Comments on: http://www.jeffmirisola.com/2010/02/solidworks-world-2010-%e2%80%93-that%e2%80%99s-a-wrap%e2%80%a6dammit/ SolidWorks Tips, Tricks and Partner Reviews Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:20:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: btitus http://www.jeffmirisola.com/2010/02/solidworks-world-2010-%e2%80%93-that%e2%80%99s-a-wrap%e2%80%a6dammit/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 btitus Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:46:00 +0000 http://www.jeffmirisola.com/?p=546#comment-1183 It's all about the money. Actually, if memory serves me correctly SolidWorks has typically charged around $150 to go to the special event. How much did they charge this year? Sure it wasn't off-site. Sure there wasn't the bottomless well of hard alcohol. Sure you couldn't see 5 feet in front of your face. Sure the Aerosmith tribute band wasn't actually Aerosmith Sure the took way too long to get too little food What do you expect? It's free beer and food! I guess people just expect too much. It’s all about the money. Actually, if memory serves me correctly SolidWorks has typically charged around $150 to go to the special event. How much did they charge this year?

Sure it wasn’t off-site.
Sure there wasn’t the bottomless well of hard alcohol.
Sure you couldn’t see 5 feet in front of your face.
Sure the Aerosmith tribute band wasn’t actually Aerosmith
Sure the took way too long to get too little food

What do you expect? It’s free beer and food!
I guess people just expect too much.

]]> By: btitus http://www.jeffmirisola.com/2010/02/solidworks-world-2010-%e2%80%93-that%e2%80%99s-a-wrap%e2%80%a6dammit/comment-page-1/#comment-860 btitus Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:46:02 +0000 http://www.jeffmirisola.com/?p=546#comment-860 It's all about the money. Actually, if memory serves me correctly SolidWorks has typically charged around $150 to go to the special event. How much did they charge this year?<br><br>Sure it wasn't off-site.<br>Sure there wasn't the bottomless well of hard alcohol.<br>Sure you couldn't see 5 feet in front of your face.<br>Sure the Aerosmith tribute band wasn't actually Aerosmith<br>Sure the took way too long to get too little food<br><br>What do you expect? It's free beer and food!<br>I guess people just expect too much. It's all about the money. Actually, if memory serves me correctly SolidWorks has typically charged around $150 to go to the special event. How much did they charge this year?

Sure it wasn't off-site.
Sure there wasn't the bottomless well of hard alcohol.
Sure you couldn't see 5 feet in front of your face.
Sure the Aerosmith tribute band wasn't actually Aerosmith
Sure the took way too long to get too little food

What do you expect? It's free beer and food!
I guess people just expect too much.

]]> By: Jeff Mirisola http://www.jeffmirisola.com/2010/02/solidworks-world-2010-%e2%80%93-that%e2%80%99s-a-wrap%e2%80%a6dammit/comment-page-1/#comment-859 Jeff Mirisola Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:22:17 +0000 http://www.jeffmirisola.com/?p=546#comment-859 See my response to Matt about the Tuesday night event... See my response to Matt about the Tuesday night event…

]]> By: Jeff Mirisola http://www.jeffmirisola.com/2010/02/solidworks-world-2010-%e2%80%93-that%e2%80%99s-a-wrap%e2%80%a6dammit/comment-page-1/#comment-858 Jeff Mirisola Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:21:47 +0000 http://www.jeffmirisola.com/?p=546#comment-858 I've heard different things, Matt. I'm hoping to be talking to Kerri on Thursday to get the official response. People seem really pissed about the event, or non-event to be more correct. We did leave a bit late due to bad weather in SFO. I'm glad I paid extra for the added legroom, it made my flight much nicer. I’ve heard different things, Matt. I’m hoping to be talking to Kerri on Thursday to get the official response. People seem really pissed about the event, or non-event to be more correct.

We did leave a bit late due to bad weather in SFO. I’m glad I paid extra for the added legroom, it made my flight much nicer.

]]> By: Brian http://www.jeffmirisola.com/2010/02/solidworks-world-2010-%e2%80%93-that%e2%80%99s-a-wrap%e2%80%a6dammit/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Brian Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:03:43 +0000 http://www.jeffmirisola.com/?p=546#comment-857 James Cameron was a good interview, although I could have sat and listened to Woz all day! That was one talk I wouldn't have minded running over...<br><br>On the "offsite" event - I heard from several SW folks (including Jon H.) that they were just trying to save some money... One SW employee told me that they had wanted to do something similar last year, and get Santana to play, but that they had decided to do Disney instead (they said that the Santana concert would have been cheaper). James Cameron was a good interview, although I could have sat and listened to Woz all day! That was one talk I wouldn't have minded running over…

On the “offsite” event – I heard from several SW folks (including Jon H.) that they were just trying to save some money… One SW employee told me that they had wanted to do something similar last year, and get Santana to play, but that they had decided to do Disney instead (they said that the Santana concert would have been cheaper).

]]> By: matt http://www.jeffmirisola.com/2010/02/solidworks-world-2010-%e2%80%93-that%e2%80%99s-a-wrap%e2%80%a6dammit/comment-page-1/#comment-856 matt Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:31:19 +0000 http://www.jeffmirisola.com/?p=546#comment-856 Jeff,<br>Yeah, I agree, all the way around. <br><br>The Tuesday night event I understand was supposed to be offsite at Disney, but the bus transportation turned out to be as expensive as the event itself, so at the last minute they had to reschedule. I don't know if that's why they couldn't turn on a couple of lights. I think I had my hand in the food tray trying to feel what it was before I stuffed it in my mouth.<br><br>By the way, I saw your Virgin airlines plane sit on the runway for about an hour. I expected to see you thrown out of the main door at any moment for lifting stewardesses skirts. Hope it all turned out ok for you. Jeff,
Yeah, I agree, all the way around.

The Tuesday night event I understand was supposed to be offsite at Disney, but the bus transportation turned out to be as expensive as the event itself, so at the last minute they had to reschedule. I don't know if that's why they couldn't turn on a couple of lights. I think I had my hand in the food tray trying to feel what it was before I stuffed it in my mouth.

By the way, I saw your Virgin airlines plane sit on the runway for about an hour. I expected to see you thrown out of the main door at any moment for lifting stewardesses skirts. Hope it all turned out ok for you.

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