Kasia is looking to attend JavaOne later this month in San Francisco, but the company won't foot the bill for admission. I guess working in Java all day long (and sometimes all night too) for several years isn't sufficient to justify a bit of off-site training.
Does anyone have a contact that might be able to score a ticket? I bet she'd even promise to blog about the conference.
Hmm. Tim works at Sun now. Maybe he knows...
Oh, and before anyone offers, a media/press pass won't help. They're typically limited access. I could get one of those if needed. It's relatively easy to do so.
Any ideas?
Posted by jzawodn at June 18, 2004 12:25 PM
what's in it for you? Seriously, are you her pimp or something? Bad enough that she's whoring for a free pass, but for people to encourage that?
Actually I take it all back. I've been busting my ass days and nights for several years, as well. Can you find a pass for me, too? I won't suck your cock or anything, but I might blog about it.
Well, I'm just trying to help a friend out here. But apparently that means "open day for insults on Jeremy."
Whatever.
Since you didn't even leave your e-mail address, I couldn't help you if I wanted to. Okay, maybe I could try to trace you from your IP address, but I don't have that kind of free time on my hands.
Nothing really.
Certainly not a lot of bitching that'd require several trips to the "Delete comment" button.
*sigh*
Maybe I should just rename my weblog SlashZ or something. Or maybe I should post specific rules for those without common sense?
If you want a one way communications device, I would think that publishing a web page would be better. A blog is for two way communication. You obviously don't want two way communications unless you have people giving you things for free or giving you props.
Yeah, I guess you're right. Out of, what, 1500 posts, I ask for help getting a friend into a conference and now I "obviously don't want two way communication."
I was really hoping for on-topic communication. The topic here is helping someone find a pass to JavaOne. You're clearly not helping that effort.
Who is dumber, the guy who posts crap on his blog, or the guy who wastes his time to read the blog of someone who writes crap, and then wastes more time responding to the crap and to the responses?
A 12 year old would probably be less pathetic.
Okay, obviously someone has the wrong idea about blogs. I've been reading blogs for a while and I've been trying to decide whether or not to start one and if so what features I want to implement or use.
First let me say a blog is not for "two way communication." A blog does not imply the ability of it's readers to post comments. That is a common feature amongst many blogs, but it certainly isn't necessary.
A blog is essentially a soap box - a venue to express one's opinions or ideas. Some can be quite technical, others frivolous. But the content is controlled by the blog author and thier interests. I live by the rule that If I don't like a bloggers content, I don't read the blog.
It is true that bloggers who allow comments, invite criticism. But that is no reason to be uncivil about it or to attempt a flamewar. The only thing worse than posting vulgarities or attacking bloggers (on thier own blog - you want to rant at someone and do it in your own blog that's just fine) is when bots post ads or inappropriate links in comments.
End of my own personal rant.
Sorry, my rant probably doesn't help either.
Damn folks! Calm down! Jeremy is just trying to help out a friend, what's so wrong with that?
Maybe you guys have never had friends help you out with something? You have never helped a friend?
Damn!
Man... what's with all the bad Karma!
Either contribute something positive to the discussion or go bother someone else.
Jeremey... time to hit the delete button!
Man... what's with all the bad Karma!
Either contribute something positive to the discussion or go bother someone else.
Jeremy... time to hit the delete button!
Question: "Who is dumber, the guy who posts crap on his blog, or the guy who wastes his time to read the blog of someone who writes crap, and then wastes more time responding to the crap and to the responses?"
Answer: The person who takes wastes his time telling the poster and commenter that they are wasting their time posting crap.
Still, I really need a car. I work hard. Someone want to give me one? I'll blog about it. I promise.
I talked to a semi-non-busy Kasia in the last century about it..(don't bother Kasia when working- might be very bad for your health in certain cases)..It comes out to like $1k something or so I believe. Thats not including travel, etc..
I could be wrong.
$2K for a full pass.. a poor-man's pass is just under $1K but only gets you into 2 sessions.
If it was less, I'd just buy it, but as is, can't afford it.
Just for the record, because I just realized it might be interpreted wrongly: I was not implying that this blog entry is crap. I was merely accentuating that the anonymous poster's assertion that it is made his position even more pathetic.
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