the Goons and all the other people who give up months of your lives each year putting this together so we can all play, party, hack for three days and be silly. This was my first year really witnessing the hairy details that go in to making DefCon happen, and I am in awe of each of you and what you do.

OTB. Thanks so much to all the people who showed up with gear for a t-shirt for my silly contest, threw things at the boxes, helped out, made suggestions, or otherwise contributed. As I said, I'm just amazed at what the DefCon community will do if you just ask. Special bonus mega-love to Nate, Jeff, PukingMonkey, Tatsumori, Izer, Mike, Tatsumori, NBender, GFleischer, OxB0B, Deviant, and the indefatiguable PunkAssBitch, who would not rest until the NeXT cube was brought to its knees. You all just blew me away.

Nous and Nkryptr: Thanks for being roomies in 115 and taking turns watching the gear. If we do this next year, I'll see you there, and maybe I'll bone up on my DTMF.

Vegas 2.0: You guys are the glue that holds together so many pieces of con, I don't know where to start. Would have been stoked to swap a shirt for an honorary labcoat, but a 2XL for me would have been a circus tent.

Vyrus and DC949: Honored to know you guys. What you are doing is a great resource, and it's been fun to watch it grow each year. Marketing / SocEng suggestion, if I may? s/Amateur/Open/. Amateur is not a fair description of what you guys did this year. Infected Mushroom FTW!

StickerNation guy: You remain as always my hero. Looking forward to that talk on memes as function pointers and coding your own reality. Love it.

DC314, which doesn't exist yet, but will soon. Glad to see all of you, and glad to lay some plans for getting together more than once a year.

I was mostly busy scrambling around on the contest and stressing about my talk, so I'll leave the rest unsaid and just say that with a handful of exceptions everyone I met was brilliant, funny, clever, and usually just a bit drunk.

Big digital bronx cheers to:

That one guy: We were just having fun, dude, and I was just some dork with a projector. I hope you can find bigger dragons to slay. I guess I should be flattered.

Random chick trying to trade sex for drugs. You embarrassed yourself and set female hackers back a few centuries every time you opened your mouth. Please do Burning Man instead next year, kthx. Or maybe you should have stuck around for the TKE's.

The Sun. I hate you, really I do. Everywhere I Iooked, there you were, roasting everything in sight. Dry heat my ass.

HighWiz

08-16-2007, 09:48 AM

This is a long list, and I hope I didn't forget anyone. If I did forget you, feel free to /kick me and I'll be happy to add you. If I included you and you don't know what I'm talking about, you were probably really drunk. This will probably have to be a multi-post list. (As I've been writing the list has been growing and growing).

Everything here is in no particular order, just randomly thrown together. And I apologize for any spelling errors.

First the Parties!

Ninja Networks: You all definitely know how to throw a great party, it's probably one of the most memorable parties I've ever been at at DefCon.

HackerPimps: With the exception of the hookers err.. I mean strippers. You party was awesome. It was much more of a layed back atmosphere so I was able to actually talk to people. Though it would have been funny if the stripper had electrocuted herself... Then the headline would have read "Hacker Pimps Kill Hooker".

303: Your party was a lot of fun and also had a more mellow atmosphere so I was able to connect with a lot of people and just hangout.

QueerCon: It was an amazing party, the music was great, the company was awesome and I think everyone had a good time. It was kind of fun to watch some of the gay guys start checking runnerup out when he opened up his shirt... I was afraid I was going to have to beat them off with a stick. The party totally rocked.

ToxicBBQ: I almost didn't want to include this in parties since it's so much more, it definitely has changed a lot since ToxicBBQ 1 and most of it was for the better. Everyone who had a hand in putting it together should give themselves a pat on the back, you guys did and awesome job.

Penthouse: Fabulousness knows no bounds in the penthouse!

Thanks to all those people who put work into making those parties so awesome, I'd tried to list them, but I'd probably forget someone and feel bad.

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To everyone:

I was a little nervous this year in returning to con after being away for so long, but you all made my time at con a most enjoyable one and I'm very glad I went. So thank you all.

Runnerup (http://forum.defcon.org/member.php?u=18145)(Rob): You made my DefCon experience a great one, I probably wouldn't have gone this year if it wasn't for you.

