360Flex – The Speakers – Dan Florio (Polygeek)

Tom and I were sitting at an In-N-Out a few days ago, and what do you think rolled up but the mobile PolyGeek compound! He was rolling thru on his way from one state to the next on his never ending trek around the country.

Dan: Hey guys! How ya doin?

Tom: mmmfffphlp mmf dinnuf

Me: Thanks Chewie… We’re good dude, how are you!?

(We shake hands, then Dan heads in to place his order)

(A few minutes later he comes out with a tray laden with a Double Double Animal Style, Fries Well Done and a Neapolitan milkshake. We waved him to sit with us)

Tom: So polygeek, we’ve known you a while now, you were at the first 360|Flex right?

Dan: Yup, I was at the very first 360Flex conference. This will be my 4th 360|Flex conference.

Me: Hard core! You rock man, we appreciate the support. You’re presenting on Runpee in San Jose, what do you think people who attend your session will be most surprised by/about?

Dan: Just how many details go on under the hood of something as simple as RunPee.com

Tom: Yeah I bet.

(Tom picks up his Double Double Protein style, oozing secret sauce… pssst it’s Thousand Island)

What session are you most excited about, besides your own of course :)

Dan: Is Deepa giving a presentation? If so then whatever she is talking about.

Me: Nice! Doesn’t matter what she’s presenting on, she is by the way, it’s simply known that it’ll kick ass. Which is true.

(I take a bite of my animal style fries)

What are you most looking forward to at 360|Flex San Jose?

Dan: (Chewing a bite of burger as fast as he can, then coughing so hard I worry he might die right there at the table) Hanging with geeks like me.

(Tom and I nod)

Tom: Damn skippy (tom’s a little bit Gangsta, I’m a little bit Country), we love the geek out factor at 360|Flex.

Me: Yeah I don’t care about what’s next for PDF, but it’s awesome to hear some of the conversations that take place over beers.

What would you tell someone that was on the fence about attending 360|Flex, to convince them to come?

Dan: (His shake makes that weird almost gone noise that shakes make, like an elephant with a sinus problem) 360|Flex conferences are like the Grateful Dead concerts. Once you’ve been to one you just want to go to all of them. Great speakers and great conversations with attendees.

(Tom and I look at each other)

Both of us: Dead head bears on the sticker!!!!

(We stand up to dump our trays, time to get back to work)

Me: Oh hey, Who’d win? Vehicle or Lion Voltron?

Dan: (Puts his burger down, and get’s a very serious deep thought look on his face) Vehicle Voltron. Upgrades are always better, right?

Me: Can’t argue with that. Wonder if any of the cars had turbos?

We wave good bye and let Dan finish his meal. As we walk by his winnie, we see a 360|Flex Seattle sticker on the back bumper.

Dan’s right, once you’ve attended 360|Flex, any other conference professing to have Flex content will just feel inadequate. You’ll be tainted for life, but really, is that a bad thing? Once you’ve had the best, why waste time with others :) Register now, don’t miss out! There’s really no better place to get your fill of Flex/AIR and ActionScript knowledge.