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When they stopped having first time presenters to do a shot of vodka before their talks I stopped caring. That was the end of real defcon.
by jtriangle 2y ago
When they stopped having first time presenters to do a shot of vodka before their talks I stopped caring. That was the end of real defcon.
- kstrauser 2y agoLast years I “had to” do a shot of Malört before stepping up to the podium. (“Had to” means a friend offered me one, laughed, and said “aw, c’mon”. I could’ve easily said no.)
- psifertex 2y agoI don't know why people think this, you're not the first person I've heard it from either. First, I literally saw them do shots during a talk yesterday for some first-time presenters. Secondly that WASN'T the "old defcon" either! Drinking is a relatively new tradition in the history of the con. I've spoken twice. Once at DC 17 (no shot offered) and once at DC 23 (shots were offered). There's video proof: No drinking, DC 17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okPWY0FeUoU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okPWY0FeUoU Asked to drink, opted for a coin instead (we were asked beforehand): https://youtu.be/6dmvtbrM6hs?feature=shared&t=1153 https://youtu.be/6dmvtbrM6hs?feature=shared&t=1153