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    • JaredBuschJ
      JaredBusch
      last edited by JaredBusch

      Halloween is on a Monday, so most people will not be out super late anyway with the kids having to get to school the next day.

      I foresee a lot of people arriving Tuesday afternoon and departing on Thursday night for 2016.

      Assuming nothing major changes and I come as normal, I will have to catch a 9am flight out of O'Hare which puts me in Austin about 12pm on Tuesday the 1st. I will get a later flight out on Friday so the wife can pick up the kids after school before coming to pick me up. But that will still not leave tons of time for anything on Friday except the Grey Breakfast.

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      • thanksajdotcomT
        thanksajdotcom
        last edited by

        I still don't see why this is an issue. The Tuesday will probably just be the useless app workshops anyways, so who cares if you miss those?

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom
          last edited by

          @thanksajdotcom said:

          I still don't see why this is an issue. The Tuesday will probably just be the useless app workshops anyways, so who cares if you miss those?

          @thanksajdotcom said:

          I still don't see why this is an issue. The Tuesday will probably just be the useless app workshops anyways, so who cares if you miss those?

          The pre-day has gotten to be a big deal. Tuesday of this year was already quite busy with tons of people in town and Wednesday had the big brunch and has become the biggest party day. All of that would be missed by people trying to get to Halloween activities. It's a pretty huge deal if you look at how it would have impacted people this year.

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          • nadnerBN
            nadnerB
            last edited by

            Well, that's just poor planning on their part

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            • RojoLocoR
              RojoLoco @coliver
              last edited by

              @coliver said:

              Looks like it is

              SAVEMYSEAT
              

              Code doesn't work. Is it one of those BS codes only for returning attendees?

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              • coliverC
                coliver @RojoLoco
                last edited by

                @RojoLoco said:

                @coliver said:

                Looks like it is

                SAVEMYSEAT
                

                Code doesn't work. Is it one of those BS codes only for returning attendees?

                It was a one-day only code for 99$ tickets. It is one of the those early bird specials they do every year. You're stuck with paying 199$ now.

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                • Minion QueenM
                  Minion Queen Banned
                  last edited by

                  Awww.... Yeah well right now they are $199 and will be going up as time progresses so get one now!

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @coliver
                    last edited by

                    @coliver said:

                    @RojoLoco said:

                    @coliver said:

                    Looks like it is

                    SAVEMYSEAT
                    

                    Code doesn't work. Is it one of those BS codes only for returning attendees?

                    It was a one-day only code for 99$ tickets. It is one of the those early bird specials they do every year. You're stuck with paying 199$ now.

                    It sucks as it only counts DURING the event when no one has time to sign up.

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                    • coliverC
                      coliver @scottalanmiller
                      last edited by

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      @coliver said:

                      @RojoLoco said:

                      @coliver said:

                      Looks like it is

                      SAVEMYSEAT
                      

                      Code doesn't work. Is it one of those BS codes only for returning attendees?

                      It was a one-day only code for 99$ tickets. It is one of the those early bird specials they do every year. You're stuck with paying 199$ now.

                      It sucks as it only counts DURING the event when no one has time to sign up.

                      Except people who aren't there... which I think it one of the reasons they do it. People watching the stream are a great captive audience for this type of thing.

                      Agreed though they should at least have it available for 5-7 days after the event.

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        @coliver said:

                        @RojoLoco said:

                        @coliver said:

                        Looks like it is

                        SAVEMYSEAT
                        

                        Code doesn't work. Is it one of those BS codes only for returning attendees?

                        It was a one-day only code for 99$ tickets. It is one of the those early bird specials they do every year. You're stuck with paying 199$ now.

                        It sucks as it only counts DURING the event when no one has time to sign up.

                        I signed up while they were giving away the prizes so I wouldn't forget.
                        The promise to return all but $5 if I have to cancel my trip at least a week before the event was pretty nice too.

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                        • nadnerBN
                          nadnerB @Minion Queen
                          last edited by

                          @Minion-Queen said:

                          Awww.... Yeah well right now they are $199 and will be going up as time progresses so get one now!

                          That's a fair wack of cash just for entry (Exchange rates are killer).

