Hey Dorkbots! I wanted to let you all know we won't be having a dorkbot meeting this month.<br><br>I wanted to encourage you however to check out Thingamajiggr June 13th, a benefit for 911 media arts center we're (my company with o'reilly media) are throwing. If you want to go to the presentations, you'll need to buy tickets in advance, but for the rest of the party (with VJs, LED throwie workshop, knitting 2.0 workshop, some geek art) there's plenty of space for everyone. More info below. If you're on the blabber list you will have seen this already.<br>
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Date: Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 8:30 PM<br>Subject: What's happening at Thingamajiggr, Friday June 13th<br>To: dorkbot list <<a href="mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber@dorkbot.org">dorkbotsea-blabber@dorkbot.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:shelly@wagglelabs.com">shelly@wagglelabs.com</a><br>
<br><div>Hello geeks, startups, dorkbots, and other creative folks in the Seattle tech scene! <a href="http://www.wagglelabs.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">Waggle Labs</font></a> and <a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">O'Reilly Radar</font></a> are happy to present:</div>
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<div><font size="4">THINGAMAJIGGR II:</font> A party celebrating the innovative Pacific Northwest tech community</div>
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<div><b>Friday June 13th, 7:30pm - 1am: 8:00pm Speakers, 9:30pm Party</b></div>
<div><a href="http://www.911media.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">911 Media Arts Center</font></a>: 402 9th Avenue N, in South Lake Union </div>
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<div>$10 presale, 15$ at door, 21+ only (proceeds benefit 911 Media Arts)</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/35682" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">Buy tickets now</font></a> to: a) guarantee a seat at the presentations, and b) get your Pathable human interface device (solving the last inch one smile at a time)</div>
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<div>Thanks to our sponsors: Voyager Capitol, IdentityMine, O'Reilly Radar, Pathable</div>
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<div><b>***************** What's Up at Thingamajiggr ***********************</b></div>
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<div><b><font size="4">8:00 - 9:30 Speakers:</font></b></div>
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<div><b>Dr. John J. Medina</b></div>
<div>Do you drive while talking on a cell phone or read e-mail while talking on the phone? <a href="http://brainrules.net/news" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">Dr. John Medina</font></a>, developmental molecular biologist, author of "<a href="http://www.brainrules.net/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">Brain Rules</font></a>", affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the UW School of Medicine and Director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at SPU explains why the brain can't multitask.</div>
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<div><b>Dan Savage</b></div>
<div>Nationally syndicated sex advice columnist and author of several books, Dan Savage has taken the local weekly <a href="http://thestranger.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">The Stranger</font></a> to a national level, <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">slogged</font></a> his way onto the Net, and has been blamed for destroying <a href="http://podcasts.thestranger.com/savagelove/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">podcasting</font></a>. Dan will be giving the attendees of Thingamajiggr a different perspective on technology than they usually hear.</div>
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<div><b>Ignite</b></div>
<div>A few short Ignite presentations</div>
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<div><b><font size="4">9:30 - 1:00 Party with Music, DYI, and Art:</font></b></div>
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<p>DJ <a href="http://www.djunion.net/sweetchrisbell/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">Sweet Chris Bell</font></a> and <a href="http://www.djunion.net/djwhatever/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">DJ? Whatever</font></a>; Find your matches and nemeses with <a href="http://www.pathable.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">Pathable</font></a>; Visual performance by VJ <a href="http://binarymillenium.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">binarymillenium</font></a> and <a href="http://grauwald.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">Joseph Gray</font></a>; Chumby video messages powered by <a href="http://eyejot.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">Eyejot</font></a>; Special Whiskey Bar!</p>
<p><a href="http://graffitiresearchlab.com/?page_id=6" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">LED Throwies</font></a> workshop by the Dorkbot Overlords; Knitting 2.0: How "hi-tech meets hand-spun" is changing the face of this traditional craft by Beth Goza.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.911media.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">OBViouS video sculpture</font></a>, a five-artist show curated by 911 Media Arts Center Affiliate Curator Steven Vroom; Power Tool Races Installation and Conversation Piece by <a href="http://hazardfactory.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">Hazardfactory</font></a>; The Ionization Clock - where every passing second is another step into obsolescence - by <a href="http://mindlock.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">Simon Winder</font></a>.</p>
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<div><b><font size="4">It's a Seattle Tech Weekend:</font></b></div>
<div>Technophiles, this the weekend for you. Be sure to check out our friends, including: <a href="http://www.wiki.npost.com/index.php?title=NPostWiki:Happyhour" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">nPost & Lunch 2.0 Happy Hour Pub Crawl</font></a>, for techies and startups, Fri 6pm - 8pm in Pioneer Square; <a href="http://barcamp.org/BarCampSeattle" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">BarCamp Seattle</font></a>, an ad hoc unconference in the Adobe Conference Center (801 N 43rd), on Sat 10am-5pm and Sun 10am-1pm; <a href="http://www.silverlightdevcampseattle.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#3b618d">SilverlightDevCamp</font></a>, a community within a community at both Thingamajiggr and BarCamp Seattle. </div>
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<div>Got some fun social technology, art project, or hackery you'd like to bring? Interested in sponsoring? Want to volunteer (and get a free ticket)? Email <a style="color: rgb(221, 221, 221);" href="mailto:party@thingamajiggr.com" target="_blank">party@thingamajiggr.com</a></div>
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