Had a great time at TorCamp yesterday, listening, talking, eating and just milling around with lots of smart/funny/interesting/passionate people, from ubergeeks to other usability junkies like me (including one of my personal discussion-list heroes, Joe Clark. It was a stress-free info-packed full day loosely organized by David Crow -- thanks, David! -- and hosted and sponsored by several supportive companies and individuals. The open space concept sounded like anarchy at first, but worked very well for the venue and the size of the group (about 50, I think, for most of the day). It's been too long since I was in a situation with so many people talking with sincere passion about software, user experience, web design, you name it. Given the industry's ups and downs, it's not surprising you encounter more gloom and uncertainty in conversations these days than delight and enthusiasm. But clearly there are people out there still chasing rainbows. Hey, gang, wait for me!