tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post2525983922889244606..comments2024-03-26T03:20:19.840-04:00Comments on For Some Value of "Magic": Help Publicize PyConStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732819755000554717noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-33753086803786691722009-02-17T09:55:00.000-05:002009-02-17T09:55:00.000-05:00Rottweiler: There's always a balance to be struck....Rottweiler: There's always a balance to be struck. PyCon fees are low to reduce the total cost of the package, but a hotel venue is the most practical choice at present.<BR/><BR/>When the conferences were in DC people had a much wider range of choice, from $20-a-night hostels to $250-a-night hotels. I appreciate not everyone wants to share a room (it's not an option I ever go for), but the organizers are trying their best (and PyCon delegates <I>are</I> really nice people).<BR/><BR/>The rates quoted are for the conference hotel, but <A HREF="http://www.hotel-rates.com/us/illinois/rosemont/" REL="nofollow">this page</A> lists Rosemont hotels starting at under $70 per night. So there <B>is</B> cheaper accommodation in the area if you want it. See you at PyCon?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15732819755000554717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-65271850868526026962009-02-17T09:30:00.000-05:002009-02-17T09:30:00.000-05:00I apologize in advance for being so negative...I w...I apologize in advance for being so negative...<BR/><BR/>I was planning to attend until I saw that the hotel rates are a <B>whopping $153</B> per night. Is there no possibility we could find an *affordable* place to hold this event? I'm looking at almost $500 just for a place to sleep and only for the "conference" days.<BR/><BR/>It makes the trip very parlous.<BR/><BR/>And no, I'm not interested in doubling-up with some stranger.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653822720483310423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-29249463360757557762009-02-16T16:19:00.000-05:002009-02-16T16:19:00.000-05:00jp: happy to have contributed to your vocabulary!jp: happy to have contributed to your vocabulary!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15732819755000554717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-42963647974332159772009-02-16T15:26:00.000-05:002009-02-16T15:26:00.000-05:00"Parlous"? Really? Dang, I didn't know that was ..."Parlous"? Really? Dang, I didn't know that was a word. I'll have to start using it in at least half the places where I would have used "perilous".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-85361590912159327062009-02-16T08:26:00.000-05:002009-02-16T08:26:00.000-05:00Sigh. Thanks, Ken. It wouldn't hurt as much being ...Sigh. Thanks, Ken. It wouldn't hurt as much being a crappy typist if I weren't a crappy proofreader as well. Anyway, all fixed now.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15732819755000554717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-20818032765925271172009-02-16T08:01:00.000-05:002009-02-16T08:01:00.000-05:00"male" myself a part of the publicity campaign? Th..."male" myself a part of the publicity campaign? That sounds difficult at best, and potentially painful...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com