Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!ads.com!henry From: henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch) Subject: Re: Why not pick *nice* places for the Usenix conventions? Message-ID: Sender: usenet@ads.com (USENET News) Organization: Advanced Decision Systems; Mtn View, CA USA References: <1991Jun22.192721.11468@ircam.fr> <1991Jun23.181459.13052@watdragon.waterloo.edu> <1991Jun24.030019.19576@lokkur.dexter.mi.us> Date: Thu, 27 Jun 91 19:08:38 GMT Lines: 13 scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us (Steve Simmons) wrote: ->tbray@watsol.waterloo.edu (Tim Bray) writes: ->>As a simple heuristic for optimizing the quality of the conference ->>facility, I suggest the following: -> ->> Rule out any venue whose name contains the suffix "-land". -> ->Like, say, Disney-land? that's a good start. -- # Henry Mensch / Advanced Decision Systems /