MangoCon 2019
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@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2019:
We are heating up for some good attendance
Oh in that case, I suppose I should avoid attending... You know how JB hates Fireball...
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@obsolesce said in MangoCon 2019:
I think doing a talk would be fun, but no idea what to talk about.
Looking for international work. Considerations, etc.
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I don't care what I have to do to get there... fly, drive, boat, walk... whatever... I'll be there!
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@animal said in MangoCon 2019:
I don't care what I have to do to get there... fly, drive, boat, walk... whatever... I'll be there!
Maybe there will be a Chicago to Dallas car pool!
ROAD TRIP!!!
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Chicago to Dallas by train is not "horrible." It's long, but not that bad.
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@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2019:
Chicago to Dallas by train is not "horrible." It's long, but not that bad.
Hrm, how long is "long"? If it's less than 2 days, I might have to try it.
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@travisdh1 said in MangoCon 2019:
@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2019:
Chicago to Dallas by train is not "horrible." It's long, but not that bad.
Hrm, how long is "long"? If it's less than 2 days, I might have to try it.
Union Station to Union Station is $106 and nuder 22 hours.
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@nerdydad said in MangoCon 2019:
@mlnews said in MangoCon 2019:
nuder
Is that a discount or does it make the train go faster?
Lol that was funny
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@mlnews said in MangoCon 2019:
@travisdh1 said in MangoCon 2019:
@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2019:
Chicago to Dallas by train is not "horrible." It's long, but not that bad.
Hrm, how long is "long"? If it's less than 2 days, I might have to try it.
Union Station to Union Station is $106 and nuder 22 hours.
I'll have to check out then.
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@nerdydad said in MangoCon 2019:
@mlnews said in MangoCon 2019:
nuder
Is that a discount or does it make the train go faster?
Clothing optional train ride..
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@ndc said in MangoCon 2019:
@nerdydad said in MangoCon 2019:
@mlnews said in MangoCon 2019:
nuder
Is that a discount or does it make the train go faster?
Clothing optional train ride..
Quality control......
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@mlnews said in MangoCon 2019:
@travisdh1 said in MangoCon 2019:
@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2019:
Chicago to Dallas by train is not "horrible." It's long, but not that bad.
Hrm, how long is "long"? If it's less than 2 days, I might have to try it.
Union Station to Union Station is $106 and nuder 22 hours.
But for that cost, I would rather fly and only take a few hours.
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Some people just love trains, some hate to fly. Twenty two hours is pretty extreme, though. That's one long day. But you can pretty easily sleep, eat, drink, even work on a train. It's super comfy, to me at least. If it wasn't for my need for a CPAP to sleep, I'd often do long train trips if they cost was close to flying.
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@scottalanmiller Why can't you use a CPAP on a train?
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@dustinb3403 said in MangoCon 2019:
@scottalanmiller Why can't you use a CPAP on a train?
You CAN, and I do on sleeper trains. But you have to have the seat next to you free. If you can't guarantee that on a normal train, then you have nowhere safe to put the CPAP.
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If you start in St. Louis instead of Chicago, the deals are a bit more realistic. Same train, but you don't have to cross Illinois on it.
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Anyone coming in from Okahoma City has it really nice and easy. You'd need a car pool in from Gainesville, but other than that, the train is SO easy.
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For anyone looking at public transport around Dallas.... the "near" station for the conference is almost certainly Trinity Mills on the DART Green Line. An Uber from there to anywhere being considered would be trivial.
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@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2019:
Anyone coming in from Okahoma City has it really nice and easy. You'd need a car pool in from Gainesville, but other than that, the train is SO easy.
Sadly, it looks like the run from Cleveland sucks. 32 hours, 6 of which are waiting between trains in Chicago.
