gripe about Washington Usenix conference

[Henry Spencer]

> ... If I had walked up there and seen no lectern and
> no table for the foils, I would have asked for such...
> P.S.:  I know Rick Adams well enough to know that he would have got
> you close to what you needed had you just asked....

Clearly that's what I should have done... but I'm not a very experienced
speaker, this was my first encounter with the problem, and I didn't
realize how awkward it was going to be until I tried it.  Next time I will
know better.
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