Gratuitous Weather Reference

People often ask us why we have EclipseCon in Santa Clara every year.

This is the convention center in Santa Clara:

(note the fountains on the left, the palm trees, and the generally warm glow).

This is my home in Ottawa (where most Eclipse Foundation employees live):

(note the after effects of more than 4m of snow).

Does that answer the question?

Posted March 19th, 2008 by Wayne Beaton in category: Conferences
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Neil Bartlett Says:
March 19th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Yeah, and the aircon is on so strong it feels like we’re in the latter picture. What’s the point?
Virgil Says:
March 20th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
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> This is my home in Ottawa (where most Eclipse Foundation employees live):
>

….how do you all fit into that house…
Wayne Beaton Says:
March 20th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
It’s a big house. I love the ambiguity in the English language… Smart arse.
Gunnar Wagenknecht | Wärme adé Says:
March 21st, 2008 at 12:18 pm
[...] 0°C liegen, was nach dem Winter dort zur Zeit dort als warm gilt. Meine Freunde aus Ottawa haben bis zu 3,5 Meter Schnee vor dem [...]

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