[seattle] 2 (3?) geek nights this week

[trochee]

In addition to my birthday (today!), there is also:

Dorkbot Seattle (theme: retro dork), tomorrow night (3/7), at 911 Media Arts. Don Martin and Phil Foglio presenting, I'm MC'ing.

Also, Thursday night, at the same location, "CODE", part of the Upgrade Seattle! series. (it looks like no direct link available, so this link may be expired in a few weeks.)

CODE - The Evolution of Abstraction and the Crisis of Human Identity

Humanity is undergoing an Evolution of Abstraction. The physical forms and social and economic structures that have previously defined human identity are disintegrating, often being replaced by their symbolic representations. As these new modes of being replace the old we are faced with a Crisis of Identity in that assumptions about what it means to be human are challenged by new technologies, social narratives and biological realities. But every crisis presents an opportunity and at this critical turning point in human history we have a unique opportunity to rewrite the narrative codes that allow societies to self-organize and prosper. and to re-synthesize what it means to be human.

In this presentation connections will be drawn between medieval trompe l’oeil painting, cellular biology, insect robots and reality television in an attempt to elucidate some of the opportunities (and risks) that are posed by electronic and bio-technologies and to examine the role of electronic media in both the writing and re-writing of narrative codes.

Comments

[lunacow]

Happy birthday! I spotted it on my calendar this morning, but it slipped my mind before I actually got around to sending an email. I hope you have a great day, and that MCing tomorrow is lots of fun. Please report back.

[trochee.livejournal.com]

thanks for your well-wishes.

I will indeed report back.

[boobirdsfly.livejournal.com]

but but we have plans with c and m on thursday ?!
gray appears to be djying at the chac that night too.

[trochee.livejournal.com]

yep. I won't be going to the Thursday night event; I just thought I'd announce it.

Busy week!

[chachachana.livejournal.com]

FELIZ CUMPLEANOS!

[trochee.livejournal.com]

merci!

[chachachana.livejournal.com]

i love your "love, play & inquiry", btw :)

I am probably breaking the way this post displays,

[kirinqueen.livejournal.com]

but I couldn't resist:

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I would totally bring hober to this dorkbot thing if we were in Seattle.

Re: I am probably breaking the way this post displays,

[trochee.livejournal.com]

I bet there's one closer to you: http://dorkbot.org/

Re: I am probably breaking the way this post displays,

[kirinqueen.livejournal.com]

Well, would you look at that! The "Socal" dorkbot is being held in Los Angeles on Saturday, when we are just happening to be there.

Re: I am probably breaking the way this post displays,

[trochee.livejournal.com]

my [dw]ork here is done.

[eldan.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

[trochee.livejournal.com]

thank you!

[writeanya.livejournal.com]

hippo birdie to ewe!

and happy YOU day.

big hugs....

[trochee.livejournal.com]

thanks Anya!

[beegirl.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday J!

[trochee.livejournal.com]

thank you beegirl! looking forward to seeing you this weekend...

[beegirl.livejournal.com]

Me too! Hen Hao!