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                          • coliverC
                            coliver @nadnerB
                            last edited by

                            @nadnerB said:

                            @Minion-Queen said:

                            Awww.... Yeah well right now they are $199 and will be going up as time progresses so get one now!

                            That's a fair wack of cash just for entry (Exchange rates are killer).

                            That is still very inexpensive compared to a lot of other technical conferences.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @nadnerB
                              last edited by

                              @nadnerB said:

                              @Minion-Queen said:

                              Awww.... Yeah well right now they are $199 and will be going up as time progresses so get one now!

                              That's a fair wack of cash just for entry (Exchange rates are killer).

                              The Australian dollar is stronger than the US dollar, though, right?

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                              • nadnerBN
                                nadnerB @coliver
                                last edited by

                                @coliver said:

                                @nadnerB said:

                                @Minion-Queen said:

                                Awww.... Yeah well right now they are $199 and will be going up as time progresses so get one now!

                                That's a fair wack of cash just for entry (Exchange rates are killer).

                                That is still very inexpensive compared to a lot of other technical conferences.

                                To get there, I think FedEx or DHL is the cheapest

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                                • JaredBuschJ
                                  JaredBusch @coliver
                                  last edited by

                                  @coliver said:

                                  Agreed though they should at least have it available for 5-7 days after the event.

                                  In years past the code had worked until the day after. One year (2013 I think) there was such talk about it that they extended it two days.

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                                  • nadnerBN
                                    nadnerB @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    @nadnerB said:

                                    @Minion-Queen said:

                                    Awww.... Yeah well right now they are $199 and will be going up as time progresses so get one now!

                                    That's a fair wack of cash just for entry (Exchange rates are killer).

                                    The Australian dollar is stronger than the US dollar, though, right?

                                    BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! No.
                                    Well, not anymore. We were at parity for a while but now we are at $1 AUD = 0.70 USD. 😞
                                    Good if you want to buy our cattle, sheep, iron ore or wheat but not if I want to go to an international Tech conference.

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                                    • JaredBuschJ
                                      JaredBusch @nadnerB
                                      last edited by

                                      @nadnerB said:

                                      Well, not anymore. We were at parity for a while but now we are at $1 AUD = 0.70 USD. 😞
                                      Good if you want to buy our cattle, sheep, iron ore or wheat but not if I want to go to an international Tech conference.

                                      Related: This year was much better for the trip to Japan than the prior two for the same reason.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @nadnerB
                                        last edited by

                                        @nadnerB said:

                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        @nadnerB said:

                                        @Minion-Queen said:

                                        Awww.... Yeah well right now they are $199 and will be going up as time progresses so get one now!

                                        That's a fair wack of cash just for entry (Exchange rates are killer).

                                        The Australian dollar is stronger than the US dollar, though, right?

                                        BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! No.
                                        Well, not anymore. We were at parity for a while but now we are at $1 AUD = 0.70 USD. 😞
                                        Good if you want to buy our cattle, sheep, iron ore or wheat but not if I want to go to an international Tech conference.

                                        Oh the tides have turned I see. I hope that stays as we are heading to your part of the world in just over a year.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
                                          last edited by

                                          @JaredBusch said:

                                          @coliver said:

                                          Agreed though they should at least have it available for 5-7 days after the event.

                                          In years past the code had worked until the day after. One year (2013 I think) there was such talk about it that they extended it two days.

                                          We have emailed in to people who knew that we were there and bought in bulk the day after before.

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                                          • nadnerBN
                                            nadnerB @scottalanmiller
                                            last edited by

                                            @scottalanmiller said:

                                            @nadnerB said:

                                            @scottalanmiller said:

                                            @nadnerB said:

                                            @Minion-Queen said:

                                            Awww.... Yeah well right now they are $199 and will be going up as time progresses so get one now!

                                            That's a fair wack of cash just for entry (Exchange rates are killer).

                                            The Australian dollar is stronger than the US dollar, though, right?

                                            BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! No.
                                            Well, not anymore. We were at parity for a while but now we are at $1 AUD = 0.70 USD. 😞
                                            Good if you want to buy our cattle, sheep, iron ore or wheat but not if I want to go to an international Tech conference.

                                            Oh the tides have turned I see. I hope that stays as we are heading to your part of the world in just over a year.

                                            Really? Nice!
                                            Secret plans?

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