I was very frustrated by the XO laptop that I bought at the end of 2007. After grumbling in solitude for a few weeks, I…
A con-goer named Melissa in the dealers’ room ArmadilloCon 2006 Fan guest Grant Kruger in the dealer room, in an outfit whose colors match the…
Synopsis from Linucon program book: “The most popular open source license, the GPL, inspires controversy to this day. Eric Raymond recently expressed some ambivalence about…
The name of this panel hints at the lack of preparedness on the part of organizers — and, given the trouble they’ve been through this…
The name Larval Mode comes from the Hacker’s Dictionary, where it means the state of being a novice programmer or techie. The panelists were Eric…
Panelists: David Lee Anderson, Ctein (moderator), John Gibbons, Wil McCarthy What this panel was supposed to be about, according to the ArmadilloCon program book: “Our…
Panelists: David Lee Anderson, Kurt Baty, Tom Becker, Alexis Glynn Latner, Wil McCarthy At least one of the usual suspects’ opinion on the topic of…
Opening ceremony is one of the most memorable parts of an ArmadilloCon. The toastmaster tries to embarrass the Guests of Honor by poking fun at…
I finally got to meet Charles Stross in person at the pre-ArmadilloCon pizza lunch. The pizza place, Mangia, is crowded at lunchtime. Its acoustics would…
Official Synopsis: Cuddling with the computer too much? We’ve been there too. Ways to learn (or relearn) social skills. Panelists Eric and Cathy Raymond discuss…