The main aisle at the Trinity contest is a busy place, but that didn’t seem to matter. This guy came ambling along, tapping on the keyboard, walking slower and slower, until he just dropped to a dead stop(*) in the middle of the lane:
Everyone gave him plenty of clearance until he eventually rejoined consensus reality and moved on…
(*) There’s a song about that, but you’re gonna have to find it yourself.
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 
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Maybe he should talk to this fellow. Never know when a black bear is around the corner.
http://goo.gl/SGR3o
Or a guy on a big faired recumbent… seems to be pretty scary, too.
Ha ha! That’s me. I was trying to get a stable connection on a netbook to download a software update for a C compiler. We were in the far end of the gym and couldn’t get a reliable connection, so I went for a walk. ;-)
Updating a compiler just before a contest: the Force is strong with you! I commend the Thompson Hack to your attention…
And, yes, I’ve done distracted walking, too. It’s just that nobody’s picked on me. Yet. [grin]