Siviak's Thanks and Sorrys

[AlxRogan]

Phork is Da man... goon right? pool 3 saturday night.. he rules!

yes, that was the legendary phork with lowly me helping out the fellow who bonked his noggin on the suddenly drenched concrete sidewalks. He does r00l. :)

[Siviak]

Phork is Da man... goon right? pool 3 saturday night.. he rules!

[Chris]

Holy crap, I can't believe I forgot to mention one person.

I never got his name, but Many thanks to the goon who repaired my laptop on Saturday! And thank you to Chris for teling me to let him try fixing it.

I think it got heatstroke and decided not to boot anymore right before the contests leaving me pretty well screwed. Figuring I had nothing to lose, I gave it over and he worked is silicon-fu on it and now it's booting and working quite nicely again.

I owe him many a beer for that one.

That would be the one and only Phorkus Maximus.

[renderman]

Holy crap, I can't believe I forgot to mention one person.

I never got his name, but Many thanks to the goon who repaired my laptop on Saturday! And thank you to Chris for teling me to let him try fixing it.

I think it got heatstroke and decided not to boot anymore right before the contests leaving me pretty well screwed. Figuring I had nothing to lose, I gave it over and he worked is silicon-fu on it and now it's booting and working quite nicely again.

I owe him many a beer for that one.

[converge]

rest well, my canadian friend. We all look forward to your yearly Utah Tales from the Crypt.

[renderman]

Back after 4000 miles of travel and dealing with crap that I would'nt want to do again. I would make a list, but I'm way too tired and there's too many, so I'll just hit up the noteables:

Grey Frequency: For seeing me at Defcon, putting up with my shit, the heat, the contests and everything else, and still staying with me through it all.

Deviant: Great as always. Your a true friend

Panthera: Always fun times at con. Thanks for helping me out in a few pinches

Beetle: Thanks for the Wi-Fu and letting me use some of the Shmoo-toys

The Shmoo: For your help before and during con for the contests

Siviak: Don't know what happened, but thanks for all the help you bucket thief

Chris & Thorn: Thanks for the contests and the good times.

Che & Cygnus: Did'nt get to hang out as much as I'd liked to, but lawncon was fun as usual.

There's alot more, but I'm exhausted. More will be posted later I'm sure, but for now, thats what's floated to the surface. Sorry if anyone feels left out, your not forgotten, it's just all a blur

[Adrenaline]

Past couple of years i've never thought to put one of these together, i suppose
now's as good a time as any to start.

Thank yous:

Grifter: for bringing me a long on another fun adventure this year and making my birthday a blast.
Dedhed: being cool, always calm and collected, and also contributing to making my birthday a blast.
DT: for defcon, and all the fun that it and yourself provide each year.
BlackBeetle: thanks for just being so cool in general
Nulltone: for being cool and being a fun spectacle to watch at times. :)
Priest: for kicking ass at kicking ass when needed.
Flea and many of the other security goons: for helping out and taking care of the injured and dying as I came across them. hehe.
Siviak: for your help and donated time with scav hunt and other things, and for your persistance in asking "does this smell like water to you?"
Q Master and Rescue: thanks for some more fun dunk tank staff adventures this year, it was fun
Tipping Point/3Com: Thanks for throwing the most awesome party of BH/DC.
To all those at the Tipping Point party who were under the impression I was
the VP of 3com and kept thanking me for the awesome party: your welcome.
OP & kelsey: thanks for providing a woman's opinion on my shoe and clothes purchasing decisions at BH.
Dan Kaminsky: for being fun to drink with on various occasions and giving a kick ass Black Ops Talk.
Humperdink: for being another fun guy to drink with, and convincing me we should kick up the tab at the tipping point party as much as possible. from the numbers I got after, I'd say we and everyone else did a damned good job.
Twinvega, CK, and members of Timmy needs a liver: thanks for providing much amusement, being great sports about much of the hunt, especially vega with my persistant teasing while you were taped to a tree.
ManicVelocity:thanks for attending this year, and always providing a good laugh

There's plenty more people I likely have to thank, but that's all I've got for now.

-Adrenaline
aka 'D-Ren'

[not5150]

Thanks to the lifeguard/Jack Daniel's girls for providing me great pictures from the press room.

[Abby_Normal]

I'd just like to thank the following people for making my first Defcon a grand experience, in no particular order:

god, jesus, priest, ceazar, crusader, Sylvanna and her friends from Cincinnati, the guys who had the endless screwdriver/white russion bucket combo, and everyone who offered me free beer (that covers a lot of people).

A big FUCK YOU to the funny guy who almost lost teeth for calling the lovely lady with me at the pool a "slut" and walking away. If I hadn't been so intent on showing that lady a good time you would have spent the rest of your Defcon experience in the desert. That was my wife.

-g

I wonder if this was the same assclown who insulted me at pool one, he had been chucking beercans at people then decided to call me a dyke.

I sent a few goons to have a chat with him. I would have taken a pic of him to post as a warning to others but my camera had already been stolen.

Next year we should start a hall of shame for folks like that so we can make sure they will not get in to parties, or ever get laid at con.

[falconred]

Thanks:

Tendency - For everything. And for not dying.

Rim, DD, Fried - For giving me places to store my shit and sleep.

Caezar, Chris, EvilGrrl, Parity, Prole, Thirty-Three, ZSnark - and all the rest of the former GHI for always being down for a drink and a good time.

Barcode, Naus, Patch, WilX - and the rest of the Ninjas for the party & swag.

TW (and his lovely lady friend) - for a good chat and making me feel like I was among friends.

