MangoCon 2016 NYS
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One thing that I don't like about conference streaming is that conceptually streaming is very different from conference attendance. Personally, even for conferences that I watch online, I much prefer that content be recorded for each session, cleanup and quickly posted online so that I can pick and choose. Sure, it isn't the same as "being there", but it can actually provide a better experience in some ways and is just as useful for those that attended as for those that did not.
If I was watching from home, I'd be nearly as happy if there was no live stream. Live is hard and expensive. Recorded is more useful and relatively cheap.
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I was talking about living streaming. We will probably (if it is even feasible) only live stream one session room. Recording will be done everywhere for everything.
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Okay, that works.
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Has there been any forward progress on the planning of MangoCon? Any locations eliminated any that might have been solidified as a definite contender?
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I think it is almost certainly Buffalo or the Buffalo surrounds for MangoCon 1.
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I'm going to be running so tight on vacation - I'm hoping I can make it.
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@Dashrender said:
I'm going to be running so tight on vacation - I'm hoping I can make it.
Maybe you can get work to consider it work time?
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
I'm going to be running so tight on vacation - I'm hoping I can make it.
Maybe you can get work to consider it work time?
I get 5 days a year and $2500 for training/travel/etc - at least 3 days of that is taken by SpiceWorld. While I paid a non insignificant amount on a room ($750 for 4 nights), and $299 for SW itself, and $370 for flights, over all it was pretty cheap because I didn't have to buy any meals while I was there. There might be enough to do both next year.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
I'm going to be running so tight on vacation - I'm hoping I can make it.
Maybe you can get work to consider it work time?
I get 5 days a year and $2500 for training/travel/etc - at least 3 days of that is taken by SpiceWorld.
Ah, so in theory they do that, you are just using a lot already. At least you have some left!
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
I'm going to be running so tight on vacation - I'm hoping I can make it.
Maybe you can get work to consider it work time?
I get 5 days a year and $2500 for training/travel/etc - at least 3 days of that is taken by SpiceWorld.
Ah, so in theory they do that, you are just using a lot already. At least you have some left!
Yeah, I'm not sure if she's hitting Tuesday or not, I worked a half day and traveled the rest.
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Hopefully it won't be in winter. But that would lower the cost of facilities, I bet.
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Next week Jenny and I are scoping locations. So I will have more details after then I hope!
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@Minion-Queen said:
Next week Jenny and I are scoping locations. So I will have more details after then I hope!
What about scoping dates?
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@Dashrender said:
I get 5 days a year
I'm sorry, but WHAT!?
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@nadnerB said:
@Dashrender said:
I get 5 days a year
I'm sorry, but WHAT!?
You only get 5 days annual leave (vacation)?Pretty confident that he means five days of training days to use. But in the US five days of annual leave is not all that uncommon, actually.
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@Dashrender said:
I get 5 days a year and $2500 for training/travel/etc - at least 3 days of that is taken by SpiceWorld. While I paid a non insignificant amount on a room ($750 for 4 nights), and $299 for SW itself, and $370 for flights, over all it was pretty cheap because I didn't have to buy any meals while I was there. There might be enough to do both next year.
Your SW ticket should have cost you $99 if you purchased at con. If not you can get it for $199 now. So that is $100-$200 less there.
You could share a room next year and halve the hotel (AirBnB).
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@scottalanmiller said:
But in the US five days of annual leave is not all that uncommon, sadly.
FTFY
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@nadnerB said:
You only get 5 days annual leave (vacation)?
I have no paid time off at all. So there is that. Instead my hourly wage was initially set higher than average for my duties.
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@JaredBusch said:
@nadnerB said:
You only get 5 days annual leave (vacation)?
I have no paid time off at all. So there is that. Instead my hourly wage was initially set higher than average for my duties.
I spent eight years that way. It's not all that uncommon. I knew lots of people who had done similar things at many different companies. Definitely not the norm by any stretch, but not super uncommon.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Pretty confident that he means five days of training days to use.
Oh, righto.
But in the US five days of annual leave is not all that uncommon, actually.
Wowzers, that's nuts.