Roamer: I think everyone knows at this point that you want me. Never-the-less I had a fun time hanging out with you, Saturday night was a blast and the first time I've been drunk since poker at wiseacres. Thanks to your vendor goons (not you) that vendor area was cool. By the way, I told you I would come, bitch.

Wiseacre: Roamer is correct sir, that you and I are indeed girlfriends. Great respect is given though to both you and panadero, my Ninja Bodyguards (I don't think Lil_freak will ever be the same).

Panadero: Contrary to what a few tards say, I think you did a great job and the guitar hero contest was awesome, likewise your Ninja skillz rule.

thewad: You're getting much better... :wink:

TheCotMan: I had a great time hanging out with you. You ate "Caesar's challenge" alive.

Boombox: I'm glad I got to meet you, I hope you'll be back at DefCon next year.

GM1: Listen... If you're going to wear an outfit like that again I'm seriously going to chloroform you and wax your chest.

Londo: I always enjoy your company immensely, you and X always make Defcon a very memorable experience for me.

X-stasy: I know the lap dance was the highlight of your year.

Kelvin: Your girlfriend sound really nice, but she's wrong, the scruff has to go!

Tacitus: It was great seeing you... And don't worry, you were drunk so it doesn't really count.

Siviak: It was good seeing you, keep in touch. Oh, and Runnerup thought you were cute (I don't know what he was thinking!)

Andrenline: You did a great job at the scav hunt, the mustache is definitely you though. When you go through puberty you should grow a real one.

Mike (Scav Guy): Rule One: Don't hand someone your license at DefCon. Rule Two: After you hand someone (me) your license, don't try to convince them that it's a fake. By the way, you need to work on the GA Tech, Water Polo Site... it kinda sucks.

Lil Freak: That Necklace that you and h3adrush gave me was awesome. I had a lot of fun hanging out with you this year, Runnerup had a lot of fun with you as well.

-lil bro (craz): I hope you enjoyed your first DefCon, and I look forward to seeing you again next year.

H3adrush: I barely got to hangout with you at all! My bad. Don't think I forgot about your job in spawning.

valkyrie: You are an inspiration and I definitely meant it when I told you that you were/are beautiful.

ASTcell: That "Fairy" soap was great. It was fun hanging out with you the little that we did, you're a popular man and seemed to be getting pulled in a thousand different directions.

Lockheed: Sorry I didn't get to hangout with you.

Noid: Thank god for cigarettes or else I would have never gotten to see you. Congrats on the job.

Alkloyd: That Orange shirt is definitely your trade mark. I think your stories may have freaked runnerup out a bit, but it was kinda funny to see him squirm, I hope at the next con we both attend we'll be able to hangout more.

Meee: I enjoyed your company a lot this year. It was good chilling out and talking to you. I hope we'll get to do it again at shmoocon.

Euro12: The Party was excellent, it was a job well done.

Aaron: It was great meeting you and talking, even with the thumpa thumpa in the background.

Arclight: It was great seeing you at QueerCon, I never knew!

Russr: You're a good sport my friend. I could say a lot more, but I'll be nice and leave it at that. You also did a great job with the contests.

Dana: It was a pleasure meeting you, I hope I didn't embarrass you too much, I was only trying to embarrass Russ. I look forward to seeing you again though.

Converge: I probably saw you more at this Con then I ever have in the past. You definitely are a lot of fun when you're drunk, I hope your ass doesn't hurt too much.

Che: Listen, if you're going to remove your shirt you think about the back hair..

Mfreeck: You're a lot of fun when you're drunk, I think your husband was getting a bit jealous of the time we were spending together in our geek talk.

Jackalope: Your set at the Ball was fantastic, sorry to hear about your camera. Now you just need to move to the east coast.

Syntax: Nice job with the ToxicBBQ Shirts and the Animated Gif.

Zac: You better call if you're in the area so we can hangout.

ndex: I had a great time hanging out with you, though you definitely had worried a few times.

thepres98: It was good seeing you, even if you were too cool to ride in my car.

Thorn: I always have a good time with you. And you need to give yourself more credit.

Renderman: Sorry I didn't get to hangout with you much at Con, I very much enjoyed your talk - it was inspiring (seriously) - I guess you were trying to "stay dry" by not hanging out with me.

