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Posted By: Jackie Show of hands-- - 02/22/06 01:24 PM
How many of you know what this paragraph is talking about--without having to
look it up?
"At around 8:30 a.m., most of the 300 or so on hand here filed into an auditorium where co-organizer David Berlind proceeded to invite anyone in the crowd with a mashup they wanted to show off to step forward and introduce it. One caveat: They got only 30 seconds to explain their projects. It was like Demo on crack."
Posted By: AnnaStrophic Re: Show of hands-- - 02/22/06 01:29 PM
No clue. But context is a virtue.
Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: Show of hands-- - 02/22/06 01:42 PM
raises hand.

but then I read boingboing...
Posted By: Owlbow Re: Show of hands-- - 02/22/06 05:28 PM
I'm sitting on my hands, so writing this isn't easy.
Nor do I know what boingboing is.
I think there was a cartoon character named Johnny Boingboing in the 50s or 60s - probably unrelated.
Posted By: Alex Williams Re: Show of hands-- - 02/22/06 05:29 PM
I had to look it up. Interesting article.
Posted By: belMarduk Re: Show of hands-- - 02/22/06 05:45 PM
No idea, but ASp is right, context is important.

I'm sure there are some paragraphs in our product documents that would be incomprehensible if there wasn't all the information around them.
Posted By: inselpeter Re: Show of hands-- - 02/22/06 06:11 PM
Quote:

I'm sitting on my hands, so writing this isn't easy.
Nor do I know what boingboing is.
I think there was a cartoon character named Johnny Boingboing in the 50s or 60s - probably unrelated.


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Gerald Mcboing boing

My brother was a fan of the book.
Posted By: Owlbow Re: Show of hands-- - 02/22/06 07:26 PM
Thanks,
It's gratifying to know that there were other fans in addition to myself and my older brother and parents.
I should have remembered the name, I was, after all, almost one at the time.
What a retro rush BOING! I just got.
Posted By: TEd Remington Re: Show of hands-- - 02/22/06 09:01 PM
I had so many of those rushes that I numbered them but stopped when I got to 707.
Posted By: dalehileman Re: Show of hands-- - 02/23/06 05:39 PM
Easy. Dave conducted a show-and-tell
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