Almost every vertical surface in the area around the Austin Convention Center has been covered in plastic wrap. Given the number of fliers for bands in this town, this is, perhaps, the most brilliant thing I’ve seen in a while – after this week’s SXSW festivities wrap-up, all they need to do is unwrap everything. No residue from tape, no holes from staples.

Smartness.

You don’t see much when you do an in-hotel conference, just hints of what’s outside.

I do have to wonder why there are almost as many characters in the identification code as there are in the message, though …