> Art receptions are generally a breeze. Tech conferences are the worst. I and some friends had the funny realization awhile back that the sort of scene where

> Art receptions are generally a breeze. Tech conferences are the worst. I and some friends had the funny realization awhile back that the sort of scene where people have colorful hair, tattoos, unusual piercings, etc etc, seems to attract more than its fair share of slightly-face-blind people. Which, on reflection, makes a lot of sense.