I agree, it would be hard to do a one hour tech pres. like this, but getting a quick tech concept across in 5 minutes might be good. This style is really beneficial towards communicating a concept or vision I think. That just happens to be where my head happens to be these days. On 11/23/05, Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I'm echoing Tom Kyte's comments when I state > that it would be useful for a high level presentation > such as this one. > > Nitty gritty tech details - I don't think it would work well. > > Jared > > > On 11/23/05, Ethan Post <post.ethan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I watched about half of this presentation last week (time not interest > > kept me from watching all) and thought the style was very captivating. > > > > http://www.identity20.com/media/OSCON2005/ > > > > Wondering what others think. I have been to Hotsos two times and plan on > > going this year also. I have also seen a lot of technical presentations on > > the web, many have put me to sleep. The best speakers (which are many) at > > Hotsos usually know how to keep things moving, implement a bit of humor and > > still cover are the requisite techie details. I always know that I can find > > the details later in the materials if I need them. > > > > - Ethan > > > > PS: Cary (or if someone happens to talk to him pass this on), try to get > > them to extend the wireless signal in the conference rooms this year. > > > > > > -- > Jared Still > Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist >