Shout Outs! / Thanks and Sorrys

[astcell]

Re: Shout Outs!

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.

[Schuyler]

Re: Shout Outs!

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.

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 )

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 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.

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.

[meee]

Re: Shout Outs!

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)

[noid]

Re: Shout Outs!

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

[Deviant Ollam]

Re: Shout Outs!

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]

Re: Shout Outs!

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 ******s 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.

[mfreeck]

Re: Shout Outs!

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.

[Stypica]

Re: Shout Outs!

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!

[Dallas]

Re: Shout Outs!

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

[phenfen]

Re: Shout Outs!

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

[Xyc0]

Re: Shout Outs!

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

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?

[valkyrie]

Re: Shout Outs!

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

[Abby_Normal]

Re: Shout Outs!

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.

[DJ Jackalope]

Re: Shout Outs!

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!

[theprez98]

Re: Shout Outs!

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... ;-)