Grey Frequency: It was good seeing, and you definitely need to convince Render to move to the area.

Deviant Ollam: Everything your ran or were involved with was done spectacularly, and we'll definitely have to have a cheese-steak con.

Medic: You looked like you were enjoying yourself at the info booth this year. Maybe next year you can convince me to go into the dunk tank.

Dara: You're soo much cooler then your husband.

AlxRogan: What can I say, I love you buddy, you'll always be my bear.

Jenn: I had a great time seeing you and hanging out with ya, you definitely need to come back to philly - and this time leave the bear at home.

IsraelT: It was good meeting you and hanging out, you remind me of someone.

Gruffy: You like simply gorgeous at this year.

thecaptain: I will definitely have new cards for next year! Glad they come in handy for you.

quigon: I had a ball hanging out with you this year, you're a very down to earth and fun guy to be around.

Flea: It was nice seeing you, good job on the in your face photography.

Queeg: My heart jumps everytime you walk in the room, your gayness knows no-bounds!

Golgo: Yea... We gotta talk about the hair.

ck3k: I always enjoy hanging out with you, you're like the little brother I never had.

TW: Great job with Registration and your wife is definitely a keeper!

Bascule: Listen, I will never ever drink anything you give me. Oh, and make sure the project goes open source.

Octalpussy: Sorry we didn't get to hangout this year, though it was good seeing you.

gdead: That shirt, definitely improves your fabulocity.

Heidi: It was great seeing you this year.

cockburn: You sir were a very good sport. I enjoyed hanging out with you, you're a very cool guy. Your name... We'll... Atleast it's unique!

Grifter: I was really surprised your wife was pregnant, I always thought Ken Dolls didn't have penises.

Nikita: It was great meeting you, you look kinda sad on sunday night so I hope the hug helped.

Hackajar: You're much less of a douchebag, even boardering on a nice guy.

VoltageSpike: I see how it is, you're still too cool to say hello to me.

LoST: Your contest was amazing to put it mildly.

Cygnus: You laugh is still a very disturbing thing

spahkle: Sparkles! It was good seeing you, what a lifesaver you were buying those lighters! Sorry to hear about you getting tackled, that's what happens when GM1 dreams about me.

dataworm: I swear I'm going to take up a collection so we can buy you hooked on phonics.

erehwon: It was nice seeing you at the KenShoto party, you definitely looked happy to see the highwizard ( as well you should be :wink: )

licitus: You and ndex together reminded me a lot of the borg.

kallahar: Sorry we didn't get to hangout, I know how you're all about the homer-sexuals.

yankee: Contrary to what you may think, I was very happy to see you. I really wish we had more time to hangout and talk though.

Justabill: Apparently your alcohol consumption knows no bounds

DT: As always, a great Con... If you were gay, I'd probably do you.

BlackBeetle: Behind every great man there is an even greater woman.

FAWCR: Had a great time hanging out with you on Saturday night.

Casey(dc410): I hope you enjoyed your first defcon. Hopefully we'll see you at a DC410 meeting soon.

musashi: I'm pretty convinced that I've never seen someone move as fast as you did when those krispy creams were placed on the table.

tprophet: My apologies on not being able to help you setup.

Veruus: Sorry there were no high-wang pictures for you to fawn over this year.

m33p: Sorry I squirted you with the waterguns at the bbq when your back was turned.

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To those who didn't make it or couldn't come, Boo on you!

Nulltone, Kry0NiK, Denarius, Detok, Xodia, Blossom, Skroo, Czarina, TwinVega, Tinkerbell, Numba1, etc...

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If I forgot you, then feel free to kick me on #dc-forums and I'll update it. Though, there's also the chance that I excluded you on purpose :evil:

Voltage Spike

08-16-2007, 05:41 PM

VoltageSpike: I see how it is, you're still too cool to say hello to me.

Uhh, hello. :wink:

Seriously, though, you don't show up for a while and I start to forget faces. I guess you'll just need to go to more 'Cons.

I loved the cock necklace, by the way ... I'm guessing that was lil freak's based on the above?

HighWiz

08-16-2007, 05:59 PM

Uhh, hello. :wink:

Seriously, though, you don't show up for a while and I start to forget faces. I guess you'll just need to go to more 'Cons.

