uncorq
08-07-2007, 01:29 AM
my first con (of any kind)...i lurked mostly, absorbed what i could, should have introduced myself more often, but i really enjoyed what you guys put on.
Most of all, I appreciated how much effort is put into cultivating the sense of community.
I stumbled in really late Friday night from Florida looking like a suspicious rumpled civilian, and still had helpful folks let me know where to get registered and oriented, how "tracks" worked and whatnot.
Even after the outing, I noted folks' guard up - the scrutiny was there - but no one seemed especially hostile to outsiders.
Schedule allowing I will try to get back next year, and involve myself more here and wherever I can help out. I am not nearly as skilled as most of you, and hacking, for me, is engineering a functional technology beyond what it was intended to do, until I can afford better - and to stay ahead of malicious code, when and how to remain vigilant and proactive. I learned... that I have a hell of a lot more to learn.
When I decided to come to DefCon I was approaching burnout and a nagging little fear that technology (at least in my world) had already gone too corporate.
Mostly I just wanted to say thanks to the groups, sponsors and hosts for making technology and its myriad facets, interesting and vibrant again.
Most of all, I appreciated how much effort is put into cultivating the sense of community.
I stumbled in really late Friday night from Florida looking like a suspicious rumpled civilian, and still had helpful folks let me know where to get registered and oriented, how "tracks" worked and whatnot.
Even after the outing, I noted folks' guard up - the scrutiny was there - but no one seemed especially hostile to outsiders.
Schedule allowing I will try to get back next year, and involve myself more here and wherever I can help out. I am not nearly as skilled as most of you, and hacking, for me, is engineering a functional technology beyond what it was intended to do, until I can afford better - and to stay ahead of malicious code, when and how to remain vigilant and proactive. I learned... that I have a hell of a lot more to learn.
When I decided to come to DefCon I was approaching burnout and a nagging little fear that technology (at least in my world) had already gone too corporate.
Mostly I just wanted to say thanks to the groups, sponsors and hosts for making technology and its myriad facets, interesting and vibrant again.