While at YAPC::NA, being the Fanboy that I am, I asked Larry Wall to sign my Perl Book. He, very timidly (Larry Wall is a very shy person), started pulling out an entire stamp set, and a pen. For those that haven’t had their Perl book signed by Larry Wall, it’s not just a signing, it’s an experience. He not only signed it, but stamped it with “There’s more than one way to do it”, and then stamped a camel multiple times, getting lighter as his stamps moved to the right. Very cool… Here’s his autograph for those that want to see it:
From 2007-YAPCNA |
Follow the link to the album to see a couple more pictures of YAPC::NA. Overall it was a very nice experience – I’ll probably blog more about my experience tomorrow.
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