I loved the cock necklace, by the way ... I'm guessing that was lil freak's based on the above?

Yea, lil_freak and h3adrush had gotten me the necklace as a present, they surely picked a winner!

TheCotMan

08-20-2007, 01:25 AM

Part 1 of ?

Thanks to People:
Dark Tangent: Thanks for the forums, the badge and inviting us all to another Defcon at Las Vegas. I don't think I would ever come back to Las Vegas if it weren't for Defcon. Defcon makes Las Vegas exciting. :-)
Boombox: With me the whole time from Sunday through to Monday and beyond. You are a great friend, and I am glad you were here again this year to enjoy Defcon in a totally different way from previous years.
Mfreeck: you did well at keeping Boombox entertained for me. Thanks! Good having you in the room again this year. Looks like toilet problem was exchanged with tub problem. You and Z^2 did a great job in the RFID searching contest. Excellent!
converge: Great to have you in the room again this year. I liked the way started to dance when I was trying to put money in your pocket. Are you sure you are not an exotic dancer?
TW: You have my thanks twice... First, there was that thing you helped me with at registration, when you didn't have any idea who I was, or could believe anything I was claiming was on my phone, and then again later when Roamer talked to you about that thing, and you gave me your personal one of the thing you gave me. I had a great time with it-- one of the things I had the most fun with working on while I was at Defcon this year. I have to add you to my booze list for next year, and if not booze, then some other drink or refreshment.
Roamer: I've said before that I am glad I am not your enemy, but I can say now that as scary as being an enemy would be, being on good terms with you is awesome. As a thank you for the thing you helped me with, I gave you the information on how to get that information for that one thing, and I also give you the gift of not publishing that thing I gave you, so you can decide where to send it.
SkyDog: You had no way to know for sure that I was who I said I was when we talked in the hallway, but I am really happy that you believed me and I was able to bring Boombox to the Hackerpimps Party. I was able to get in last year, but didn't stay long enough to really get into the groove. This year, I waited and drank booze and had a great time. You all at Hackerpimps know how to host a party. I had a great time. Thanks!
Euro12 and anyone involved with hosting QueerCon: much more dancing at QC than the other parties. Yes, I did catch 'teh ghay' while I was there, but he had someone with him, so I had to let him go according to catch and release rules. (There should be a picture out there of this somewhere-- I remember posing.)
HighWizard: It was good to see you back at Defcon. You seemed a bit more solemn than I remember you being previous years. Maybe the Scavenger hunt ignites your passion to win, and that drives you to be the do-it-all-because-you-can person we've all seen you as. Your Mustang was very nice. Boombox says Thanks too. You were very social and I can't figure how you sneaked up on me. You must have been practicing your ninja skills, that your suddenly being there caused me to jump out of my socks.
Che, L0nd0, GodMinusOne: You all work so hard to make sure the Toxic BBQ works out well, and even privatized the Pre BBQ Food Run. You all do great work at avoiding problems from previous years. Great work! Great Fun!
Deviant Ollam: Nice work on the Titanium Chef contest and Guess the Flesh at the Toxic BBQ and the LP Village, and thebeverage cooling contest and... It might be easier to list the places you didn't contribute time and energy. ;-) Congrats with being on stage at P&T. That was the high point of the show. :-)
[Syntax]: Sorry this year wasn't that great for you man, but thanks for the work with the TBBQ and the tee shirt. :-) I was amazed to see that DVD about UFO magically appear in your stuff at the TBBQ. That was an amazing trick! Must have been aliens.
Lost(boy): We didn't get to hang out much this year as much as last year, but I did get to watch some of your contest. I saw people run off with Box1 and was able to witness the various teams carefully transporting their 2nd box orthogonal with respect to the ground and really enjoyed your closing ceremony discussion. Yes! It is all about the people in the contest, and what you do and what the people do to bypass what you do! Sorry to yell out the question from the audience about when you started work, but people did need to know how much work you put into this. Your love of the mysterybox puzzles shows in how you run your contest. This joy is communicated in your work, and is what attracts people to you and your contest.
Priest: I really had a problem with you many years back for you you would interrupt presentations to tell everyone in the audience how much they suck for having done something wrong, when in reality the people responsible were almost certainly not even in the room. You totally took this constructive criticism well and I've never seen you do this since then. You have interrupted presentations to explain side-events that we need to know about, and these updates are very good! It is also very nice to see you make examples of people that deserve it, and should receive the benefit of your wisdom. I have no pity for these people when they get what they deserve. Sorry there were not many people spotting feds this year. You do a great job, and I am glad you, and your peer goons attend Defcon to help minimize our risk, and help keep us all safe.
Kallahar: Thanks for recognizing that I am what is wrong with America Today. ;-) I tried to set my description to be that, but it looks like I'll have to alter the forum database table size to allow for a larger text field. Good to see you running Defcon Robots again this year.
Entr0py: dang it. you came o our room with m33p, but left her with us? What kind of evil trick is that? The estrogen nearly killed us men in there. If you would have stayed, us, "men-folk" would have been safer. Seriously though, maybe next year.
Tacitus: Rockin man. A simple dream-idea that you make a reality. Kick ass job. Squirt guns at the Toxic BBQ. Kick ass! That is Defcon... See a niche, fill it. And you did... you really did. :-)
Jackalope: thanks for the Tee and the CD. Sorry about your camera.
LVPD: Thanks for not treating us like children when coming to tell us we needed to close down the TBBQ.
Dead Addict: First time I ever spent any time with you. You are someone I'd probably choose to spend more time to talk with next year, assuming both of our schedules permit. Hopefully after the Caezar Challenge game. :-)
NinjaNetworks people (Caezar, Avarice, Barkode, cnelson, *) : Wow. All I can say is Wow. Well, maybe I can say more: I've never seen so much work put into throwing a party. From the Ninja Pass with the entertaining cipher, shout-outs, and riddle, to the layout of the floor, SMS-shoutout board, video games and live band (MiniBosses): wow. This was impressive. I really enjoyed being able to play the game-- it had me giggling like a schoolgirl. Ask mfreeck; she said I was acting, "squirrelly," most of the night. Boombox could do nothing but laugh at how much joy I had with the game.

