I have been thinking of going to defcon for the last lil while, and maybe will be able to next year. The trip would also need to include my g/f, she knows a bit about computers, but not a whole lot. In your opinion, would there be enough for her to do there, or should she venture other places?
First off, there are females at DefCon, and not all of them are there, because they think it's an easy place to pick up guys.
That said, have her look at the program and see if any of the talks are interesting to her. If she knows only a bit, maybe the technical talks won't be that interesting, but the talks that delve into the overlap between politics and technology might be of interest. I'm guessing if she's not that into it, the contests wouldn't be very fun to her.
If it's not her thing at all, have her look and see if Vegas is something interesting to her, and she can join you later. But, I'd be more inclined to say, if it's not her thing, plan a different trip that both of you would enjoy before or after DefCon.
Not that I'm quite non-technical-- I lost my interest in computers a long while ago, though technology and technology's sociological effects are very interesting to me.
I quite enjoyed all but the classes I went there specifically to see-- the hardware hacking was pretty much a waste of time, but everything else I went to far exceeded my expectations. I was able to go from one "non-tech" talk to another, without feeling out of place, and struck up conversations with the
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That said, have her look at the program and see if any of the talks are interesting to her. If she knows only a bit, maybe the technical talks won't be that interesting, but the talks that delve into the overlap between politics and technology might be of interest. I'm guessing if she's not that into it, the contests wouldn't be very fun to her.
If it's not her thing at all, have her look and see if Vegas is something interesting to her, and she can join you later. But, I'd be more inclined to say, if it's not her thing, plan a different trip that both of you would enjoy before or after DefCon.
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Not that I'm quite non-technical-- I lost my interest in computers a long while ago, though technology and technology's sociological effects are very interesting to me.
I quite enjoyed all but the classes I went there specifically to see-- the hardware hacking was pretty much a waste of time, but everything else I went to far exceeded my expectations. I was able to go from one "non-tech" talk to another, without feeling out of place, and struck up conversations with the