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Spurned O'Reilly 'Foo' Camp Attendees Create 'Bar'

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the foo-vs-bar-gets-foobar'd dept.

theodp writes "CNET reports on this weekend's Bar Camp, an open-source alternative to O'Reilly Media's A-List Foo Camp, which CEO Tim O'Reilly explains employs a "Bozo filter" to exclude undesirable attendees.

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  1. Headline... by Infinityis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe a catchier headline would've been:

    Foo 2 Bar Bozo

  2. Mr. T by Infinityis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Didn't get an invite to the latest camp? I pity the Foo...

    1. Re:Mr. T by dj245 · · Score: 4, Funny

      I got this in my RSS feed with the headline Does O'Reilly have a smelly crotch?

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  3. From TFA by Nuclear+Elephant · · Score: 4, Funny

    You have to understand the objectives of the event.

    Well sure with names like Foo Camp and Bar Camp, who wouldn't be able to pick up on that.

  4. My task is now clear... by Foobar+of+Borg · · Score: 4, Funny
    Spurned O'Reilly 'Foo' Camp Attendees Create 'Bar'

    My task is now clear. I will have to assimilate them! Their resistance is futile!

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  5. Haha, loser! by Russ+Nelson · · Score: 4, Funny

    Haha, loser! It's speled "spel", not "spell". You need to get a speling checkre.
    -russ

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