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...being moblogged by Jeff Clavier (http://softtechvc.buzznet.com/user).

Just to be clear, it was he who suggested we take a photo together. I'm lame, but I'm not...Well, okay, I am. Photo by Jeff Clavier.

Man, this ruled. Simon Brown was literally speechless. Bricklin stated that IP played no part in Microsoft's early success, and for them - via people like Brown - to push the "Patents are essential for a company to be successful" line is disingenuous at best. They only developed this deep devotion to patents once they got big. (Not a direct quote, but a faithful approximation.) As Bricklin put it: "Microsoft is the poster child of success without patents." Brown tried to evade the question, but when pressed further, claimed: "I don't know enough about the early history of the company to comment on that." Painful to watch, but it needed to be said. Well done, Dan.

Bruno Uzzan, founder of Total Immersion (http://www.t-immersion.com), demonstrates his company's amazing technology. He's not holding a light saber in his hand, but that's what's on the screen - transmitting 400,000 polygons per second in real time. Not quite sure precisely what that means, but the end result is spectacular.

Am I a geek for wishing there was a TV show like this?

Looks good.

If you don't know who this legend is, or why all my geek friends are now jealous of me for hanging out with him, check out http://www.frankston.com.

Want one.

You wouldn't spot those on the tables at a US or UK event. (I don't smoke, but this cheered me anyway - one in the eye for the health fascists.)

And it works. Well done, Auditorio de Zaragoza!