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\nNow that the end-of semester panic is over, time to get to other important* things. Like sorting out my schwag haul from SC09. The food products were previously removed and consumed and\/or disposed of, based on how likely they were to poison me. Some superlatives:
\n* Best T-Shirt: Silicon Mechanics (this one was close, Cisco has better fabric, Platform Computing has a clever slogan, and Green500.org is a XXXL made of the most garish jersey fabric I’ve ever seen)
\n* Best Tool-Thing: Juniper Networks screwdriver\/light\/level thing
\n– Runner up: CHREC lighted eyeglass screwdriver
\n– Runner up: Arctic Region Supercomputing Center rechargeable chemical hand warmer
\n* Best Toy: NCHC Solar Powered Car
\n* Best Bag: SC09 Conference bag (nice padded laptop affair)
\n– Runner up: Giant LexisNexis tote (that I should probably put in the microwave to get rid of the tracking devices in…)
\n* Best Electronic Gadget: ??? (possibly Sure Star computer) powered USB Hub\/Cardreader (seriously, this thing is nicer than the one I’ve been using.)
\n– Runner up: YMI 2GB flash drive
\n* Most Hackable Schwag: PIONIER button (button with a USB cable; emulates a keyboard and types their URL when pressed. Want to hack and replace the action.)
\n* Best Lanyard: Cray (this thing is seriously slick, all the other lanyards sucked)
\n* Best Pun: OpenGear Aluminum bottle opener
\n* Best Pen – BlueArc blue LED pen(was going to go to FusionIO with it’s light-up gel grip, but it broke the first time I fiddled with it)
\n* Best LED Object – Instrumental conductivity-sensitive LED “Ice” Cube
\n– Runner up: NASA flashing LED badge<\/p>\n

I wasn’t really actively schwag collecting; these are just what I got making a loose circuit of the show floor.
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