WhatTheHack
Jul. 29th, 2005 02:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
guslI am here! in the middle of a field outside of Boxtel...
Still haven't seen anyone I know (except a guy that was in a class with me), although I've already dropped my stuff off at Joseph's tent.
I'm a bit confused and tired from carrying my laptop around, but there's some really nice things to see, including spinning/blinking lights, a rocket-shaped tent, and the main roads (I should say "main path") is being lit by Red-Light District-style lamps.
The whole camp seems distributed and anarchical, and everything is run by volunteers... even the toilets are being cleaned this way. There's also an emergency medical team, and a sort of police, all volunteer. Quite amazing.
Also, there seems to be no central place to get food / etc. See here for the latest news. Here is the collective blog.
It feels like 50% of people are German.
Earlier today I was mattressless, but now I have a mattress to spare. Let's see what I can make of this whole event. Right now I think I'm too tired and overwhelmed to enjoy myself.
Still haven't seen anyone I know (except a guy that was in a class with me), although I've already dropped my stuff off at Joseph's tent.
I'm a bit confused and tired from carrying my laptop around, but there's some really nice things to see, including spinning/blinking lights, a rocket-shaped tent, and the main roads (I should say "main path") is being lit by Red-Light District-style lamps.
The whole camp seems distributed and anarchical, and everything is run by volunteers... even the toilets are being cleaned this way. There's also an emergency medical team, and a sort of police, all volunteer. Quite amazing.
Also, there seems to be no central place to get food / etc. See here for the latest news. Here is the collective blog.
It feels like 50% of people are German.
Earlier today I was mattressless, but now I have a mattress to spare. Let's see what I can make of this whole event. Right now I think I'm too tired and overwhelmed to enjoy myself.
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Date: 2005-07-29 07:22 am (UTC)What were your reasons to go to WtH? What are you looking to get out of it?
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Date: 2005-08-01 08:56 am (UTC)Mostly, I wanted to experience something new. I also wanted to see Kevin Warwick, but I missed him, thinking he would talk on Friday...
As far as demographic filtering goes, it was unfortunately not as good as scientific conferences. Most of them are interested in practical projects, which is a good thing, but I felt like I was perhaps the most theoretical person in the whole camp.