This post is technical content-free. If you're a serious content type then I suggest moving on to another post. Some of us moved off to the pub afterwards ...
- There was a straw poll. Everyone at the bar read The Scobelizer. Apparently there was an advert in the mens toilet that talked to you as you entered the room. A surprisingly large number of people believe that Rory would be interested in it. I wonder if Robert and Rory realise their impact on global culture?
- Ian Griffiths and his co-author Matthew Adams were there. I hadn't seen these guys together since the PDC. They are a brilliantly funny pair: think of them as the .NET equivalent to the old guys from The Muppets who throw in comments from the balcony.
- Two guys from Microsoft US who work in the Policy and Strategy group were there. I asked them what they were working on. Basically it turned out they'd have to kill me if they told me. They mentioned cryptic clues about w3c choreography and a public presentation from an early session by a guy with Meridith as a surname. Apparently it could change the future of computing, work and life as we know it. I felt like I was in an X-Files episode.
- Chris Anderson spoke about his wife experiencing his Geek Fame. There was a lot of 'we're not worthy' stuff going on. Apparently she was only a little impressed. I'm just glad I never relied on blogger/geek fame to attract or impress women.
- Someone knew who Scott Hanselman was by asking 'isn't he the guy who has a photo of him in his wedding tux on his blog?'. I've never admitted this, but my photo at the top of this page is from my wedding photos. A sort of homage to Scott.
- James Clarke was there with a nifty mobile phone and camera, moblogging the whole evening in real time. He was pretty impressed to meet his first Microsoft Regional Director (I think it was the beer). Here's his photo of me.
Here's me with Chris Anderson. Another one for the photo blog roll:
