Bryan Cantrill

Like you can't like look at the ceiling or whatever. So I kept like trying to make eye contact with him. He's kind of, this is like before phones and laptops or whatever. So he's like literally, you know, like doing the crossword. Doing the crossword, absolutely. Counting like the flowers on the wallpaper or whatever. And fortunately, there was one other person there. It was my mom.

Like you can't like look at the ceiling or whatever. So I kept like trying to make eye contact with him. He's kind of, this is like before phones and laptops or whatever. So he's like literally, you know, like doing the crossword. Doing the crossword, absolutely. Counting like the flowers on the wallpaper or whatever. And fortunately, there was one other person there. It was my mom.

And she was just like, just totally locked on. And I'm like, you know what? I'm going to give my talk to my mom. And I felt like just mortified. I'm like, my mom is... This is the... like technologically the smallest audience I can possibly have. And, uh, but you actually was, it was after that, I was just like, I felt bad. And my mom was like, that was, I, I learned so much in that talk.

And she was just like, just totally locked on. And I'm like, you know what? I'm going to give my talk to my mom. And I felt like just mortified. I'm like, my mom is... This is the... like technologically the smallest audience I can possibly have. And, uh, but you actually was, it was after that, I was just like, I felt bad. And my mom was like, that was, I, I learned so much in that talk.

I'm like, mom, I just, I'm so sorry. You had to like see that. Oh, cause then we get the end of the talk and I'm like, well, I mean like obviously stop me if you have any questions. Cause you're the only person here. And we get to the end of the talk and he just like walks up and leaves. I'm like, okay, goodbye. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Whatever. Anyway, sorry.

I'm like, mom, I just, I'm so sorry. You had to like see that. Oh, cause then we get the end of the talk and I'm like, well, I mean like obviously stop me if you have any questions. Cause you're the only person here. And we get to the end of the talk and he just like walks up and leaves. I'm like, okay, goodbye. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Whatever. Anyway, sorry.

So that was starting from a real low there. But then, yeah, it was AADbug and then OzCon. But in those early days, the conferences had a vitality to them because it was the only... I mean, it's not that they don't have vitality now, but it was a special kind of unique vitality, I feel, because you had just no... No other way of consuming a bunch of this information. Am I being nostalgic here?

So that was starting from a real low there. But then, yeah, it was AADbug and then OzCon. But in those early days, the conferences had a vitality to them because it was the only... I mean, it's not that they don't have vitality now, but it was a special kind of unique vitality, I feel, because you had just no... No other way of consuming a bunch of this information. Am I being nostalgic here?

Steven, without acknowledging how old Redmug is, what are your thoughts?

Steven, without acknowledging how old Redmug is, what are your thoughts?

Steve, let me get this week because I, as a speaker, like I, like I will not give a talk if it's not recorded. And I will not give a talk if it's not recorded. And, and like the recording has to be made publicly available. That's not true. And, but so I kind of like, yeah, Oh, yeah, definitely. Where we couldn't record your talk?

Steve, let me get this week because I, as a speaker, like I, like I will not give a talk if it's not recorded. And I will not give a talk if it's not recorded. And, and like the recording has to be made publicly available. That's not true. And, but so I kind of like, yeah, Oh, yeah, definitely. Where we couldn't record your talk?

Well, okay, so because of me.

Well, okay, so because of me.

Okay, Theo, you know, I have like a few regrets in life that I didn't record that talk as one of them. I, so this is the, it was the, my talk at surge 2010. So this is, yeah, it was kind of moving on a little bit, but this is, uh, Theo becomes frustrated with velocity, right? Theo, I think I'm telling the story correctly. Yeah.

Okay, Theo, you know, I have like a few regrets in life that I didn't record that talk as one of them. I, so this is the, it was the, my talk at surge 2010. So this is, yeah, it was kind of moving on a little bit, but this is, uh, Theo becomes frustrated with velocity, right? Theo, I think I'm telling the story correctly. Yeah.

And you're like, I, and cause velocity had just, I mean, I think that had just not served, was not serving the practitioner all that well. I mean, if the, what was, is that, what was your, what was the exact source of the disgruntlement?

And you're like, I, and cause velocity had just, I mean, I think that had just not served, was not serving the practitioner all that well. I mean, if the, what was, is that, what was your, what was the exact source of the disgruntlement?

Theo, have I voiced to you my desire to have a Surge 2010 reunion?

Theo, have I voiced to you my desire to have a Surge 2010 reunion?