Ah ha! I forgot an earlier comment of mine where one's political views shouldn't impact conference attendance.
In this case, when talking about a project, the specific nature, obfuscation, and seemingly random need to make things harder to understand than they should be, my opinion on the project is the opposite of my views on a speaking engagement.
In this case, when talking about a project, the specific nature, obfuscation, and seemingly random need to make things harder to understand than they should be, my opinion on the project is the opposite of my views on a speaking engagement.