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W3C Bars Public From Public Conference

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tricky-word-speak dept.

xk0der writes "Danny Weitzner, one of the W3C's policy directors and event co-chair, repeatedly claimed in a follow up telephone conversation that, by "public," the W3C actually means "closed to the public." Weitzner was the person who personally barred my colleague from entering the conference." The story is worth a read- it's very strange. Personally I think this guy is just vying to replace Tony Snow at the White House.

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  1. Call TBL by xmedar · · Score: 1, Funny

    He'll sort it out over a nice pot of tea, and perhaps some scones.

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    Any sufficiently advanced man is indistinguishable from God
  2. I warned them... by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is the sort of thing that happens when you make announcements on Opposite Day.

    1. Re:I warned them... by sharkey · · Score: 2, Funny

      Unless you're in a Boomerang Zone, whereupon the opposite'd announcement gets turned back to the original. Until someone bonks you with the Calvinball, anyway.

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      "Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.
  3. Access descriptors by Applekid · · Score: 1, Funny

    Couldn't they just call it a protected conference and get a conference that's private to the unwashed masses and public to objects of types that are friends of W3C? I mean, that's what the keyword is there for.

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  4. I, for one, welcome our... by Will+the+Chill · · Score: 2, Funny

    apparently-insane double-speak W3C overlords.

    -WtC

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  5. Re:Orwellian Doublespeak by Aladrin · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Bald-faced lie"? I think that translates to 'standard operating procedure' in Washingtonese.

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    "If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you." - DM
  6. The Doctor sez: by Tumbleweed · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Inflammable means flammable? What a country!"

  7. 415 response by trolltalk.com · · Score: 5, Funny
    Actually, he got an rfc2616 415 response - "Unsupported Media Type".

    The rest of us got a 417 response - "Expectation Failed"

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    Kevin Smith on Prince
  8. Re:public, who are invited by Wavicle · · Score: 3, Funny

    I believe this conference was "public as in beer" not "public as in speech."

    That should clear it up for everyone.

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    Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.
    Edward Everett (1794 - 1865)
  9. Re:public, who are invited by hesiod · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, thank god you're here to tell us why you left! Waitaminnit...