It's tough being a developer

Just got a note in the post asking me to register for the 2003 ADC in San José, California. For the first few seconds I actually considered using up some air-miles and spending two days in the sun to catch a glimpse of Steve Jobs in action in the flesh. Then I saw the price...

WWDC 2003 E-Tickets are also available a la carte at the "Early Bird" price of US$ 1295.

This is clear proof that Sadam has weapons of mass destruction all software developers are millionaires. One thousand three hundred dollars to go to a trade show? And this is the cheap early bird price?