Editor’s note: I have contacted both O’Reilly Media and OsCon for a statement on the topic below and up to this writing I have received no response except that it was forwarded to a different email contact at OsCon. If I do receive a response we will update this piece. OsCon, a convention for open … [Read more…]
“Never meet your heroes.” Hero, of course, is a turn of phrase, as I have very few real heroes and most of them I’ve known all my life. I’ve used that phrase though, especially recently as my activity on social media has increased. I also wrote a related piece recently, about professionals that have taught … [Read more…]
Today is my birthday, and yesterday we were enjoying C2E2 and these two events came together in a surprising fashion. See, a friend of mine is acquainted with the lovely cosplayer Ani Mia and she was kind enough to find us on the con floor to wish me a happy birthday. Sadly I have to admit … [Read more…]
For part two of our feature I wanted to cover the second event a saw in my twitter feed, on the same day I saw the story about Grayson. Conventions are another thing close to my heart, as a collection of almost all of my interests all in one place. For anyone reading this that … [Read more…]
First let me say, record breaking year again. This convention is just huge and keeps getting bigger. They’ve added more rooms, more halls, and more events in the surrounding hotels. Since we are spending three days here we have time to really look around and enjoy everything. I’ve signed up for a few events, mostly … [Read more…]
This year saw C2E2, it’s fourth year in Chicago (we missed the first year) and bigger this year than in years past. The first year we went, year two, it was only half the size of this year, but in the same hall. We didn’t realize it until we had walked around for a bit, … [Read more…]
With convention season in full swing, and being a convention goer myself, I wanted to give you all some tips and tricks to make your visit to a comic book, gaming, or entertainment convention as stress-free and enjoyable as possible. 1. Order tickets early There’s nothing like showing up to a convention just to wait … [Read more…]