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Re: Google I/O 2013

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Post by lnanek2 » Thu, Mar 07, 2013, 2:15 AM UTC

georgemcbay wrote: post #15

julianpye wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are the servers for the I/O registration process definitely in the US only? If so I really have a problem, since I saved up the airmiles and am so ready to go.

Don't make any travel/hotel reservations until you have the I/O ticket reserved, the registration is always a clusterfuck where getting a ticket basically amounts to winning a minor lottery. Also sometimes they just randomly change the announced date prior to registration (eg. from April to June) for extra "Fuck You" to people who plan ahead. I don't think it really matters where you're connecting from though, the se…

True that, I know six people in the US and myself all tried the moment sales opened last time and none of us got in. Lets hope Google rents all of Moscone instead of just Moscone West this year. Java ONE handles much bigger crowds than they do, making Google look like amateurs.

Re: Google I/O 2013

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Post by yohui » Thu, Mar 07, 2013, 2:16 AM UTC

hpcorona wrote: post #7

lukegb wrote: post #2

...and some JS to find all the neat combos they've hidden: https://twitter.com/lukegb/status/309438514964099072 var a=ww.mode.modes,i;for(i in a)if("home"!=i){for(var b=a[i].pattern.toString(2);8>b.length;)b="0"+b;console.log(i,b)}; Returns: cat 11100111 space 00101010 pong 10000001 bacon 10010000 simone 11010011 eightbit 01010011 song 11011011 synth 10001000 ascii 01111111 bowling 01110101 rocket 01000101 burger 001…

O.O What is that?

Enter each binary output by clicking I/O to get an Easter egg (e.g. click "I" 3 times, "O" twice, and "I" thrice more to for some cats).

Re: Google I/O 2013

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Post by darrelld » Thu, Mar 07, 2013, 2:45 AM UTC

So this is how Google takes money out of my pocket.

Re: Google I/O 2013

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Post by mehdim » Thu, Mar 07, 2013, 3:53 AM UTC

I've never been to Google I/O, could you please explain why people go there and what is the main focus of the event. Networking with Googlers? Networking with attendees? Make business with Google? for Googlers keynotes?

Re: Google I/O 2013

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Post by covalence » Thu, Mar 07, 2013, 4:13 AM UTC

bsimpson wrote: post #3

I've gone to I/O every year. They usually set aside presale tickets for regular attendees, so we don't get locked-out if they sell out. We're only a week away from general sales, but I haven't seen any information about I/ON registration yet. I hope they're still giving early access to tickets for I/ONs this year.

https://developers.google.com/events/io/help#reg_ions "I/ONs have attended at least five of the following as a paid attendee: Google I/O 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and the 2007 Google Developer Day in Mountain View. I/ONs receive a limited time opportunity to purchase a ticket during pre-sale registration. Eligibility as an I/ON is at Google's discretion."

Re: Google I/O 2013

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Post by cloudwizard » Thu, Mar 07, 2013, 4:26 AM UTC

ben1040 wrote: post #20

corresation wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Before" meaning 2008. Every year after they gave out freebies. Further that is irrelevant regardless given that the pre-sales isn't to some sort of "loyal since 2008" group, but rather is whoever happened to get in the prior year. And I believe such pre-sales have only happened for the past two years.

>Further that is irrelevant regardless given that the pre-sales isn't to some sort of "loyal since 2008" group But there is a presale aimed at exactly this group. They've had the "I/ON" group (aka "loyal since 2008") since 2010, if I remember correctly. There was no presale but it also took 90 days for the 2010 conference to sell out, so it wasn't like you needed one. The 2010 I/ON group got priority seating at the k…

Some of us have been loyal since it was just developer days at the GooglePlex.

Re: Google I/O 2013

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Post by kyrra » Thu, Mar 07, 2013, 4:31 AM UTC

One important change this year. Tickets are no longer sellable or transferable. This is a change from previous years.

Re: Google I/O 2013

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Post by tomkinstinch » Thu, Mar 07, 2013, 4:38 AM UTC

I'd like to go, but I am working at a seed stage company and don't have $900 to blow on conference tickets. Sadly, I'm not a student now either. No breaks for poor programmers?

Re: Google I/O 2013

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Re: Google I/O 2013

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Post by bsimpson » Thu, Mar 07, 2013, 4:56 AM UTC

covalence wrote: post #25

bsimpson wrote: post #3

I've gone to I/O every year. They usually set aside presale tickets for regular attendees, so we don't get locked-out if they sell out. We're only a week away from general sales, but I haven't seen any information about I/ON registration yet. I hope they're still giving early access to tickets for I/ONs this year.

https://developers.google.com/events/io/help#reg_ions "I/ONs have attended at least five of the following as a paid attendee: Google I/O 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and the 2007 Google Developer Day in Mountain View. I/ONs receive a limited time opportunity to purchase a ticket during pre-sale registration. Eligibility as an I/ON is at Google's discretion."

Thanks.