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South By Southwest Is a Pointless Party

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Ha Ha Sound
03/17/09

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I feel like this is the kind of party that, 20 years ago, the guy who invented the cassette tape would've thrown for himself.
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
03/17/09

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why so cranky? it's a party. party party party.

and, unlike the banksters, it's not us govt funding that's paying for it

investors want to pay for parties, people like parties, people go to parties ...

also, tech is iterative. breakthru, iteration iteration iteration, breakthru

the year after the iphone came out, every hot new app looked like the iphone ... til the next new thing
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El Matardillo
03/16/09

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These people are all a bunch of wannabes with their PHP websites and Javascript Ajax bullshit delivered over a LAMP stack.

Call me when you can do high-performance graphics in C++ with DirectDraw or OpenGL/ES.
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macbeach
03/16/09

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I can see the veins growing in those noses already.
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finnegan's cake
03/16/09

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Why does Gawker's tech editor hate the tech industry? It seems like whenever Owen starts writing rather than reporting news it's about how we should hate the tech industry or someone is far more successful than he or she deserves (see Marissa Mayer). It started out tawdry and now it's boring and predictable as well.
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tillman
03/16/09

@kinchknifeblade: Tech industry? You mean tumblr, pop17 etc? That is called web 2.0 bubble, just like dotcom bubble. Real tech innovations are done at companies like HP, Apple, Cisco and countless others. This web 2.0 bubble built on venture capitalist money hoping to cash out when some Google, yahoo or microsoft would buy them; can't be called tech industry. And, that is the reason valleywag editors hate it.
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Owen Thomas
03/17/09

@tillman: It's like you're the voice inside my head.
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twoeightnine
03/16/09

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The attendees of SXSW Interactive have nothing to look at but each other, and nothing to listen to but their own kind.

You forgot twittering. Especially twittering which Twitterers you were currently twittering with.
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bigduke
03/16/09

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heh, I get to live in Austin every day, and let me tell you, the locals are happy when these bozos go home. Please tip your waitstaff well, and then plase leave!
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The Human Tornado
03/16/09

@bigduke: I know a lot of locals who love South By, so this comment makes me think you're the type of idiot who lives in a city, but can't stand when the city doesn't work for you about 3-4 weeks a year. I know it causes gridlock on the streets, but if it bothers you this much, move to Houston - nothing will bother you there.
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Lizawithazee
03/16/09

@The Human Tornado: I love SXSW, ACL Fest, and all the other things that bring people to town. Purple sweaters and all! I love the geeks, the movie people, the music people, the bikers, the rodeo people, the football people, even (begrudgingly) the legislators. Thank you for coming.

Perhaps you'd like to purchase some real estate while you're here? I'm shameless and I DON'T CARE.
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OMG! Ponies!
03/16/09

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Did Blakeley also go around shutting down bands' equipment while they were playing like he did to exhibitors at CES 2007?
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Lizawithazee
03/16/09

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Heh, you can tell they're from outta town when they drink Lone Star.
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Lizawithazee
03/16/09

@Lizawithazee: Also, the purple sweater is something of a tip-off.
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apocalypse-nowish
03/16/09

@Lizawithazee: That's odd, because that's all my Texan born relatives drink down in San Antonio. Maybe it's a regional thing?
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Lizawithazee
03/16/09

@apocalypse-nowish: Could be. I've never seen any locals anywhere in Texas drink Lone Star but admittedly I haven't been everywhere in the state (254 counties!). Maybe it's also generational.

I betcha you actually know how to say Bexar County, with kin in San Antone.

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Louisa Lee
03/16/09

@Lizawithazee: girl i dont know where you been at...
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Lizawithazee
03/16/09

@Louisa Lee: Lordy, I swear only people who come to town and want "authentic" Texas experiences drink Lone Star in my presence. Little did I know everyone's grandpa is a secret Lone Star drinker. He brings out the good whisky when I come callin'.
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Alaska Miller
03/16/09

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Oh, dear Sweaterbear: I think you're getting too old to be mingling with the party kids.
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Alaska Miller
03/16/09

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At least SF and Williamsburg had one iota less bit of hipsterdom and douchery for the weekend?
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CaptainFantastic
03/16/09

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I know who the gal in the photo of Gary Vaynerchuk is! She's the girl from the background of the Sarah Austin photo!
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Nic Fit
03/16/09

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Yeah, but isn't the point of all this tech innovation bullshit free plane tickets and free drink wristbands? Oh, I'm sorry I was thinking of the music "business".
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