Without naming names, and without pointing fingers, let me say in my defense
that, contrary to popular opinions, I sometimes DO have to work. And to the
fine gentleman (again, not naming names) who misconstrued "work" as excuse,
well.... I got a bumper sticker on my car that says something along the line
of "those who can DO, and those who can't TALK ,,,, or drink .... or
gamble..... or something" - can't remember exactly what it says now.
And to those bastards who so thoroughly enjoyed themselves at DEC and come
back to rub it in our faces - take that! We can't all afford to be slackers
at the same time, can we?
Lest someone misconstrues my statement as jealousy and being a sour grape and
things like, let me quickly say ..... so what? God! Don't I have a right to
be? Now they are thinking of Sidney! Gosh! I hate these guys. It's a
conspiracy to ensure that I regret my not joining in their little party. They
are out to get me, and I'm not going to stand for it. No, Sir!
Do you see how they are all raving about the Jean show? Or was it the Doe
show? Don't believe a word of it. They are all slackers.
OK, IF you've read this far ... here are the smileys :) :-o :-p
I love these guys, and I feel terrible missing this particular DEC -
especially seeing as it is at this historic event that Joe lost his speaking
virg..... (can we say that word here?) : See, Joe? It didn't hurt one bit
<vbg>. I'm sure you are itching to repeat the experience ASAP.
To everyone who went, congrats. I am sure you need no convincing to show up
next year. To those who haven't been there, where have you been? To those who
went on the account of being able to buy me beer this year, I profusely
apologize for not being able to take you up on your offer. Don't assume that
this absolves you of the obligatory beer when we finally meet.
Now, I have to go back to being burried under this stack of deliverables.
Sincerely,
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Gil Kirkpatrick
Sent: Sun 4/2/2006 1:52 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Where's Deji.. (was Quiet? DEC? Related?)
Deji had to bail at the last minute. Something about "work" or some other
similarly lame excuse.
Its about as silly as "Where's Tony?" Sure NZ is like really far away and
stuff, but come on! These are your peeps, Tony!
Now that I have at least tacit acceptance from D&J for DEC 2007, its time for
me to start twisting Tony's arm. I will not be denied! Muwah hah hah hah!
-g
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex Fontana
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 11:27 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quiet? DEC? Related?
Definitely a huge thanks to everyone for making this an awesome first DEC for
me! It was great matching up faces to the email addresses I see daily. The
DR, Security and Interopt sessions were a couple of my favorites. The D&J
show was awesome!
For those not able to attend this year, make it a priority next year. I was
told I could take a class this quarter...I've taken enough AD and Exchange
classes over the years so I chose to attend DEC because of the praise given
to it by the folks on this list. It was well worth the trip...didn't hurt
that red 9 kept hitting either ;-)
So the only mystery left is where was Deji?
Cheers,
Alex
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 5:14 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quiet? DEC? Related?
Absolutely. Very entertained.
I had a near permanent smile from the point I directed a question to Stuart
asking him where he was from so I could give him a copy of AD3E. The funny
part was him thinking I was trying to set him up for something... As soon as
I saw him in the audience I intended on giving him a copy to say thanks from
all of us for the work he has done on this stuff and his lack of failure in
listening to our feedback. The way it all played out though was great and
added to the fun.
To those who sadly didn't attend we gave out copies of Active Directory
Third Edition to folks who were answering questions we tossed out into the
open. I said the next question is for Stuart alone and said
"Stuart, where are you from?"
knowing that most of the folks in the audience would know exactly where he
was from having seen his keynote aboooooooot Identity Management I figured
most people would yell it out so I said it was just for him. His response
was priceless... "Now or originally?" The audience howled. Great fun.
--
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http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee, Wook
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 7:49 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quiet? DEC? Related?
That's cool. I can go with that. As long as you're entertained. Let's just
say it's not my kind of entertainment, unlike the joe and Dean show. Hey,
joe and Dean, aren't you the guys who sing "Little Old Lady >From Pasadena"?
Or was that "Little Old Attr Caused PAS Expansion"? :)
Wook
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 4:27 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quiet? DEC? Related?
Well it really depends on their attitude. What Guido I did wasn't gambling
though I stated it as such previously. Wee were being entertained. You don't
really gamble when you play the slots, you have no control over the outcome.
If someone goes in thinking they will walk away with more money than they
started with, I would argue they should not be doing it at all. I personally
figure out how much money I am spending on entertainment and then spend it
be it on slots, meals, drinks, or cool little rubber duckies at the hotel
airport.
Thinking that way, I lost $0 as well, though I spent about $500 on
entertainment. Best money spent IMO.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee, Wook
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 3:00 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quiet? DEC? Related?
I've always thought that gambling in general was a tax on those who don't
understand probability by those who do understand brain chemistry. I lost
$0. Though it was sometimes fun watching other people support the Las Vegas
economy. What's lost in "Lost Wages" stays in "Lost Wages". :)
Wook
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Grillenmeier, Guido
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 11:37 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quiet? DEC? Related?
> $20 of it was spent showing Guido how US slot machines worked in the
Belagio.
and that was so complicated to learn :-) Obviously I lost all of what I've
put into the machines as well (hadn't expected anything else) - a whopping
$12! But now I can gamble all I want since on the last day I went to the
M&M world-store on the strip and bought a Slot-Machine-Type of M&M dispenser
for my kids - it's way cool and I'm sure I'll use it more often than they
will ;-))
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe
Sent: Donnerstag, 30. März 2006 19:00
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quiet? DEC? Related?
Would be interested in hearing the survery results. Oh that reminds me, I
forgot to hand mine in. :o) I had to fly out Wed evening and was running
around like my shorts were on fire trying to take care of some stuff that
was absolutely mandatory prior to trying to get through security at
McCarran.
I would say that venue would be suitable for next year unless Sydney was an
option... You could rent a jumbo jet and fly everyone going to the
presession down in it and actually have the presession on the flight, that
would certainly make it seem like the flight went faster. My return ticket
though would have to be valid for a month as I know a lot of folks down
there and would need to go say hi and collect on some beers I am owed.
Odd thing is I spent no more than $60 on gambling. $20 of it was spent
showing Guido how US slot machines worked in the Belagio. $20 was spent when
I was passing a $1 Wheel of Fortune progressive slot on the way to the rest
room because it called out to me and said it would make me financially
independent for the rest of my natural born life (it lied), and finally $20
was spent while I sat at a bar playing Jacks or Better waiting on Dean and
company to go to dinner not realizing that they didn't see me sit down next
to them and were waiting on me to get there. I was up $80 bucks on that
thing and then gave it all back.
joe (The joe of the Dean and joe show, the j in www.jadonex.com)
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gil Kirkpatrick
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 6:07 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quiet? DEC? Related?
Just wrapped up Day 3. 530 people. General consensus is that it was the best
DEC ever. More to follow when I can type on something bigger than a credit
card.
-gil
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From: "Ayers, Diane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org" <ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org>
Sent: 3/29/06 1:23 PM
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quiet? DEC? Related?
Maybe we should ask a question on the merits of doubling down on an 11 when
the dealer has a face card showing... :-)
Diane
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Jorge de
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:35 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quiet? DEC? Related?
Don't worry.... we're still here.. ;-)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Moon, Brendan
Sent: Wed 2006-03-29 19:26
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: [ActiveDir] Quiet? DEC? Related?
Hmm.. everyone must be having fun at DEC... this list has been very quiet
this week!
- Brendan Moon
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