Exploring AI and Internet Technologies
Each year, we create various accessory graphics for RubyNation. I thought I’d share the graphic we created for this year’s podiums, i.e. – the 22-inch by 18-inch graphic that appeared on the front of the podiums where the speakers were giving their talks. By the way, I thought the graphic looked MUCH better on video than the “Sheraton Hotel” image that is present by default – the Sheraton can do their own advertising.
The DevIgnition Conference debuted on December 3rd in the Oracle Theater at Oracle’s facility in Reston VA. As one of the founders, I’m pleased to report that the conference was a terrific success, with a roster of excellent speakers, a nice collection of sponsors and a sold-out crowd.
This multi-technology conference included talks on Java, JavaScript (not related to Java at all), Clojure, JRuby and NetBeans. Now, we just need to start planning for DevIgnition 2011. Photo by Arun Gupta, Oracle’s Glassfish evangelist.
My wife, Sally, is Scottish. I mentioned to her in passing one day that, when I was a kid, my parents would leave milk and cookies out on the kitchen table so Santa could have a snack when he showed up. She looked at me with a horrified expression, then exclaimed, “Milk and cookies! That’s terrible!” She shuddered. “Santa’s a man, not a boy! In Scotland, we leave whiskey out for the poor fellow ’cause he needs something to warm him up on his journey.”