Deviants thread at https://forum.defcon.org/showthread....694#post123694 pushed up my schedual on this.
I actually noticed much of what Deviant is talking about, last year in the pre-DC19 discussion here. DT was looking for suggestions to make DC20 kick much ass and I took him up on it and told him to expect an essay after con.
To put the phrase 'If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem' into effect, I sat down and wrote out what I believed were the problems I saw with con and my personal opinions on how to make DC20 and beyond better. The resulting essay was sent to DT in October for discussion with the various lead people. I've not heard back (not sure if good thing of bad thing) but I think that it's time (it's December now) to have the discussion with the community at large.
So my essay is up at http://www.renderlab.net/rants/Defcon-suggestions.pdf
This essay reflects my own opinions from my own experiences. There may be things I don’t know all
the facts on. I am not intimately involved in the con planning and as a result, not aware of all the
details or logistics that may be behind things I critique. I intend no disrespect or insult to those
involved in anything I may critique. If I am ignorant of something, feel free to correct me and I will
publicly adjust anything that needs adjusting.
Feel free to *constructivly* comment and I encourage you to write up your own thoughts and post them here. I know this will generate some controversy, but I have belief that we can use that to generate some new ideas and solutions.
I actually noticed much of what Deviant is talking about, last year in the pre-DC19 discussion here. DT was looking for suggestions to make DC20 kick much ass and I took him up on it and told him to expect an essay after con.
To put the phrase 'If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem' into effect, I sat down and wrote out what I believed were the problems I saw with con and my personal opinions on how to make DC20 and beyond better. The resulting essay was sent to DT in October for discussion with the various lead people. I've not heard back (not sure if good thing of bad thing) but I think that it's time (it's December now) to have the discussion with the community at large.
So my essay is up at http://www.renderlab.net/rants/Defcon-suggestions.pdf
This essay reflects my own opinions from my own experiences. There may be things I don’t know all
the facts on. I am not intimately involved in the con planning and as a result, not aware of all the
details or logistics that may be behind things I critique. I intend no disrespect or insult to those
involved in anything I may critique. If I am ignorant of something, feel free to correct me and I will
publicly adjust anything that needs adjusting.
Feel free to *constructivly* comment and I encourage you to write up your own thoughts and post them here. I know this will generate some controversy, but I have belief that we can use that to generate some new ideas and solutions.
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