-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Paul Ferguson wrote: > -- "Koch,Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Surely I understand situations arise where you have to fire up your vpn >> and do something, and that's foreseeable, but if you're going to just go >> to the con to be on your laptop all day, what is the point? > > If people are paying to attend, then why do you care?
Unfortunately, like those darned kids that are disruptive in the back row of church, it annoys those around them that are trying to pay attention.. loud keyboards, inappropriate giggles, etc. I understand why it's annoying... and it is disrespectful to the speaker. Nothing like being the guy standing up there and 1/2 of the audience not paying attention. I'd rather they not show up at all. If you are so important that you need to be working while listening, stay in your hotel room and listen via the net feed. That will allow you to talk on the phone at the same time. Sean Figgins wrote: > When I manage to go, I notice that the only attendees that pay > 100% attention are usually the people from abroad. Perhaps the folks from abroad are trying to do a mental translation of what is being said. Or maybe they just aren't as rude as the folks that have been to every meeting and have seen all this stuff before (and yet continue to attend every time). AlanC -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIfB66cKpYUrUDCYcRAj7OAJ4uxlHinoyRmo5KRESoLGIedgdXrwCeNEJ3 Cjc8ATfILvNs9jS1ZJPCMWE= =zqlA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Nanog-futures mailing list Nanog-futures@nanog.org http://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures
