25th Apr 2003
Emerging Tech, Part Deux
So, I wish I was some sort of super journalist, and could dump my
thoughts here every two hours. The Emerging Tech Conference is a whirlwind of input, so I tend to surf to the web
sites I just learned about, and absorb what I have just heard.
I’m still in the “want to take time to edit my entries” phase.
Random Observations
A session just got out, which means that all of the sockets on the power strip
for this table will be taken in the next two minutes…
In the meeting rooms, there are many powerstrips, but they tend to be
clustered — it is hilarious
to see how many of us are unwired, yet still power-tethered. There’s
a funny behavior I am seeing, where most folks flock right to the
power strips before every session.
We need some sort of advance in powering laptops. I don’t
care what it is, so long as:
- it doesn’t make noise
- it doesn’t smell
- it doesn’t scare children or old people
- it’s not a form of kinetic energy that gets stored,
where I have to pick up the computer and shake it
every five minutes - a recharge is good for a day
I remember conference sessions during the 80’s and 90’s,
before there was so much clackity clack competing with
the speaker. I’ve never seen so many unwired folks
in one place/time before — it’s like a wireless
geek nirvana around here.. the sessions sound like
the constant pitter patter of rodent feet on a hardwood floor.
I recognize some bloggers in person, because I have seen
photos of them - it’s wierd, I know some of their online
persona, but they don’t know me - so I leave them alone..
outside of the blogosphere, they are just everyday folks,
right? I am more likely to talk to some of these people in a market,
but in a conference situation, i think they are saturated
as it is.
