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Lucid NYC: Love not Porn, Auto-Tuned News, Home Made Rocketships

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

I will be presenting at Lucid NYC tonight! There’s going to be a bunch of good peeps, music and digi-art as well how to Making Love not Porn, Auto Tune the News team and construct Home-Made Rocketships!

> http://lucidnyc.eventbrite.com/

If you’re in the city – or have friends who are – PLEASE LET THEM KNOW! It’s $15 in advance and $20 at the door…

Mindshare LA / May Debauchery!

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Mindshare LA at Club 740
In 2009 Fast Company wrote and article on Mindshare LA saying: “Mindshare is a far cry from the champagne halls of aristocratic ghosts. Its ballooning popularity is emblematic of generation steeped in chaos and an unabashed need for personal fulfillment. If you ever come to LA, come to Mindshare. We’ll have some drinks, make friends, play video games, and find you a business partner.” And 2010 is only showing a continuation of that path :)


Marilyn Manson’s very own stage magician Rudy Coby rounded off a set of speakers that included the high minded LA Ballet, the hilarity of the patent office, thoughts on the creative process and award winning photography. And of course we had to bring a few latex clad models from Fierce Couture in the bring a balance of sexiness to the program. Paul, where’s your latex?!

Paul and the Fierce Couture Girls
See you June 17th for some more Enlightened Debauchery!

EPIC: The Death Valley Dunes 2010

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Wild Skies

A few times a year a group of adventures seeking individuals meet up and go on EPIC outdoor adventures. This is the 3rd year returning to the Eureka sand dunes of Death Valley to spend a night on the dunes, under the bright stars.

Group Shot
There’s nothing like retreating to the desert with some of the smartest people you know to discuss topics such as quantifiable morality, malleability of social order, altruistic incentive, interstellar logistics, routine hacking and continued experiments in experience engineering.

The Dunes

The “booming” dunes of Death Valley are just a handful in the world where the conditions are just right that the sand, as it shifts emits a deeply resonant groaning! A magical place filled with old mines, bizarre rock formations jutting up from the austere desert landscape. More pics here…

The 1st Syyn Tavern Unleashes Interactive Joy on Santa Monica!

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Syyn Tavern - Standard Gravity

The first Syyn Tavern event was met with excited reviews and successful installations from David Guttman, Brent Bushnell and Eric Gradman – as well as the beginning of a great partnership with Matt Davis of Headtron. Lets play again soon!

Syyn Tavern Flyer

The Organic Farm to San Francisco

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Organic Farm

In a classic mental hackjob, I spend a week serving a quiet week of Vipassana mediation center, chased up by the exciting new discovery of an organic farm between SF and LA that needs volunteers, and then high tailing it to SF, to surround myself with bizarre inspiration from wickedly smart people. Like young Andreas Stadler and his home made brain scanner:

Andreas Brain Scanner