Alternatively, you can grab the Bolt Bus, or others like it (https://www.boltbus.com/default.aspx). Cheaper and slower than Amtrak but apparently has decently usable wifi.
I'm wondering how many people will wear the suggested identity t-shirts. As cool as wearing your internet identity on your chest is, I'd kinda rather go in regular clothes + a nametag.
I would like to know who the speakers are first. I know, it's more important to meet fellow Stack Overflow folks, but I meet geeks all the time in the Bay Area. "Six great speakers in each city" could be anybody.
You can always get a full refund at any point in time. The London event is already half sold out and Joel announced it today (no post on blog.stackoverflow.com or carsonified.com yet either).
A conference I can afford! Aside from the celebrity wow, the $99 price tag caught my eye first.
(Not to say that more expensive conferences aren't worth every dollar, but when you're kind-of consulting/running a struggling software/on a ramen diet you have to count your pennies.)
I must be alone in loving to work with people online but not so much in person. I don't think I could handle an event like that. I do love Stack Overflow, I'm happy it gained so many users.
Ditto. I'd much rather go to a Hacker News event generally. Despite covering a wide range of topics, there's something a bit proprietary/Microsoft-y about Stack Overflow that I can't put my finger on. Besides, I much prefer the wider range of non-programming stuff HN covers :) Thumbs up for HN events!
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Though we're only doing one city at a time...
(Not to say that more expensive conferences aren't worth every dollar, but when you're kind-of consulting/running a struggling software/on a ramen diet you have to count your pennies.)