Wrap up the Powerbook cord and follow Esther Dyson to the next con — the D Conference winds down today. For actual news from people who are there, check out the Wall Street Journal's blog. (Favorite post: Turning the schmaltz up to 11.) For trumped-up news filtered through the snark machine, look no further. Photos by ZDNet reporter Dan Farber.

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It's every boy's wet dream: get topless with Martha Stewart. At any rate, that guy in the shades looks jealous.

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Al Gore, confused by the scenery, spent the whole time asking when the shuttle would blast off.

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"I never attend a conference without my Wubby."

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J. Peterman: "Elaine, you may call it Myanmar, but it will always be Burma to me."

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"Ahahahaha, ahaha, aha...yes, yes, I am the love child of Steve Rubel and Tucker Carlson."

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After host Kara Swisher was pried out from under the statesman's body, Mossberg wrote, "Lesson Learned: Don't offer Al Gore cake."

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My god, Blodgett, you don't have to say yes to every conference invite.

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Sandwiched between Al Gore and a big techie journalisty guy, Esther Dyson can't help but make an "I am cute and tiny!" face.

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A moment of silence for the Guy Who Forgot to Bring Collared Shirts. (Don't be that guy.)

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"No," says blog publisher Arianna Huffington, "I don't have any spare change. Now move away, you're standing in front of my Prius."

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Walt Mossberg: "Whatever you do, let's please not make Marissa Mayer giggle."

Photos: D Conference [Dan Farber on Flickr]