jwz is a well known hacker and sf club owner. SXSW is about, among other things, the music, so I think the music is a worthy topic of discussion. The fact that

jwz is a well known hacker and sf club owner. SXSW is about, among other things, the music, so I think the music is a worthy topic of discussion. The fact that the US has lots of conferences is a good reason to avoid the bad ones.