At the last minute …

What is it that makes people submit their conference talk proposals at the very last minute? Presumably it’s related to the mystical force that ensures that the system will malfunction at nearly the last minute, making dozens of people submit their talks via email, and making us extend the deadline another day or two, so that the process can repeat.

Oy.

Deadline is *today*, folks.

(ApacheCon 2005 Eu)