mathNEWS Issue 114.1: Friday, September 24, 2010

Upcoming Conventions

For those of you who attend conventions, whether for the free shirts, random swag, or even *shudder* wisdom, this article is for you. Not just you, because I'm also dedicating it to the legendary pickle-cactus, but you get some of it too.

ConCon

This one's for those who enjoy going to conventions. It features such things as seminars on collecting swag (if you go to these you have failed already), free t-shirt scavenger hunts, and tables. So many tables...

CanCanCon

For those who can do the cancan. They can, can, can they do the cancan... fine, I'll stop.

CancunCon

This one's for those who wish they could go to Cancun, but only have space in their budget to go to crowded warehouses in Philadelphia full of strange people in speedos and lots of tables. You may be able to purchase a poster of a beach with one palm tree and a chair, but only if you get there early.

KhanCon

For Mongol warlords only. Seriously, if you don't have a horde, you're not getting in. They have really good bouncers ...

CronCon

The times for this are determined by your sysadmin. Type "crontab -l" to find out when. Hosts seminars on such topics as @reboot and */5

AlliterationCon

This one's for anyone who thought that the previous 5 convention names were funny. Due to its own name, however, nobody ever goes.

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