There are not really any hackers at BlackHat. Some go to give a talk for their own interests, some go to see their friends talk, but the "hackers" largely skip

There are not really any hackers at BlackHat. Some go to give a talk for their own interests, some go to see their friends talk, but the "hackers" largely skip the conference and go hang out on their company dime and go to the private after-parties. It's a running joke that the real conference is at the Galleria Bar.