Simple NomadGenuinely curious about this. I have heard from a few people that Summer Camp 2023 wasn't that good. Like, at all. Many people are talking about going next year, skipping the cons, and just having dinner with friends, or skipping Vegas entirely. Do others feel this way? Is this bitterness over a lack of an electronic badge, long lines, and overcrowded events in general? Or is this just old school hackers bitching? Inquiring minds want to know.
d1d4c71c@simplenomad
For me it was to the positive side of the centerline in the graph of all the summercamps I've attended, but not by a whole bunch. Definitely within one standard deviation of the mean.
That said, it wasn't bad. Yeah, it's crowded, but the Forum is easier to move in than the collection of hotels from prior years, and there's fewer goons having to bellow to keep things moving. Some villages were overcrowded, but others weren't. I never really found the simultaneously not completely deafening but still populated with my friends bar to gather at (like the lobby bar at Caesars before or the circular one at Paris).
BsidesLV was great though.
I am planning on going to Defcon next year, and plotting how to get the right balance of time with friends, meeting new friends, attending talks without having to sprint and stand in line, and some targeted village activities. Definitely attending BsidesLV again.
For me it was to the positive side of the centerline in the graph of all the summercamps I've attended, but not by a whole bunch. Definitely within one standard deviation of the mean.
That said, it wasn't bad. Yeah, it's crowded, but the Forum is easier to move in than the collection of hotels from prior years, and there's fewer goons having to bellow to keep things moving. Some villages were overcrowded, but others weren't. I never really found the simultaneously not completely deafening but still populated with my friends bar to gather at (like the lobby bar at Caesars before or the circular one at Paris).
BsidesLV was great though.
I am planning on going to Defcon next year, and plotting how to get the right balance of time with friends, meeting new friends, attending talks without having to sprint and stand in line, and some targeted village activities. Definitely attending BsidesLV again.