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Hand washing 101
This past week at WWDC, most men that left the restroom washed their hands which is good news. However, many never took hand washing 101. The first part of hand washing is water, the second part is soap and the third part is actually rubbing hands together for at least 15 seconds. It is particularly disgusting to see educated people not washing their hands. Several years ago, a family friend mentioned how he always uses a paper towel to open the bathroom door when leaving. I've gone one step further and use my elbow to make the paper dispenser eject the towels. There are so many germs around that I just can't understand people not washing their hands. Yuck!
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The end of a long week
I'm not sure what it is about conferences, but I can really only handle about 3 days of them. About Wednesday evening, I was ready to go home from WWDC. There is so much content, that my head can't handle it all. If I'm going to get more information out of it, I think that shorter sessions (so I can learn about more topics), starting earlier, and a shorter lunch would let me get more info. The days will feel a bit longer, but we could get done sooner. There seems to be a ton of downtime with one session I was in lasted 21 minutes (scheduled for over an hour). I doubt anything will change, but next year I'll have to consider if I really want to stay the whole time; it will depend on the sessions at the end of the week.
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Geeks unite!
This morning, I got up early (couldn't sleep) and got down to Moscone Center West to pick up my badge for Apple's WWDC. I got there around 7 am and people were lined up for the 10 am keynote. After I got my badge, I went back to the hotel and then met people for breakfast. Maybe I'm just an old fart, but I don't see the big deal in waiting in line for 3 hours to get a good seat to see Steve Jobs speak. I did get a seat and could see the keynote clearly on a large screen (I could see the stage a little bit, but who cares). Others must be more fanatical than I am to want to sit in the front; last year I got VIP seating which meant I was closer to the stage. My world didn't change because I could see the stage.
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Traveling, is there an easy way?
Every time I have to travel and pack, it seems to consume me for a few days no matter how short the trip. Today I left for San Francisco to attend Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference and I spent the last day or so packing (just for a one week trip), figuring out what I'm going to take, and getting anxious about the flight and trip. Granted, the trip to Oakland is about 1.25 hours which isn't a huge deal, but it always makes be antsy.