YAPC::NA Keynote

Larry Wall is still an awful speaker. He either doesn't prepare in enough detail or doesn't rehearse. Combined with shyness and not-so-good jokes, it makes attending his keynotes a mixture of interest in his technical genius and boredom.

Laptops

Looking around the room at YAPC, I see Mac laptops are about half the total, with lots of Dells, ThinkPads and HPs as well. That's quite a departure from OSCON last year, where the vast majority had Apple laptops. In fact, a typical Starbucks in New York City will have a larger proportion of Macs.

I'll try and find out the reason - OSCON has more West Coast people; it is also more expensive. Both of those things could explain the difference.