MWC trip report 3/3
Feb. 20th, 2011 12:00 pmLess then 50% of MWC participants were squeezed to the main pavilions (below).

Many including MSFT, Oracle, etc rented some space in nearby neighborhoods.
It was fun to play Jeopardy against IBM's AI, though I quickly lost. I think the categories like "Countries with last letter E" are not fair, computer clearly has advantage over human.
I bought some Jamon in a special shop and a guy on checkout impressed me. When I brought two pieces to checkout (they did not have any price tag) the guy picked the right price after just a quick look at the meat color. So he knows all kinds of Jamon they sell (and there are plenty) by heart.
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Picasa album, 15 pics.
Many including MSFT, Oracle, etc rented some space in nearby neighborhoods.
It was fun to play Jeopardy against IBM's AI, though I quickly lost. I think the categories like "Countries with last letter E" are not fair, computer clearly has advantage over human.
I bought some Jamon in a special shop and a guy on checkout impressed me. When I brought two pieces to checkout (they did not have any price tag) the guy picked the right price after just a quick look at the meat color. So he knows all kinds of Jamon they sell (and there are plenty) by heart.
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Picasa album, 15 pics.