PHPCon 3

Monica from the PHPCon conference asked me to post this.  I had a blast at the last PHP Con conference and am really looking forward to this one. 

Like PHP? Love PHP? LIVE PHP!

Last year we launched the eagerly attended PHPCon 2002, the first all-PHP technical conference in the US. If you're interested in PHP, PHPCon East 2003 is where you need to be.

PHPCon East 2003 attracts the top names in PHP development, giving you a great opportunity to network with peers, hear about the latest technology and trends in PHP, and learn tips and tricks from the gurus. PHPCon 2003 speakers include:

• Rasmus Lerdorf, Keynote Speaker and Inventor of PHP
• Michael Radwin, Yahoo, Inc.
• Zak Greant, MySQL.com
• Shane Caraveo, Active State, Inc.
• Luke Welling and Laura Thompson, Tangent Technologies
• George Schlossnagle, OmniTI
• Dan Radigan, Macromedia
• J. Scott Johnson, FuzzyBlog* … And more!

This year we've added a full day of hands-on, intensive tutorials - 6 half day sessions offering practical, easily implemented PHP solutions and ideas. Whether you're just starting to learn PHP or are looking for advanced technical skills, PHPCon East tutorials give you just what you're looking for. Tutorial topics include:

• MySQL and PHP
• Building and Consuming Web Services with SOAP
• Getting Started with PHP
• Introduction to XML with PHP4
• MySQL & PHP for Carbon-Based Lifeforms
• High Performance PHP: Profiling and Benchmarking

Register Today and Save!

PHPCon East has discounts for early registration, students, non-profits, and Tutorials/Conference registration packages! Save hundreds by registering early and reserving your space. Early Bird Deadline is March 31st.

PHPCon East 2003
April 23-25, 2003
Park Central New York Hotel
New York, New York
Web Site

More speakers and sessions are being added daily! Follow this link for Conference Program and Registration information.  [_Go_]

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Bias Disclosure: I am one of the speakers and do get paid for it.  I am also teaching a tutorial.  And they have offered to run a sponsorship gif button for me on their site (but I'm not sure if I'll actually get one created; I'm bad at graphics).

*Note I'm wicked embarassed to be listed in this speaker's list of near demi-gods but I didn't write this.

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Joe Millionaire, Sara and Bondage

(This was too good to NOT blog)

If you've been watching Joe Millionaire (and I have to admit that it is a fascinating twist on reality shows) then you'll just love Sara's lie:

Joe Millionaire "Bondage" Scandal!

One of the trio of "Joe Millionaire" finalists has starred in dozens of kinky bondage and fetish films that feature her being handcuffed, gagged, hog-tied, or bound with duct tape.  While Fox Television has described Sarah Kozer's occupation as "sales and design," the 29-year-old Los Angeles woman has a far more interesting entry on her resume: in the past few years she has starred in bondage films like "Novices in Knots," "Hogtied," and "Helpless Heroines," an well as foot fetish titles like "Dirty Soled Dolls." The 1998 graduate of Virginia's George Mason University is credited in these films as "Cindy Schubert."  Fox spokespeople now say, "We do not comment on the personal lives of our participants."  While Kozer's films are thin on plot, they are filled with moans and groans from bound captives who have been gagged, hog-tied, or lashed to a post--and whom are often tickled by their captor.  And almost every film contains close ups of the wriggling feet of the victim. [_Go_]

I guess Joe's "big lie" isn't so big after all.  I can just see it:

Evan: Hi I'm Evan I'm really a construction worker who makes $19,000 / year and don't have $50,000,000.

Sara: Hi I'm Sara and I'm really a Porn Star in bondage / fetish films

Evan: Cool.

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A Slow Day Today

I think it will be a slow day today.  I'm behind on projects and administrative stuff (of course I often say this and then end up blogging anyway).

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