Sorry to people:
Damnit cotman, I wanted to find out who you were.
I had to show up like 30 min late, door was locked and a sign said "queercon is located at another room"
Sorry about that. Turns out that I was in a presentation, converge was in the Mysterybox, and Chris was not promised beer by converge and I *at* the forum meet, so none of the admins showed up to wrestle room access up for everyone. Sorry about that. I was at the TBBQ though. Maybe next year. :-)
Nikita: Sorry we didn't meet either. Sounds like we were at the same parties, but maybe it was just a matter of timing.

Thanks (places):
* American Shooters (http://www.americanshooters.com/) for the opportunity to shoot weapons in an excellent environment, with a very relaxed atmosphere, and employees who were professional, and very helpful.
* Stomp Out Loud (http://www.stompoutloudvegas.com/) because I was very entertained. Thanks boombox for the ticket.
* Atomic Testing Museum (http://www.atomictestingmuseum.org/) with picture and test image. Fun place!

Places: Eh. No links to your sites; you didn't earn it from me.
* A flat, "Eh," to Blueman, as I wasn't really impressed
* "Nah," to Spam-A-Lot
* "Your show was better last time" to Penn & Teller, even though the audience was better this time.

Places: You make me a sad panda
* Nevada Lock Supply for moving and changing your policy on sales of lock picks to only people with a locksmith license.
* The Gun Store (http://www.thegunstorelasvegas.com/) sometimes people want to load their own weapons, and be responsible on their own.
* 7-11 in Henderson for tearing down your Simpsons Promo stuff before I could get pictures of the promo stuff up.
* Riviera Hotel and Casino: No pool at night but lots of guards a the pool. You did better than last year, but still have a long way to go. Keep improving and maybe next year I can put you on my thank you list. Your hotel room tub could drain better. You say rollaway won't fit in room, but my Cot did. You lied to me.

More sorry, and thanks in part 2... (running out of time for this tonight.)

If I forgot someone, please remind me. I have started work on part 2.

