I could write my memoirs...
"Zen and Art of Database Maintence" or
"On the Code"

>Living in Los Angeles, I hear all kinds of stories of what musicians/actors went thru to make it to LA. I think it would be kinda cool to have a programmer be able to tell his story.
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>Lets start a grass roots campaign. I'd buy a tshirt to help get you to Devcon. Now, see how easy it was. All you need is a few more like me and you're set.

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>>LOL! For those that don't know, Erik and a few others offered me $20 to do the Devcon keynote in my boxers. I am willing to sing "Battle Hym of the Republic" for another $20 while standing on my head. Mike Helland said I should sell t-shirts outside of the Devcon entrance. $20 x 50shirts = $1000! Hmmm... what could I put on it...
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>>"Send a kid to camp" with my UT picture on the back
>>or simply "I bought this lousy t-shirt so that Evan could go to to Devcon"