I was just reading through Bob’s blog post from today and wanted to give a rebuttal of sorts.  In his post, Bob tells us that’s he’s going to be at Cisco Live US in San Francisco this year but he won’t be coming on the Full Conference pass like he usually does.  He’s going with the Social Event pass this year, which is actually a great, great way to attend.  I know several people who are thinking about scaling back to the Social Event pass as well, and there’s nothing wrong with doing it like that.  There are some things that it doesn’t get you, though.

I’ve got a non-technical one for you today.  If you’re paying attention to stuff around you, you’ll probably end up with a little paranoia after reading this.

We’re having another circuit installed, and the LEC came out to do their end-to-end testing.  The tech, Dan, calls me up on the phone and tells me who he was and what he needed to do; I agree to meet him in the lobby to escort him on his way.  Now, I’ve never met Dan and can’t really vouch for him.  He had the polo shirt and khakis that we all come to expect.  He had a pile of generic-looking badges on his belt with his picture and name on them.  He had a satchel full of fulls and equipment.  He looked the part, but how hard is it to get a shirt, print up & laminate a few badges, and put some tools in a bag?  Was Dan really who he said he was?  Should I really have let Dan in the telco room?