Vyrus

08-20-2007, 04:45 AM

Yup. We liked his refusal to comply and his 'in your face' New Jersey attitude.

heh i met that guy.. we had a nice little conversation about how it was nice to see other black people at defcon for once ;)

TheCotMan

08-20-2007, 09:19 AM

heh i met that guy.. we had a nice little conversation about how it was nice to see other black people at defcon for once ;)

I think I met this guy on Sunday and explained his being dunk by other goons in the pool was a baptism of sorts that was required. Before that, when someone asked why he was wet, he expressed how wasn't really happy about having been tossed in the pool. After I explained the above, one of his friends came up and he was excited, as he explained how he was baptized by the goons. I guess he has a sense of humor when he can see things for what they are. :-)

noid

08-20-2007, 09:34 AM

heh i met that guy.. we had a nice little conversation about how it was nice to see other black people at defcon for once ;)

Well, with him and Maximus on the staff the goons are now as diversified as a McDonalds help wanted poster (although we need to get Priest back in the wheelchair and find a native American midget).

converge

08-20-2007, 01:02 PM

... and find a native American midget). oooh, lemme know when that job posting hits, I'm PERFECT for that position.

Vyrus

08-21-2007, 03:30 AM

Well, with him and Maximus on the staff the goons are now as diversified as a McDonalds help wanted poster (although we need to get Priest back in the wheelchair and find a native American midget).

heh yea i didn't know he ended up making goon status, i ran into him day0, day2 the morning after the incident (to which he explained what happened and was telling me that he had to find the ppl who ran the thing an apologize), and just before closing ceremonies.

when i met him on day0 he walked up to me from behind and was looking at my key-chained lanyards from past defcons and commenting. he was asking me if i was going to con this year and was talking about how he had never seen another black person who was an active con member and not just there to be token. then i turned around and he saw my blackhat badge and just went "wow.. heh so there is more than 1 of us" :D

noid

08-21-2007, 10:15 AM

I've seen more than a few brothers walking around Defcon over the last few years. Besides, we already have our token black person, Czarina*. She's black AND sassy (that should goad her into posting).

*Czarina, please come back to DC, we miss you!

HighWiz

08-21-2007, 10:37 AM

P33V3

08-21-2007, 10:48 AM

Shout Outs
DT - What can I say to my long lost brother who I've only seen one week a year for the past 15 years. Thanks for a 15th week I will only vaugely remember. Next year I think I'm bringing Defcon 1 Veteran challenge coins.
Banshee - from the OMG ponies to you, we enjoyed hanging out and sparking up some stogies with you.
Jackalope - Thanks for another great mix CD for my daughter.
Dead Addict - good to see you again brother thanks for the pixie stick.
Serpent - see you next year, (we've been doing this for too long).
Priest - thanks for the contact info for noid. Guess I'll be goonin' next year.
Wynn - Um, you keep getting more , uh, something every year.
Laz - keep pickin it, it'll eventually come free.
Dan K. Had a blast at Quarks good to see you again.
Pyro - sorry I only got to see you for a sec.
Del Chi - good running into you again.
Cal - glad I could help
Dez - Loved the pink hair this year.
FroCat - Work less, Drink More
Brother Sunshine - Always a blast. Looking forward to the talk next year.

Sorry to all those I missed.

Boos
Um to all the Noobs, randomly taking pictures of people you don't know without asking is just simply Bad Form. Very un-cool. You guys did way to much of it.

Diesel

08-23-2007, 04:18 PM

Boos
Um to all the Noobs, randomly taking pictures of people you don't know without asking is just simply Bad Form. Very un-cool. You guys did way to much of it.

While I completely understand what your getting at, DT himself has requested on the main page of Defcon15 post synapses that people take pictures to document the event:

"If you have pictures of this con (or any previous con) you'd like to share, please upload them to pics.defcon.org. We're trying to create a visual record of all the shows and your help is appreciated. Just create an account and start uploading pictures and videos!"

Taking pictures without someones consent is understandable, but a general shot of the talk rooms, etc how could you get approval from everyone in the room? The shot I took wasn't to capture any one person, etc. But to try and capture the event atmosphere for my own personal scrap book, like DT is suggesting. And that picture I was told immediately to get approval next time, so the Goons and Kenshoto guys were on the ball about it. In fact were decent about it, just warning me. Yes it seems like bad form, but if no pictures are wanted then they should be banned from entry.

