Today’s first day of the SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference coincided with the World Cup final. I saw an attendee wearing a world cup shirt.<\/p>\n
Trying to think of something relevant to day about the games, I said “No matter who wins today, the winner will be a Spanish speaking country.”<\/p>\n
With a look of complete distain he replied “If it’s Argentina, then they will barely be speaking Spanish.” I realized in that moment which team he was rooting for.<\/p>\n
Later in the day I saw the same man again. He looked very happy, and I and congratulated him. He said “I hope nobody minds that I missed a few sessions today.”<\/p>\n
“I don’t think anyone will mind,” I said sympathetically. “After all, there are priorities.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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