Can someone tell me what the point of Gnomedex actually is?

I’ve asked this question before, and I’m still just as mystified.

Josh has said “it’s a place to network”, but surely networking has to have some purpose. To me, it seems like a place for bloggers to talk about blogs and bloggers, but the problem is that these people actually don’t have anything else to say. It’s a place for pundits to be surrounded by wannabe pundits.

Just look at the schedule. Sessions are identified only by who leads them, not be what they are about. What the fuck is up with that?

It’s a year later, and I still don’t get it.

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The BBC is reporting that the FBI has arrested thirteen individuals who are part of a massive film piracy ring. They claim that these individuals may account for half of all pirate video in the U.S. Wow. That’s major.

The article goes on to say that film piracy costs the film industry $18 billion each year. So, with the arrest of these individuals, the film industry should show an extra $9 billion in profits in the coming year. Cigars all around!

I mean, that makes sense, right?

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