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DEFCON, anyone?
« on: June 23, 2009, 09:02:33 pm »
I'm thinking (in fact, strongly considering) going to Defcon this summer. It's in Las Vegas, the last weekend in July (July 31 and August 1, iirc).

Anybody else thinking of going?

<edit> Details:
* July 31 - Aug 2 at the Riviera hotel
* $120USD at the door (less if you get them early, I assume)
* $89/night for 2 guests at the Riviera
« Last Edit: June 23, 2009, 09:22:37 pm by iago »
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Re: DEFCON, anyone?
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2009, 09:43:09 pm »
If I had the money I'd love to go, though there'd also be airfare since it's in Vegas.
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Re: DEFCON, anyone?
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2009, 10:19:08 pm »
huh. if i can take the time off work, im down.

edit: just friday, then prob fill me in with moar details.
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Re: DEFCON, anyone?
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2009, 10:20:19 pm »
Quote from: rabbit on June 23, 2009, 09:43:09 pm
If I had the money I'd love to go, though there'd also be airfare since it's in Vegas.

I know Sidoh is going, and I'm tempted to allocate some of the ~$1.6k in relocation reimbursement I originally had planned on using to buy furniture with.  But I'm a bit stingy with money, and the $120 at the door is a bit hefty IMO.  It comes down to what the round trip plane tickets are going to cost me and if I have to end up using the majority of the vacation time I've accrued.  It's pissing me off that I can't get to the DEFCON website because of Connection Interrupted errors to get more details.

EDIT:  Goddamnit.  It's so lame that both Otakon and DEFCON do not fall on my off-Fridays (I work a 9-80 schedule and get every other Friday off), and I'm already going to go in on the Sunday before Otakon to make up that Friday's time... I'll probably have to do that for DEFCON too because I don't want to use any vacation time.
« Last Edit: June 23, 2009, 10:33:39 pm by while1 »
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Re: DEFCON, anyone?
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2009, 04:41:31 pm »
while1, we should meet up at Otakon and do something.

and because everyone else will say it: have gay buttsex and/or go on To Catch a Predator
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Re: DEFCON, anyone?
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2009, 04:47:44 pm »
Quote from: rabbit on June 24, 2009, 04:41:31 pm
and because everyone else will say it: have gay buttsex and/or go on To Catch a Predator

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Re: DEFCON, anyone?
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2009, 05:00:48 pm »
If you go, you should catch a 5 hour Greyhound to my house in Arizona, and fly out from there. :D
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Re: DEFCON, anyone?
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2009, 05:31:30 pm »
I'm going. Still need to buy the tickets though...
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Re: DEFCON, anyone?
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2009, 06:07:47 pm »
Quote from: rabbit on June 24, 2009, 04:41:31 pm
while1, we should meet up at Otakon and do something.

and because everyone else will say it: have gay buttsex and/or go on To Catch a Predator

fo sho.
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Re: DEFCON, anyone?
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2009, 08:02:04 pm »
Quote from: Sidoh on June 24, 2009, 05:31:30 pm
I'm going. Still need to buy the tickets though...
Oh yeah? That's awesome! All the more likely that I'll go. :)

What are you doing for hotel?  I have trouble justifying $80/night..
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Re: DEFCON, anyone?
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2009, 08:14:36 pm »
Quote from: iago on June 24, 2009, 08:02:04 pm
Quote from: Sidoh on June 24, 2009, 05:31:30 pm
I'm going. Still need to buy the tickets though...
Oh yeah? That's awesome! All the more likely that I'll go. :)

What are you doing for hotel?  I have trouble justifying $80/night..


$80 isn't bad.  I'm surprised it isn't more.
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Re: DEFCON, anyone?
« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2009, 08:53:17 pm »
Quote from: while1 on June 24, 2009, 08:14:36 pm
Quote from: iago on June 24, 2009, 08:02:04 pm
Quote from: Sidoh on June 24, 2009, 05:31:30 pm
I'm going. Still need to buy the tickets though...
Oh yeah? That's awesome! All the more likely that I'll go. :)

What are you doing for hotel?  I have trouble justifying $80/night..


$80 isn't bad.  I'm surprised it isn't more.
Yeah, it's not bad at all -- but, at the same time, for 3 nights that's $240, plus the exchange on my poor Canadian dollar.. that's pretty expensive.

Certainly do-able, though. But add the airfare ($200 each way + tax and crap) and the conference itself, that's getting close to $1000 :-/
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Re: DEFCON, anyone?
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2009, 07:12:38 pm »
Quote from: iago on June 24, 2009, 08:53:17 pm
Quote from: while1 on June 24, 2009, 08:14:36 pm
Quote from: iago on June 24, 2009, 08:02:04 pm
Quote from: Sidoh on June 24, 2009, 05:31:30 pm
I'm going. Still need to buy the tickets though...
Oh yeah? That's awesome! All the more likely that I'll go. :)

What are you doing for hotel?  I have trouble justifying $80/night..


$80 isn't bad.  I'm surprised it isn't more.
Yeah, it's not bad at all -- but, at the same time, for 3 nights that's $240, plus the exchange on my poor Canadian dollar.. that's pretty expensive.

Certainly do-able, though. But add the airfare ($200 each way + tax and crap) and the conference itself, that's getting close to $1000 :-/


holy fuck.  Yeah, I forgot about Canadian exchange rates and it's technically international travel for you.
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Re: DEFCON, anyone?
« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2009, 07:15:18 pm »
Quote from: while1 on June 25, 2009, 07:12:38 pm
Quote from: iago on June 24, 2009, 08:53:17 pm
Quote from: while1 on June 24, 2009, 08:14:36 pm
Quote from: iago on June 24, 2009, 08:02:04 pm
Quote from: Sidoh on June 24, 2009, 05:31:30 pm
I'm going. Still need to buy the tickets though...
Oh yeah? That's awesome! All the more likely that I'll go. :)

What are you doing for hotel?  I have trouble justifying $80/night..


$80 isn't bad.  I'm surprised it isn't more.
Yeah, it's not bad at all -- but, at the same time, for 3 nights that's $240, plus the exchange on my poor Canadian dollar.. that's pretty expensive.

Certainly do-able, though. But add the airfare ($200 each way + tax and crap) and the conference itself, that's getting close to $1000 :-/


holy fuck.  Yeah, I forgot about Canadian exchange rates and it's technically international travel for you.

Yeah, but I don't mind doing it.. however, sharing a room saves me $120, and means that somebody is forced to hang out with me! ;)

So yeah, if anybody's going and wants to split a room (or, better yet, if somebody's company is paying and is ok with me sleeping on the floor), count me in! :D
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Re: DEFCON, anyone?
« Reply #14 on: June 25, 2009, 07:34:11 pm »
I would go since I can get tickets to Vegas very cheap but I absolutely must be in town for the first week and a half of August :/
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