This weekend marked the migration of people to and from San Francisco – VMworld2012 attendees were headed to SFO while Burners were heading out to Black Rock City. Knowing people in both camps, I thought it’d be fun to do a little comparison list. Thirteen ways to look at Burning Man versus VMworld -- acronyms, bacon, clothing and more.
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Burning Man |
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VMWorld |
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Rare for breakfast |
Bacon |
Your favorite v0dgeball team’s name. |
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Optional |
Clothing |
Business casual to jeans, NOT optional |
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Playa dust! |
Private, Public, Hybrid |
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You could get hit with embers if you run a little too close when the man burns. |
Dangerous Communal Events |
Don’t let your bum fall asleep sitting through too many keynotes. |
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Facemask, water, food |
Don’t forget |
ID, mobile devices, appropriate chargers |
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Can’t wait for the temple burn! |
Excited for |
Super Sessions: Cisco’s Unified Data Center Architecture: Innovations for a World of Many Clouds, Tuesday 3-4p Moscone S. Room 103 |
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Altered states |
Exploring |
Virtual States |
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Gas masks |
Filtration systems are important for |
Colocation facilities |
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Code Alpha? Serious dust storms ahead, proceed at your own risk |
Know the code: αβ |
Beta Code? Barely tested code, proceed at your own risk |
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Livestream? |
Yes++ |
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Your camp |
Meetup spots |
Cisco Booth 1213 |
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The Network |
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Know Your Acronyms
Your network may 
Your network can get better if you happen to visit our booth & ask to see the Given this incomplete list of 13, what others would you add?
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