[FOO] Geek Camp

Posted on:: October 10th, 2003

I ran into Tim O’Reilly as I entered the door to FOO (Friends of O’Reilly). “Is this the first one of these?” I asked.

“Yes,” said Tim. “In fact, it was just an idea we had six weeks ago.”

So, here I am with 200 geeks for two days of, well, whatever it is that we decide to do for two days. At last the conference I’ve been waiting for:
Hallway talk with occasional self-organized colloquia. At least that’s what I think is going to happen. Maybe we’re all going to get naked except for “Burning Man Sucks” baseball caps.

I’ve already ran into bunches of people I either know and love or know of and respect. I’m so excited to be here that I actually went out and bought a tent. Me in a tent is like a trout in a holster.

Everyone here is smarter than me. I’m really excited about being here.

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4 Responses to “[FOO] Geek Camp”

Euan, on October 11th, 2003 at 3:35 am Said:

Interesting how a conference with no agenda but a bunch of interesting guys willing to go with the flow, sounds REALLY exciting.

Backup Brain, on October 11th, 2003 at 5:32 pm Said:

Foo 2.1

Most frequently heard comment at Foo Camp: “I have no idea what I’m doing here—everyone here is so much smarter

TWELVE|71 : dull. dull. dull., on October 13th, 2003 at 7:45 am Said:

David Weinberger

Co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto and author of Small Pieces, Loosely Joined. A note about the Friends of O’Reilly conference….

TWELVE|71 : dull. dull. dull., on October 13th, 2003 at 7:47 am Said:

David Weinberger

Co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto and author of Small Pieces, Loosely Joined. A couple of notes about the Friends of…

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