SFist: How Has Oracle OpenWorld Affected You?

Akit

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:19:20 -0800

I don't get it, why would they put up their tents and block off the streets? The Moscone facilities are linked together on each sides underground.

ChesterY

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:09:45 -0800

It's now fucking impossible to get lunch at Jollibee's.

fizzandpop

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:21:03 -0800

If you find yourself shouting city ordinance codes at security so you can blag your way into a database conference, you have already died.

RinconHillSF

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:19:13 -0800

On Open Space .... I'm hoping and praying that the availability to the public for indoor open spaces gets extended to at least 9 p.m., but thus far, I've only heard of open spaces being available until 5 p.m. by code (and 6 p.m. because Heller is nice about 55 Second Street's open space). After those hours, the open space becomes a rental for the building owners ($1,000 a pop for the same 55 Second Street space after 6pm)

jonathansoundit

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:44:10 -0800

This requires more homework than I'm interested in doing, but the Intercontintental Hotel has 2 "public spaces" which they use for convention purposes, such as catered food and open bars. That said, you should be able by law to attend these events and if they try to kick you out you can refer to (Insert City Ordinance Code Here) and threaten to complain to (Insert Municipal Relevant Agency) if they don't let you in...

fizzandpop

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:05:27 -0800

@mark925 But to paraphrase Robin Williams in that movie about posh schoolboys, "These are very noble things, but it's poetry and finger paintings that make us human." In other words, I hear what you're saying and I'm sure it's all very important and that, but we'd rather have Fashion Week than a celebration of glorified book keeping.

hollyMmm

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:53:07 -0800

saturday evening: we couldn't smoke a blunt outside of the metreon because their security did not approve.

Generic

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:52:47 -0800

Yes, that's what they need, our solace and support.

mark925

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:27:18 -0800

Jesus christ, what's with the hostility? Those people took years of math and hard-as-hell cs classes, do work that requires them to sit in front of a computer for 12 hours a day, and don't even get paid that much. Oh yeah, and the product they develop is the backbone of every business in the world and is a big reason why there is so much money floating around the bay area to support whatever dumbass job you're working. Give 'em a fucking break.

tabby

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:52:13 -0800

I was wondering why there were so many dorks with oracle lanyards yesterday. My friends and I tried to go to Yerba Buena park and it was closed off for some private Oracle event. serves us right for ever stepping foot into the Metreon..

jpn

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:35:08 -0800

Uh oh... Brilliant is going to soil himself again when he hears about this... It's funny -- every year right before the conference, people flip out about the street closure, but then afterward it's like "meh, it wasn't that bad." It's pretty easy to find an alternate route.

kapshure

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:27:55 -0800

no @akit is correct. you get a pass for free if you register ahead of time.

aj

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:06:36 -0800

"Open" World, closed to the public.

fizzandpop

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:53:12 -0800

I nearly got a ticket whilst in traffic on 3rd Friday night. So fuck Oracle and the city's stupid idea to close an entire downtown street for a week while a bunch of dorks listen to a bunch of dorks talking about speadsheets or whatever that crap does.

Akit

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:48:59 -0800

Usually you can get into Oracle World for free if you register months in advance.

DJTennessee

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:46:41 -0800

Stevie Nicks? Back during the dot-bomb boom, they had Lenny Kravitz. Sounds like somebody's stock is back under twenty bucks.