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27 June 2005

welcome to javaone

i've just been to register.

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i was given a thing i have to wear round my neck. it's ugly, larger than your typical postcard (much bigger than a credit card), and has "Sun" and "Java" on it. i'm an ugly walking billboard.

so i went to get my "goodies":

  1. they came in a rucsac (backpack). it's grey, poor quality, ugly (a million zips - the kind of thing i thought was cool when i was 14), and has got "Sun" and "Java" on it. the contents were...
  2. a t-shirt. grey, ugly, size x-large (not me, but probably typical of the attendees), and it's got "Sun" and "Java" on it.
  3. a pen. ugly, cheap, and it's got "Sun" and "Java" on it.
  4. a luggage label(!). ugly (but looks pretty robust). it's got "Sun" and "java" on it.
  5. a notepad. quite a nice one - brown cover, ring bound, with squared pages. but it's got "Sun" and "Java" on it.
  6. a free copy of netbeans and java on cd. this is available on the web for free.
  7. advertising for the shop.
  8. advertising for nokia.
  9. advertising for the bookshop.
  10. advertising for bea. including a cd with software that is available on the web for free.
  11. an "[...] eye popping guide about java technology [that] was created as par of the first-ever java.com buzz campaign, a unique
    marketing program designed to spread the word about java powered products and applications and generate awareness for java.com". it's ugly, and has got "Sun" and "Java" on it.
  12. advertising for oracle.
  13. advertising for xfy.
  14. a "pavilion guide" that doesn't show me where the talks are, but does show me where i can find the advertiser's booths. it says which are gold co-sponsors. it's also ugly and has got "Sun" and "Java" on it.
  15. a program guide that contains the information available from the conference web site. it's ugly and has got "Sun" and "java" on it.
  16. a conference schedule that contains the information available from the conference web site. it's ugly and has got "Sun" and "java" on it.

what the fuck is wrong with these people?

what the fuck is wrong with these people?
They're ugly, and have "Sun" and "java" tattooed on them.
posted by bugbread 27 June | 14:21
what the fuck is wrong with these people?

They are ugly and have Sun and Java written on them?
posted by arse_hat 27 June | 14:21
Wow.
posted by arse_hat 27 June | 14:22
Jinx! onetwothreefourfivesixseveneightnineten, you owe me a Coke!
posted by bugbread 27 June | 14:24
arse_hat! (ok, now you're unjinxed) : >
posted by amberglow 27 June | 14:26
I'll still spring for the Coke!
posted by arse_hat 27 June | 14:28
You didn't get the cute plushie thingy? or the bistro bottle? In other words, you got nothing you could actually use, except the ugly pen. I think you need to unload that sack o'crap on eBay, andrew.

Tangentially related - I'm reminded that the designer Valentino has said several times that he would rather not write at all than write with an ugly pen. It's a ridiculous attitude, but you have to admire his standards.
posted by iconomy 27 June | 14:29
You didn't get Scott McNealy secret decoder ring?
posted by Smart Dalek 27 June | 14:29
what the fuck is wrong with these people?
THOSE people?!?!? YOU registered!
posted by quonsar 27 June | 14:30
As a matter of fact it's so hot I'll buy Cokes and beers for all!
posted by arse_hat 27 June | 14:30
Sounds typical of a trade show.
posted by matildaben 27 June | 14:31
*flashes hand at soda machine, gets Cokes for bugbread and arse_hat*

You don't know what you're missing, Andrew!
posted by Smart Dalek 27 June | 14:31
"You didn't get Scott McNealy secret decoder ring?" Don't bother the message is "use more SUN JAVA!"
posted by arse_hat 27 June | 14:32
You didn't get Scott McNealy secret decoder ring?
is it an ugly thing that's got "Sun" and "Java" on it? cos if so, i probably did.
YOU registered!
yeah. we actually paid money to get that pile of crap. please use our software, cos we're really smart people.
posted by andrew cooke 27 June | 14:33
Sounds typical of a trade show.
does anyone go to two?
posted by andrew cooke 27 June | 14:33
You didn't get the Sun Java cock ring? Apparently it improves uptime and is great for penetration testing.
posted by dodgygeezer 27 June | 14:45
"Apparently it improves uptime and is great for penetration testing." untill you get a J-run error.
posted by arse_hat 27 June | 14:47
Sorry dear it's not my fault.
posted by arse_hat 27 June | 14:48
To be honest, Novell's also famous for their promotional items.
Not unlike that other company.
posted by Smart Dalek 27 June | 14:57
So, I'm confused...what's this conference about and who is sponsoring it?

(Sorry. I'll get me coat.)
posted by PsychoKitty 27 June | 17:41
Inspired by Specklet's profile || Very engaging sketchbooks

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