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6-Jul-16 4:34

Well, in 24 hours, anyway. In lovely downtown Chattanooga.

If it's lovely....never been there before.

And I get to annoy all my favorite authors. Smile | :)

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den2k886-Jul-16 4:37

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6-Jul-16 4:37

I'm a bit too far to visit, but what kind of convention is it?

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GenJerDan6-Jul-16 4:44

6-Jul-16 4:44

SF, mainly. LibertyCon 29[^]

And jokingly referred to as "Baen Con", since most of Baen's major authors tend to show up.

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den2k886-Jul-16 4:47

den2k88

6-Jul-16 4:47

Now I'm envious Mad | :mad:

Have Fun!

Brisingr Aerowing6-Jul-16 4:44

Brisingr Aerowing

6-Jul-16 4:44

What Con?

Never been to Chattanooga, but have been other places in TN for various reasons (including Whitewater Rafting for Boy Scouts, THAT was FUN!).

GenJerDan6-Jul-16 4:45

6-Jul-16 4:45

LibertyCon 29[^]

Big Grin | :-D

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Mark Parity6-Jul-16 4:59

Mark Parity

6-Jul-16 4:59

Choo Choo

GenJerDan6-Jul-16 5:06

6-Jul-16 5:06

Yeah, that's where the Con is, but I signed up too late so I'm staying at different hotel. :p

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Gerenatian6-Jul-16 5:05

Gerenatian

6-Jul-16 5:05

I've been there for conferences before and had a great time. They've got really great transportation busses that'll shuttle you around the city for free.

Dan Neely7-Jul-16 2:53

7-Jul-16 2:53

Me too, except it's still almost 24 hours for me. I'll be departing for there at an ungodly hour tomorrow morning.

Might do Thursday arrival next year if they end up starting extra early on Friday again (and not with filler panels); will depend on what the job situation looks like then.

I registered soon enough to get an on-site room; although as sprawlly as the ChooChoo is, it probably matters less there than at most others.

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GenJerDan13-Jul-16 2:05

13-Jul-16 2:05

Ha!

Maybe I should have checked back here before I went.

So. You have fun?

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Dan Neely13-Jul-16 3:07

13-Jul-16 3:07

GenJerDan wrote:
Maybe I should have checked back here before I went.

GenJerDan wrote:
So. You have fun?

Yup. Did you?

My favorite moments were the Mad Scientists Roundtable; and the next morning when Toni ambushed Mike Massa and John Ringo mid-panel to get a contract signed.

GenJerDan13-Jul-16 3:15

13-Jul-16 3:15

Dan Neely wrote:
Yup. Did you?

As much as I expected, not as much as I had hoped. I don't like crowds...not that this was particularly crowded.

Dan Neely wrote:
when Toni ambushed Mike Massa and John Ringo mid-panel to get a contract signed.

I put the video up on FB for the whole session. Well, pieces of it, anyway. A bit over a dozen pieces. The phone was getting too hot to hold for too long at a time. Whose brilliant idea was it to put a 4K video camera on a lithium-powered phone?

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Dan Neely13-Jul-16 3:44

13-Jul-16 3:44

GenJerDan wrote:
As much as I expected, not as much as I had hoped. I don't like crowds...not that this was particularly crowded.

Not much to be done there. At this point I'm wondering how much longer it's going to be staying at the Choo Choo. LC's managing to outgrow that facility as thoroughly as it outgrew the old nasty hotel a decade ago. Dead | X|

I think Ravencon (aka Baenfest Junior) is a bit smaller than LC, but not by much.

GenJerDan wrote:
I put the video up on FB for the whole session. Well, pieces of it, anyway. A bit over a dozen pieces.

Did you post the bit blowing Kelly's secret identity like the dude live-tweeting the panel did. Laugh | :laugh:

GenJerDan wrote:
The phone was getting too hot to hold for too long at a time. Whose brilliant idea was it to put a 4K video camera on a lithium-powered phone?

Probably the same people who decided that shaving an extra micron off its thickness was more important than any other capability they could add. D'Oh! | :doh:

GenJerDan13-Jul-16 3:53

13-Jul-16 3:53

Dan Neely wrote:
Did you post the bit blowing Kelly's secret identity like the dude live-tweeting the panel did.

It....may be in there. The bit where he's calling out the Tweeter (sitting in front of me, no less) is at least partially in there.

But the only people potentially seeing the videos are either folks who wouldn't care, or those who already know.

And I feel all sorts of guilty about getting everyone's individual spiel, except Jason's.

And not panning to see KC's cheer outfit display. D'oh!

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Dan Neely13-Jul-16 4:18

13-Jul-16 4:18

GenJerDan wrote:
But the only people potentially seeing the videos are either folks who wouldn't care, or those who already know.

Until fArseBook decides to make all video posted public by no-exceptions-allowed, and combines it with face recognition/speech recognition to link it to both of Kelly's identities. $Shucks | :-\$

OTOH that'll shoot him in the foot so many times it ceases to be funny. (Especially his Robot Battles MC costumes from Dragoncon.)

GenJerDan13-Jul-16 4:22