Wow, at the Gnomedex Conference in Des Moines Iowa things are getting out of control.

David Lawrence of Online Tonight is doing a live radio show from the Kirkwood hotel. Things are getting wild. This is the most fun I've had since GeekFest at Comdex 1994.

Sitting next to me is Mac programmer Donald Brown. Legendary Don Brown. The guy who wrote QuickKeys.

As part of the Miss Gnomedex contest (most of the contestants are men) Don read "The Ultimate End User Licensing Agreement as the Companies Want You to Hear It" that was pretty darn good, so I'm putting it here.

This sets forth an agreement between you, hereafter called "the User," and OGP, hereafter known as the company. This represents the entire aggrement between the user and the company. Unless we want to change it.

The user is licensed to install and use one copy of the product. Additionally, you are permitted to to make one backup copy. WARNING -- circumventing the copy protection on this CD is a violation of the DMCA and a criminal act.

Backup this.

As user, you are not permitted to duplicate, share, upload, download, reload, whattaload, spindle, fold, or mutilate the product.

You may not use the product to break the law, to promote hate speech, or to indicate that our CEO jumps around like a monkey boy.

Approved users are thinking good thoughts, supporting the right of a company to do what it wants in a free market, and linking free software with communism.

The product, while useful and something you must have, is provided without any warrantee.

No promise is made concerning suitability or effectiveness.

The sole remedy for any problem is refunding of purchase price. The company will not be responsible for any incidental damages.

Remember, we're there to support you. That is not a warrantee either.

Oh freaking cool. The post I wrote on the plane yesterday got posted too. This is freaking great!