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Sometime last summer, I got together with Jon and James and talked about software, Flex, effects, and Marriott mice. It a slower, more contemplative DoS show. You'll probably feel a bit woozy yourself just watching it. From James's bear hat to his falling asleep at one point, to the mic getting turned off and us having to repeat a bunch of stuff, to the final entrance of a mouse at the end (a vermin omen, I'm sure), it has a lot to offer... to someone. I'm just not sure whom. If we had outtakes in DoS, this would be in them. Maybe when we release "Best of" compilations in the decades to come, it will be on the follow-on releases after we run out of hits, when we're just trying to make a buck any way we can to support our software habits. Enjoy: www.drunkonsoftware.com/2009/12/20/episode-22-sleeping-on-the-couch .

Ever wonder what this year's Devoxx conference was like after-hours? Well, even if you didn't, you might want to check out the latest video on Drunk on Software . This video is a collection of interviews and other clips I recorded that week whenever I happened to remember that I had brought along a video camera for that exact purpose. Some of the clips are of dubious video and audio quality, owing to a combination of the equipment, the operator, the mood lighting and crowd noise in the bars and restaurants, and just possibly due to the fundamental concept behind Drunk on Software videos (a sobering thought). But I'll blame the lack of natural light in Belgium at this dark and miserably cold time of year because that's just more fun. Thanks to everyone who helped out with the video, through interviews, filming, talking, and of course drinking. Enjoy... http://www.drunkonsoftware.com/2009/12/07/special-episode-devoxx-2009/

The Drunk on Software film crew hit the streets and bars late on the last night of MAX 2009 , asking a select group of people (read: anyone that would let us film them), "What was your favorite thing at MAX?" It's like a "Man on the Street" interview, but with women, too. And it's not so much "in the street" as "on the sidewalk and in the bar." And after the drinking that night, maybe kind of a "facedown in the street" nuance as well. So maybe I'd call it a "Men and women on the sidewalk, in the bars, and lying in the gutter" interview format. Anyway, here's the result (or check it out on the Drunk on Software site instead). Enjoy...

I think there's a fundamental flaw in the Drunk on Software strategy. If you're actually drunk at the time, it is all too probable that you'll end up with interviews that don't seem quite as interesting, provocative, and hilarious as they did at the time. Nonetheless, Jon and James continue to produce these shows, unhampered by my petty theories and centuries of research on the effects of alcohol on coherent conversation and job security. We all got together at MAX a couple of weeks ago and had a chat about the conference . Fortunately, I think we were all sober enough to speak in complete sentences. Maybe this should go into a new series that I'm proposing: "Drinking Responsibly on Software". Our branding experts are still working on the title. Check out the interview at Drunk on Software .