Theo Schlossnagle

It's just like crazy. It was a wild place. It's now just a hotel.

It's just like crazy. It was a wild place. It's now just a hotel.

Talk about unique venues. What about like Foo Camp and Kiwi Foo?

Talk about unique venues. What about like Foo Camp and Kiwi Foo?

It is gone. It is gone. But Foo as a general camp style is still there. It's an unconference. Everybody shows up with a shared mission. There are no talks. And then you quick board. I forget what the term for that is. But you whiteboard all of your concepts. And then you vote for the ones that you want to see. And then it's self-organizing.

It is gone. It is gone. But Foo as a general camp style is still there. It's an unconference. Everybody shows up with a shared mission. There are no talks. And then you quick board. I forget what the term for that is. But you whiteboard all of your concepts. And then you vote for the ones that you want to see. And then it's self-organizing.

I had this really weird experience at my first food camp. That's where I met Nat Torkington for the first time, who is a delightful, delightful human being that requires a special tolerance.

I had this really weird experience at my first food camp. That's where I met Nat Torkington for the first time, who is a delightful, delightful human being that requires a special tolerance.

um he's a trip he's a trip he is so wonderful um i remember i was very very young at the time um i was 22 or something like that 21 and i i got there and he he was 26 or something he looks at me and he learned that i was 21 and he looked surprised and i said what he's like oh the years have not been kind to you I was like, wow. Okay. All right. This is how this relationship is going to be.

um he's a trip he's a trip he is so wonderful um i remember i was very very young at the time um i was 22 or something like that 21 and i i got there and he he was 26 or something he looks at me and he learned that i was 21 and he looked surprised and i said what he's like oh the years have not been kind to you I was like, wow. Okay. All right. This is how this relationship is going to be.

But yeah, I sat at a table with Esther Dyson, Jeff Bezos, Danny Hillis, and one other person having lunch. And they were talking about like building nuclear reactors in Mexico and feeding the, the, the energy back to the U S it was the weirdest fricking thing. And that was in like 2000 and, I think it was like 2003. Maybe it was 2003. Yeah. That's going to be, it was 2003. Yeah.

But yeah, I sat at a table with Esther Dyson, Jeff Bezos, Danny Hillis, and one other person having lunch. And they were talking about like building nuclear reactors in Mexico and feeding the, the, the energy back to the U S it was the weirdest fricking thing. And that was in like 2000 and, I think it was like 2003. Maybe it was 2003. Yeah. That's going to be, it was 2003. Yeah.

I went to a KiwiFu in New Zealand in, I want to say, 2008. 18, 2019. And that was really interesting. But I mean, it's sort of off the reservation. So it's invite only. But like the the the topics are not unified enough in mission statement where you just get a weird array of things. So it's I don't know. I think the other conferences for the conference's sake now.

I went to a KiwiFu in New Zealand in, I want to say, 2008. 18, 2019. And that was really interesting. But I mean, it's sort of off the reservation. So it's invite only. But like the the the topics are not unified enough in mission statement where you just get a weird array of things. So it's I don't know. I think the other conferences for the conference's sake now.

Yeah, I don't know. I mean, I think that the appeal of the online conferences are more like online conferences. it's very hard to get the sort of interactivity that you would get at a, at a regular conference. Um, a lot of times there's not multiple tracks, so you can't use your feet.

Yeah, I don't know. I mean, I think that the appeal of the online conferences are more like online conferences. it's very hard to get the sort of interactivity that you would get at a, at a regular conference. Um, a lot of times there's not multiple tracks, so you can't use your feet.

You have to like, if you're not interested in a session, you know, you, there's no other, you just have to like tune out until the next session comes. Um, those things are tricky. Um, I've always been a big fan of, uh, non-violently, you know, voting, voting for my interest with my feet. Right. I have walked out of some great talks just because it's like, Hey, I think I know this content.

You have to like, if you're not interested in a session, you know, you, there's no other, you just have to like tune out until the next session comes. Um, those things are tricky. Um, I've always been a big fan of, uh, non-violently, you know, voting, voting for my interest with my feet. Right. I have walked out of some great talks just because it's like, Hey, I think I know this content.

I'm going to talk to this person later. Anyway, I'm going to go over to this one. I haven't seen before. I've heard that's that might be interesting. Um, I find the atmosphere of in-person not too large. So the sweet spot at the other end of what Stephen's saying is that 200 to 300 person conference is the right size for me. Monktoberfest pulls it off because of the single track.

I'm going to talk to this person later. Anyway, I'm going to go over to this one. I haven't seen before. I've heard that's that might be interesting. Um, I find the atmosphere of in-person not too large. So the sweet spot at the other end of what Stephen's saying is that 200 to 300 person conference is the right size for me. Monktoberfest pulls it off because of the single track.