I was over at the O'Reilly Web 2.0 conference and ended up in the "overflow" room. At most conferences, the overflow room is like a dungeon for late comers. At Web 2.0, they made this into a premium suite; it was sponsored by Google and there were comfy chairs, padded cubes to sit on, plenty of snack food and fridges stocked with your choice from dozens of caffeinated or healthy beverages. Frankly, it was more comfortable in the overflow room than in the main conference area. I happened to try a sugar-free energy drink called XS, from Quixtar (the Amway guys). I'm not enough of a conoisseur to tell the difference between Red Bull and RockStar so I would put it in the same category. Each can packs 83 mg of caffeine which is less than a cup of joe, and about twice what you'd find in a can of diet coke.
If you're heading over to the MySQL Camp you at Google Friday or on the weekend, you might want to try one out. But don't blame me if you get the shakes. BTW, MySQLCamp is shaping up nicely with around 150 participants so far. You need to register in advance and remember, this is a hands-on, participative event. It looks like it should be fun and there will be quite a few hardcore MySQLers there including Brian Aker, Monty, David, Kaj Arno, Jay Pipes and others. There's also some heavy hitters from Yahoo, Google, Zmanda, Hyperic, Zend, Solid, SixApart, Digg, FaceBook, Flickr, YouTube, Facebook and others. Kaj promises to take photos, so it should be fun.
- XSGear: Drink Info
- EnergyFriend: Caffeine Database
- Web 2.0: Overview, News Coverage
- MySQL Camp: Overview, Schedule, Participants
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