Diesel

TheCotMan

08-23-2007, 05:33 PM

(About pictures at Defcon)
I've seen people get punched for taking pictures without permission.

When I took pictures, I tried my best to get permission from people to take their picture, and take pictures that would not include people looking at the camera, but some people will look at the camera when you say, "I'm taking a picture. If you don't want your face in it, please turn away." Does that mean they are giving permission? I'm not sure, so they get white-out.

It is also difficult to take pictures of contests or events of *just* the people that have consented to have their picture taken, as some contests are not set up against a wall.

All the pictures I posted on pics.defcon.org should have people that never gave me permission displayed with white-out blocks over their faces.

Most everyone at Defcon that I asked permission were totally fine with me taking their picture. People that declined to give me permission were NOT photographed by me, and though I was disappointed, respected their decision.

When I checked with the Ken Shoto people, they gave me permission to take pictures of the score board. When one of the vendors said their employees shouldn't be photographed, I asked if I could photograph the stuff they were selling, and they said yes-- after I finished, I showed them a review of what I snapped to help them feel a bit more at ease about what I did. At one of the contests, a person did not want to be photographed when I asked, so I made sure not to include them in pictures of their contest. (Sadly, I missed including some of the organizers, because they were on the wrong side of the table, and mixed with people who were not organizers... maybe next time.)

Taking (lots) of pictures at Defcon without upsetting people is a time consuming thing. I have more pictures and disk space used up shooting pictures at American Shooters and The Gun Store than all of Defcon.

Back to thread topic:
Thank yous:
Converge: Thanks for the tee shirt. It is great fun to wear and amused the X-Ray Technician. :-) Also, thanks for the Drunk-SMS, as that was fun to read and yet another thing to try to decipher. :-D
Everyone that gave me permission to photograph you: Yay! Without pictures of people, Defcon looks kind of boring.
Runnerup(rob) Hope you enjoyed Defcon, and had a great time. Will you be bringing High Wizard back next year?
meee: Thanks for taking me of "the list" -- That is not a place for anyone to be. I'd be wondering when, "it," was going to happen, and be even more cautious than normal.
Russ Thanks for permission to get in to snap setup of the contest area-- sorry I didn't show up on thursday. (Too many things to do, and too many delays killed the time I set aside for this.) Maybe next year :-)
Chris Thanks for permission to snap pictures of the vendor room setup on Thursday, but like the contest/event area, I had to skip this too. Yeah, I suck. I'd like to get pictures showing people some of the work that happens behind the scenes to prepare for Defcon and put them up on pics. Maybe next year.
valkyrie: Dang. You were quite the hyper little monkey at the HP party. Hi! Ohh Look! Bye! Heh heh. I think you introduced or spent time with nearly everyone in the room. What a way to be so welcoming of everyone that attended HP. :-) Oh yeah, "Goombah," forgives you. (heh heh.)

Now for a, "You suck!" comment:
People at this tee shirt booth (Here) When I asked you for a 2X shirt, you gave me a 5X shirt. Huh? What? I may be a big guy, but I don't need to wear a mobile tent! Maybe you read it upside down and thought a "5" looked kind of like a "2" -- I don't care. I am stuck with a tent. Waaa. I blame Grifter. If he was at this booth, this wouldn't have happened.

Did I forget to mention you in one of these areas? Remind me. Send me a PM or something. My memory is not perfect, and the more I drink at Defcon, the worse it gets.

Diesel

08-24-2007, 06:16 AM

As much as I would love to have pictures of the event, next year I doubt I will even bring my camera. Like you said CotMan, it was just too hard to get them without upsetting people. I only ended up with like 6-7 pictures anyway. After that first incident in CTF, I learned very quickly to ask, and I did. To end this topic, the only reason I want pictures anyway is to capture the atmosphere since it was really a 'moving' experience being at DEFCON. I am sure others understand what I am talking about. Ok, done with this topic.

FYI. Vissago's pictures on Flickr are the best collection I have seen to date of DC15. Kudos.

Diesel

staticblac

08-26-2007, 03:56 AM

First I would like to thank the other teams that competed in the scavenger hunt. You made it a challenge, but most of all you guys made it fun

Scavenger hunt staff - Siviak, Londo, tacitus, and everyone else who put the hunt together. Thank you for taking the time out of your con to organize the contest and for making it a memory many won't forget.

