] We've invited about 150 Friends Of O'Reilly, people
] who're doing interesting work in fields such as web
] services, data visualization and search, open source
] programming, computer security, hardware hacking, GPS,
] and all manner of emerging technologies to share their
] work-in-progess, show off the latest tech toys and
] hardware hacks, and tackle challenging problems together.
] We'll have some planned activities, but much of the
] agenda will be determined by you. We'll provide space,
] electricity, a wireless network, and a wiki. You bring
] your ideas, enthusiasms, and projects. We all get to know
] each other better, and hopefully come up with some cool
] ideas about how to change the world.

After all the press Stripe Snoop got from the Slashdot exposure, I got an email from Time O'Reilly inviting me to this. [does happy dance].

I'm hitting the books to broaden my knowledge, because amongst all these well known people, I feel like the smallest fish in the pond.

] We've invited about 150 Friends Of O'Reilly, people
] who're doing interesting work in fields such as web
] services, data visualization and search, open source
] programming, computer security, hardware hacking, GPS,
] and all manner of emerging technologies to share their
] work-in-progess, show off the latest tech toys and
] hardware hacks, and tackle challenging problems together.
] We'll have some planned activities, but much of the
] agenda will be determined by you. We'll provide space,
] electricity, a wireless network, and a wiki. You bring
] your ideas, enthusiasms, and projects. We all get to know
] each other better, and hopefully come up with some cool
] ideas about how to change the world.

After all the press Stripe Snoop got from the Slashdot exposure, I got an email from Time O'Reilly inviting me to this. [does happy dance].

I'm hitting the book to broaden my knowledge, because amongst all these well known people, I feel like the smallest fish in the pond.

[ Damn dude. Congratulations! There are some serious heavyweights on this list. I've never felt so pathetic in comparison to a friend. ;) -k]