As I was getting prepared for the NY Tech Meetup (AKA seeing if any of my Twitter pals would be there), I IMd friend, founder, and tech nerdy dude, Nater Kane, to see if he would be in attendance - I've seen him tweet from the far-away 11th Ave location before. To my surprise he typed back "NY Tech Meetup? No way. I'm boycotting actually." I was lightly floored, like berber. Why wouldn't a guy who lives and breathes technology hit the NY Tech Meetup? And, how would I now, on my virgin voyage to said Meetup, maintain an open …