Lockpick Village staff - Deviant_ollum, Mouse, and all other that helped put the presentation together and showed many people how to locksmith. ( A special thanks to meee for showing me how to pick handcuffs open, and to Deviant for his invaluable help to team Om which allowed us to take 1st in the scav hunt )

To the goon squad - For making this year's con a safe enjoyable place for all the attendee's and providing the manpower necessary to run the con, you all have made this years con better than ever and you all deserve a beer for the time and effort you put forth every year to make the con a special place for all. I would like to personally thank GM1, h3adrush, hackajar, teklord, and last but not least Grifter for there assistance in the Scavenger Hunt.

To team Om - Yamamushi, Skeltone Jack, Syntax, and Salem
To the good times at the parties and the bad times with vapor rub and a linebacker. I am proud to have lead the team to victory this year and to have shared the con experience with each and every one of you. To Team Om *cheers*

The hacker pimps, and ninja networks for throwing the two best parties of the con. Great work all around guys.

Any to everyone I missed for making the con a great experience.

jur1st

08-26-2007, 08:21 AM

When I asked you for a 2X shirt, you gave me a 5X shirt. Huh? What? I may be a big guy, but I don't need to wear a mobile tent! Maybe you read it upside down and thought a "5" looked kind of like a "2" -- I don't care.

Same thing happened to me last year with a different t-shirt vendor. Unfortunately this was also the shirt I brought home for the girlfriend. I didn't discover that they had given me a 4X instead of a large until the shirt appeared in my laundry. No wonder she never wore it and gave me a rather deathly stare when I gave it to her in the first place.

I was trying to give it to someone of 4X stature, but had no takers going into the awards ceremony. I left it in the dispatch office so I hope someone claimed it, and if not that it got thrown in the box of stuff for storage.

Vyrus

08-27-2007, 02:32 AM

heh, i on the other hand can never get a shirt that FITS me <_<

che

08-27-2007, 07:48 PM

Ok.. finally getting to my thank yous, etc. I would have done this much sooner, but things have been crazy for me the last few weeks.

Thanks to all my friends whom are like my family that could make it. You guys make this the highlight of my year. I can't mention everyone by name (and don't dare try.. too many good folks and I don't want to leave anyone out.)

JimH for picking us up and carting us all over Vegas. Thanks amigo!

Jackalope for putting up with me and my gooning.

All the Toxic BBQ folks. The TBBQ is always my favorite part of the con. It is the only time until the goon swim that I get to socialize, unwind, and chill out. This year was the best ever! I'm sorry that I could not do more to help organize things, hopefully me manning the grill for a couple hours was just repayment. :)

DT and all his helpers for putting this thing on.

Noid for all the work and effort he puts in to heading up the Security Goons.. you rule.

Archlight for being an awesome team lead. Thanks for having me on your team and keeping Gooning fun!

All my fellow Security Goons. This year was the best in the 4 years I have been on staff.

The guy giving the talk on Estonian cyberwar. You were a great sport with the guys being jerks towards you and took it in stride. You

All the folks that paid the "Goon Drink Tax". Thanks for being a good sport and sharing your booze.. especially to the guy with the keg of homemade cider that put up with a horde of us That was awesome!

The Hacker Pimps and Ninjas for having their parties. You guys outdo yourselves every year and never fail to put on a great party!

The Penthouse bunch for providing a great place to chill. Great seeing you all!

Everyone that offered their beer, food, and friendship.

Saving the best for last.. Deviant. My brother, thanks for giving me your "Don't Tread on Me" flag. It is rare in ones life that someone gives you something that you will will want to hold on to until your dying day... you gave me just that. If I ever have kids, they will inherit it along with the story of what it means and the great guy that gave it to me. You 0wn.

The "Asshat Award" goes to the guys heckling the speaker on the Estonian issues. Really.. way to look retarded. Shouting loudly and disrupting things for others does nothing but make you look like jackasses. If you had a problem with the speaker don't you think it would have made him look worse to present an intelligent counterpoint and prove him wrong instead of screaming "Russia" at the top of your lungs? Tards.

And the "Douchebag Award" goes to the kid asking for people's badges then getting bitchy with folks if they did not give them to you. Wanker.