My Speaker Goon - whose name I didn't catch because I was too nervous before my talk and he went off duty after dropping me off. I owe you a drink!

Joe, Liz, Annalee, Jennifer - and the other law geeks for making me feel like my career change wasn't the worst idea ever.

Hackajar / DC702 - for The Summit


FUs:

Alexis Park - for no hot water and no working TV, even after we complained. THANKS BASTARDS!

[alklloyd]

How can I follow that one?

I'll try. First off, the temps kicked my ass...Ok, here we go...I'll forget many...
Noid, you rock. You know why. Flea(and your SO), all the other goons, ya'll did a great job on protecting us from AP/V security.
Russ, next time you kick us out early, just tell us why. No big deal at all. It was later I found out the schedule was all borked. Everything else you did was super cool.
Abby_Normal and the Ice-man, thanks for the ride from the TBBQ. You will be assimilated by DC404...:>
ASTcell, thanks for the ride to the TBBQ and good to see you again. Did anything happen after I left?
Siviak...How do you manage to stay alive?
Sno? Do you keep him that way?
Love both of you...(in Cartman voice "I love you guys"
And always remember I snore too much.
BlackOrchid: Hi, sweety
Kallahar, thanks for the, whatever it was. "Confusing the TSA, One Attendee at a
time" 2 beers for you. OK, three.
Xodia, always cool to see you again.
Kelvin (the steak didn't get cooked til later but it was great).
Renderman/G nice to see you intact.
Che: That homebrew was some of the best I've ever had. Seriously. You could bring in 20 cases and it would go...
Dr Kaos, Beth, .
Skroo and Thorn too. Was nice to meet you.
Hi to Dataworm, and Patty (sorry about that asshole during your talk)
And PacBell's dad. I hope I said the right thing.

Al

[ndex]

Shouts/woots/booyahs:

First, shout to DT for * it's all about the timing (non-linear time at that)

Nextmost, thanks to TW, who convinced me that it would be possible to enjoy con if I didn't stay *at* the AP. You were right and I had a great time. You rock.

which leads me to:

flea, tis, queeg, ashley, tacitus, kallahar, BO+ her FP - it was good to talk to you, to see and hear you in person and enjoy your company. BO, I apologize for thinking inappropriate thoughts about your FP and for not finding you when it was time for a good meal.

pac-bells family: It was good to meet you and I hope to see you again next year.

shatter: thank you for taking a minute to deal with the rude guy blocking the path, you are one of the reasons that Defcon is safe for grown-ups.

nous, all of the ninja crew/916 for a brief taste of party, which is all I really had bandwith for

skullY for * especially company at the airport!

rattus for letting me watch talks in your room and understanding when I wanted to call it a night.

felix for sharing cool toys

24/7 fast room service at the Westin: *white chocolate mousse with raspberry sauce* - omg, to die for, also props to the Westin for the heavenly bed, they're not kidding - excellent zzzz's.

eeye crew: you guys are completely insane, I felt right at home with you... I had no idea it was physically possible to consume that volume of alchohol per person (flea doesn't count) until I observed you guys in your native element.

Thank you to the sociologist who sat next to me at Hacker Jeopardy. It was gratifying to have someone of letters acknowledge my suppositions, even if it was undergrad.

Fuck Yous/Boo's:

AP: If anyone asks, the new color of your hotel is "goatse red and tubgirl orange". Your hotel is a disgusting shithole, it's not worth half what you charge per night. We're your best customers and you treat us like garbage. I'm glad your CFO and management got hauled off by ATF because you blithereing fucking morons decided to sell untaxed cigarettes to a conference filled with law enforcement reps. Please drink some of your unfiltered, bacteria blooming pool water and die.

VegasWeather/McCarran taxi service: my 9pm flight didn't get in until almost midnight and then it took an hour to snake through the line for a taxi at the airport. It was 100 at midnight with humidity so thick you had to swim instead of walk. By the time I got to my hotel my clothing was totally soaked through. *meh*

To the person who accosted my friends because they eavesdropped on a conversation and heard my name mentioned: fuck off, I don't even know you. Why don't you put half as much effort into sobering up
as you do minding other people's business. People might even stop laughing at you behind your back so much.

To whoever gave my buddy E when he was already drunk: die.

...that's all for now

[teklord]

doorman

I'd like to thank everyone (except for the doorman at the Ninja Networks party) for being so cool. Especially team Timmy Needs A Liver; I met a lot of people this year, but I'm ashamed that we never spoke before.

I'd like to apologize for anyone that took my advice about the late-night Terrible's breakfast. They were absolutely awful this year, and I don't think I'll be returning (despite four previous years of good experiences).

Which doorman...? I was on in the begining and then someone took over after i left.

[Second]

A big FUCK YOU to the funny guy who almost lost teeth for calling the lovely lady with me at the pool a "slut" and walking away. If I hadn't been so intent on showing that lady a good time you would have spent the rest of your Defcon experience in the desert. That was my wife.

-g

Man...that stuff doesn't fly in my book. I'm getting mad just hearing your story. Next year, I'll give him a ground and pound for you on the house. Well, it might cost you a Coke. :) Just joking.

[octalpus]

I admire your restraint. Of course, I also admire mine. If one more tiny dickbrain had called me a scene whore I probably would have decapitated him with a ball point pen. But one ignores ignorance where one finds it. Cudos, Grond. And I hope your lady love did not take it too unkindly.

SO been there! Yes, I, your loving and adorable Octalpus, was accused of being a scene whore when I decided to dress up a bit Sat. night. What say we kill them all?