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emmett preparing for his linux.com live! presentation on kernel modules, which was attended by two guys from the university of maryland college park lug and five people on irc who joined the channel and never said anything. that's pretty much what the whole show was like the first morning; hackers are not early rising people. it picked up as the day went on, and one of the show planners who stopped by said that the first day's always like that; the crowds start getting thicker on the second day.

they had a bunch of these live! events in san jose, and they were fun. it's like what slashdot did in new york, broadcasting stuff like the jon katz interview over an mp3 stream, with people listening at home (well, ok, work) and submitting questions for him over irc. l.c's events are more technical, so they not only let the people who can't make it to the show join in the fun, but give them a chance to teach as well.