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Lotusphere / Closing General Session: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:10:02 +0000

Author: Thomas Duff
Tags: lotusphere2009 closing general session
Idea:

Alton Brown as our closing session speaker was pure brillance. It'll be hard to top for 2009, but I'd like to make the early pitch for Adam and Jamie from Mythbusters! I'm sure there are dozens of geek myths they could put to the test on stage (and even some that might not burn down the Dolphin!). I have no doubt that the attendees would love it.

Oh, and if we can get Kari Byron as part of the deal? Sweeeeet....

re: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:29:27 +0000

Author: Bill Malchisky
Comment: After Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Alton Brown...it is difficult to find a suitable third element in the set to complete the 'hat trick' of recent closing session entertainment, if you will. So, get to it. Could be a gem of a show! Great idea, Duffbert!

re: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:58:54 +0000

Author: Matt White
Comment: They do corporate gigs... { Link }

re: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:43:33 +0000

Author: Esther Strom
Comment: I've never been able to get my company to let me go. Is there video anywhere of Alton Brown's session? I saw him do a live Good Eats a few years ago in Florida, and would love to see what he did with Lotus...

re: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:42:08 +0000

Author: Thomas Duff
Comment: Esther... send me an email at duffbert AT gmail.com...

re: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:19:54 +0000

Author: Jess Stratton
Comment: pleaseopleaseopleaseopleaseopleasepleaseoplease

Lotusphere / Lodging: Run single busses to the outlying hotels after 9:30 pm.

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:25:56 +0000

Author: Thomas Duff
Tags: busses lodging hotels
Idea:

One of the reasons that using the "big 3" hotels is so important is that the busses stop running to the outlying hotels after some totally rediculous time like 9 pm. Most of the important "networking" is just getting started by then! :)

I would suggest that each conference hotel have one bus that runs every 30 minutes from the Dolphin to the other hotels (like CB, PO, ALS) starting at 9:30 pm and going until midnight. At most that's three extra busses on rotation, and it would make the cheaper hotels more attractive for lodging.

re: Run single busses to the outlying hotels after 9:30 pm.

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:49:17 +0000

Author: Leo L'Homme
Comment: I have never had an issue with this because of the fact that Disney transportation can get you to any of their resorts... Downtown Disney is a great option and the buses generally are not that crowded that late... unless you hit right at the time of a park closing... From downtown Disney you can take a bus back to any resort. They run very frequently, like every 10-15 minutes. Also, if you are staying at Port Orleans or Riverside, there is a bus that goes to one of the theme parks and you can take a boat back... a little more leisurely.

The only thing that I don't like about staying on property is the lack of transportation to escape and get off property. It gets annoying to buy $25.00, 750ml bottles of wine that basically, you can get the same brand as 1.5L for about 12.00 off property. I have to admit though, it is kind of funny to buy a bottle of wine on property and to have the cashier finish up the sale with "Have a magical evening!". I am always thinking to myself.... not with one bottle of wine I won't.

re: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:20:45 +0000

Author: Ray Bilyk
Comment: I hope that this myth will be CONFIRMED!!!

re: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:06:25 +0000

Author: Michael Kobrowski
Comment: They would be the perfect for the closing session - maybe you ought to even hint at it a bit more so more people stay - not sure how the attendance is at the closing event..but that would help...

re: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:57:47 +0000

Author: Charles Robinson
Comment: Do they even do speaking gigs? I knew Alton did, but I've hever heard of the Mythbusters doing anything like this. Does anyone else remember Grant from Battle Bots?

LS09 Best Practices Sessions / : Moving from Plumber to Painter

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:51:45 +0000

Author: Thomas Duff
Tags: lotusphere2009 ui
Idea:

As a developer, are you quite proud of your kewl coding skills (plumbing), while your users are more impressed with the visual appeal of the application (painting)? Many developers haven't made a good transition from plumber to painter. Travel with Tom as he shows how he's working through that transition himself, learning about such things as font selection, color selection, user interface design, and all those other things you'd really like to ignore (but the users keep demanding). The need and ability to create visually appealing applications is something that has long been lacking in the Notes community. We’ve all seen ugly Notes applications that look like they were developed back in the R3 days. This session will force a change in the mindset of developers, and lay the groundwork for changing the way they view their application development skills. This session was first given at ILUG 2008 and met with very high reviews.

re: Moving from Plumber to Painter

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:03:27 +0000

Author: Vitor Pereira
Comment: I attended your presentation at ILUG too and I would again at Lotusphere. The topic is very good and your new presentation style is top notch.
I really want to see how far have you've gone on this 'journey'.
Just don't have Gayle drawing the books again, bad luck I tell you.

re: Moving from Plumber to Painter

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:43:33 +0000

Author: Chris Blatnick
Comment: Go Tom! Obviously, this is a topic near and dear to my heart, so of course I'd love to see it and I believe all Notes developers do too. Cheers!

re: Moving from Plumber to Painter

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:05:56 +0000

Author: Bruce Elgort
Comment: Tom,

I saw you give this presentation at ILUG 2008 and I must say you did a smashing job. What was also cool was the pace you gave it at, your candor and your ability to make this topic interesting and insightful. Top notch session. Promoted.

re: Moving from Plumber to Painter

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:19:01 +0000

Author: Ben Poole
Comment: Twas a real highlight of ILUG and has to be a shoe-in for LS09!

re: Moving from Plumber to Painter

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:17:10 +0000

Author: Thomas Duff
Comment: @All... thanks for the kind words! I'm hopeful that it will be selected, that I can tweak a few of the areas that I didn't think were as good as I wanted them to be, and of course... hit up OReilly for more free books. :)

re: Run single busses to the outlying hotels after 9:30 pm.

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:28:20 +0000

Author: Dan Sickles
Comment: Stayed at an outlying hotel in '96. It sucked. The bus schedule felt like a curfew. Good idea.

re: Run single busses to the outlying hotels after 9:30 pm.

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:33:37 +0000

Author: Bruce Elgort
Comment: I can't believe that somebody else hadn't yet posted this idea. Fabulous Duffbert!

re: Run single busses to the outlying hotels after 9:30 pm.

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:59:38 +0000

Author: Michael Kobrowski
Comment: Or provide vouchers for cabs :-)