Bryan Cantrill

I think it's, but it's kind of interesting because I think this gets to like what, what conferences need to do to like, if a conference is going to be an in-person conference, there's gotta be something about it. That is that like there's about the venue or about the experience. I mean, obviously at McToberfest, Steven, you've got, you've got the local beers and the local flavor.

I think it's, but it's kind of interesting because I think this gets to like what, what conferences need to do to like, if a conference is going to be an in-person conference, there's gotta be something about it. That is that like there's about the venue or about the experience. I mean, obviously at McToberfest, Steven, you've got, you've got the local beers and the local flavor.

I mean, there's, and it's, I mean, it's obviously always going to be, I would assume in Portland, Maine, a very difficult city to get to from the West coast, but always worth a trip.

I mean, there's, and it's, I mean, it's obviously always going to be, I would assume in Portland, Maine, a very difficult city to get to from the West coast, but always worth a trip.

But that's what we do around here. Look, this is the, you know, this is... We just kind of show up at places. I've done it many times.

But that's what we do around here. Look, this is the, you know, this is... We just kind of show up at places. I've done it many times.

Yes. Yeah, totally. Yeah, Foo Camp. That's where actually I met Bob Lee, the late Bob Lee. I met at Foo Camp.

Yes. Yeah, totally. Yeah, Foo Camp. That's where actually I met Bob Lee, the late Bob Lee. I met at Foo Camp.

Friends of O'Reilly. Friends of O'Reilly.

Friends of O'Reilly. Friends of O'Reilly.

It is invite only. And I knew when I was invited, I'm like, I think I'm going to be invited once. So I should just enjoy it because I don't think I'll be invited back. And that was right. So I was right about that.

It is invite only. And I knew when I was invited, I'm like, I think I'm going to be invited once. So I should just enjoy it because I don't think I'll be invited back. And that was right. So I was right about that.

Yeah, the food camp I went to was in 2011, where I saw Quinn Norton presenting on Bitcoin. And I often think of how many... If I had only had to see... This is where Adam... We had this meeting with the proto-Twitter, and I'm like, I'm never going to do that. Those guys are jokers. And Adam's like, those guys are jokers, and I should reserve AHL on Twitter. And it's...

Yeah, the food camp I went to was in 2011, where I saw Quinn Norton presenting on Bitcoin. And I often think of how many... If I had only had to see... This is where Adam... We had this meeting with the proto-Twitter, and I'm like, I'm never going to do that. Those guys are jokers. And Adam's like, those guys are jokers, and I should reserve AHL on Twitter. And it's...

Which I noticed, by the way, the American Hockey League, now you and the American Hockey League have this kind of ongoing bit where you've got AHL at Blue Sky and now they've got the AHL at Blue Sky.

Which I noticed, by the way, the American Hockey League, now you and the American Hockey League have this kind of ongoing bit where you've got AHL at Blue Sky and now they've got the AHL at Blue Sky.

It's really heartwarming, honestly. It's like a buddy movie, you two.

It's really heartwarming, honestly. It's like a buddy movie, you two.

Okay. So, so we've got these kinds of conferences that are for, that really are focused on this kind of like social aspect. And I don't think those are going to go away. Um, I think that they've also, I mean, I think one of the unfortunate bits, I mean, I think both the strength and the minus is that you've got this exclusivity with it.

Okay. So, so we've got these kinds of conferences that are for, that really are focused on this kind of like social aspect. And I don't think those are going to go away. Um, I think that they've also, I mean, I think one of the unfortunate bits, I mean, I think both the strength and the minus is that you've got this exclusivity with it.