I had a wonderful time at LessOnline 2025 and am excitedly looking forward to the 2026 installment. If you're reading this, you should definitely consider going!
Here are a few ideas I had that may improve the LessOnline experience a bit. Feel free to add your own ideas to the comments.
(Again, the event was run incredibly well and a vast majority of attendees had similar opinions as me based on the feedback at the ending session—these ideas are just some "extras".)
QR code on the name tag for easy access to contact info. Quite a few times when I asked for somebody's social I had to pull out my phone, open up my browser, listen to them spell out their info while I typed it, backspace a few times because I misheard, then finally ask "is this you?". A QR code linking directly to their LessOnline profile would be less disruptive to the conversation, easier to manage, etc. The code could be automatically generated when they make their profile and then "locked in" whenever name tags are printed.
Hotel group rates for cheaper stays nearby. Working with a nearby hotel to get discounted rates and serve as the second official LessOnline lodge (after Lighthaven, of course) may allow more people to come in case it's too expensive with flights, plane tickets, lodging, and miscellaneous expenses. This is probably prohibitive because it requires a lot more work on the organizers' parts (finding a good hotel, contracts, etc) and may draw people away from staying at Lighthaven, which is a nice source of revenue for Lightcone Infrastructure.
I had a wonderful time at LessOnline 2025 and am excitedly looking forward to the 2026 installment. If you're reading this, you should definitely consider going!
Here are a few ideas I had that may improve the LessOnline experience a bit. Feel free to add your own ideas to the comments.
(Again, the event was run incredibly well and a vast majority of attendees had similar opinions as me based on the feedback at the ending session—these ideas are just some "extras".)