Tickets For The World's Biggest Computer Party

vvizard writes "For Norwegian geeks in particular, easter is preferable spent at the worlds biggest computer-party [The Gathering]. That is, for those lucky enough to get tickets at least. Tickets for the scandinavian people where released through Partyticket last night, and got sold out as fast as the system managed (which due to extreme traffic, isn't very fast). However, there are still tickets left. Foreigners, demosceners and professional gamers have their own pool of tickets, which started selling tonight. So if you fit in one of the previous mentioned categories, and would like to experience the biggest computer-party in the world, now is the time to check out www.gathering.org for information, and www.partyticket.net for ticket-booking."

Comments

Chatting up the women

[Anonymous Coward]

'So... great parity...'

'You must have a lot of bandwidth...'

'Are you interested in 35 year-old virgins who live with their parents?'

how

[NoGuffCheck]

how is this supposed to help me pick up chicks??... yeah yeah, I can get tickets to anything you want baby... im a foreigner!do they sell porn at this event?

Re:how

[noselasd]

I'm very sorry, but I cannot help you pick up chicks. You have to
do that your on your own. That said, there are usually _lots_ of good looking girls at The Gathering.

Here's how it looks

[nnnneedles]

Pretty big, eh?

http://fun.from.hell.pl/2003-06-09/male-copy-par ty .jpg

Computerparty?

[Anonymous Coward]

Whyis itthat theNorwegians liketo squishwords together?

Probably have a high police presence

[Space cowboy]

[sarcasm>] ... since we all now know that Linux users (especially in Norway) are all avid DVD-copiers...
[/sarcasm]

Simon

Re:Probably have a high police presence

[Daengbo]

Wow. Here in Thailand, we have whole malls devoted to such things.

Professionnal gamers

[frs_rbl]

...and professional gamers have their own pool of tickets, which started selling tonight.

Does playing Solitaire at work count a professional gaming?

Re:I for one...

[RPoet]

I for one welcome our new "I for one welcome our new ... overlords" moderating overlords."

Re:Why?

[winkydink]

I'm sure that a 50 geek gathering is a lot less odorifierous than a 500,000 geek gathering.

I can imagine it now...

[Anonymous Coward]

I can just imagine a bunch of nerds sitting around a table discussing ways to improve their image.

Nerd 1: I'm tired of people thinking we're a bunch of losers!
Nerd 2: What people? Everyone here seems to get along just fine...
Nerd 1: Not any of us. The people on the "outside."
Nerd 2: Oh yeah. Forgot about them.
Nerd 3: So what're we gonna do about it?
Nerd 4: I know! We'll throw a party!
Nerd 5: Yeah! A COMPUTER PARTY!
Nerd 1: Great idea! Meeting adjourned.

Better luck next time, nerds. :)

Re:I for one...

[krumms]

/**
* Teh amazing slashdot reply generator.
* May not compile, but the intention was there.
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#define CRAP_LENGTH 50

int main( int argc, char** argv ) {
if( argc > 1 ) {
char* overlord_shit = strdup( "I for one welcome our new ... overlords." );

int reply_depth = atoi( argv[1] );

for( int i = 0; i < reply_depth; i++ ) {
char* new_shit = malloc( strlen( overlord_shit )+CRAP_LENGTH+1 );
strcpy( new_shit, "I for one welcome our new \"" );
strcat( new_shit, overlord_shit );
strcat( "\" moderating overlords." );
free( overlord_shit );
overlord_shit = new_shit;
}

printf( "%s\n", overlord_shit );
}
else {
printf( "Usage: %s [slashdot reply depth]\n", argv[0] );
}

return 0;
}

If it's anything like QuakeCon...

[Uncle Gropey]

...there will be more pr0n trading than gaming.

Call Guinness Book of World Records

[dlb]

This will set the record for highest concentration of male virgins.