<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><a href="http://www.thingamajiggr.com/" target="_blank">http://www.thingamajiggr.com</a></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><strong>***************** What's Up at Thingamajiggr ***********************</strong></div>
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<div><strong><font size="4">8:00 - 9:30 Speakers:</font></strong></div>
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<div><strong>Dr. John J. Medina</strong></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><strong>Dan Savage</strong></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><strong>Ignite</strong></div>
<div>A few short Ignite presentations</div>
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<div><strong><font size="4">9:30 - 1:00 Party with Music, DYI, and Art:</font></strong></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><strong><font size="4">It's a Seattle Tech Weekend:</font></strong></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: #ddd" href="mailto:party@thingamajiggr.com" target="_blank">party@thingamajiggr.com</a></div>
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