one day, I'll be back. I don't think I have much worth presenting on, but honestly? In spite of defcon become such a huge commercialized event, the many villages being available is fucking awesome.
@da_667@infosec.exchange never been. I didn’t like the DefCon is cancelled joke, I thought it was cruel to first timers. I was told I was stupid for that opinion. I finally bought tickets to go to DCBH. It was 2020. Yep, they can choke on their in group horseshit.
I have strong feelings. I take solace that those pompous asses have to look for new jobs every 2-3 years because layoffs.
@infoseclogger@infosec.exchange I have mixed feelings on Defcon. The times I went, I did enjoy it, but the con staff, goons, and CFP committee are an in-crowd that doesn't let people in. You gotta know somebody who knows somebody, and even then if they don't like you, that's about all there is to it. I wanted to help, and maybe eventually become a goon, maybe feel like I'm part of something larger than myself.
That never really happened, but I met cool people there, Defcon Group 801, out of Salt Late City were super friendly and supportive. My friends from unallocated space out in Maryland were great to hang out with. The few times I spoke at Bside Las Vegas were honestly more fun than trying to submit for Defcon.
@da_667@infosec.exchange @infoseclogger@infosec.exchange and that's where we met!!
@da_667@infosec.exchange being a first timer this year, I was not prepared for just how massive it is. So many villages. Overwhelming without better pre-planning. Also, I definitely should not have gone to Blackhat and Defcon. I was already exhausted before Defcon even started. That being said, it has encouraged me to try and get more involved in my local cons and communities because yeah, I definitely want to become part of something bigger but there’s no toehold for me in an event this big and established. Glad I came but if I ever do come back there will have to be more intention than “it’d be cool to go do that”.
@infoseclogger@infosec.exchange I'd like to come back and talk, but I sometimes wonder whether or not being an IDS nerd and covering IoT vulns on the daily is worth talking about.
@MzBlackwood@infosec.exchange Yeah. first year I went, I was overwhelmed trying to do everything all at once. Then after that, I focused on having a good time at Bsides LV (because honestly, It was more my speed and crowd anyway), and then I picked things I wanted to focus on, like doing skytalks, or specific villages doing cool things I'm interested.
I'm glad you had an opportunity to to, hope it was fun.
p.s. I see that you're K12infosec in your profile. As husband to a 1st grade teach, we're both thankful for the work you do. Cheers
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Eddie.
