Sunday, March 6, 2005

Scratch DJ Academy Located in New York City and now open in Los Angeles, teaches students the popular and musical art form of the DJ. The mission of the Scratch DJ Academy is simple: Education and Access. Scratch intends to educate amateur DJ's and enthusiasts by providing them with the necessary equipment and instruction to learn this popular art form, as well as preaching its benefits through traveling symposiums, staged theater productions, and consumer and educational publishing. Furthermore, Scratch aims to unify, legitimize, validate and extend the role and importance of the DJ into new arenas, by extracting the value of the DJ as an art, a hobby and a profession, constructively disseminating it to the public. 2:12:42 PM   comments[]

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Election Verification Project Press Conference. Washington, DC - A national coalition of voting rights and computer security experts will hold a post-election press conference to provide a preliminary analysis of electronic voting problems and solutions, and their implications for increasing voters' confidence in the legitimacy of elections. Speakers will be: - Kim Alexander, California Voter Foundation - Lillie Coney, National Committee for Voting Integrity/Electronic Privacy Information Center - David Dill, Ph.D., Verified Voting Foundation - Will Doherty, Verified Voting Foundation/Election Incident Reporting System - Chellie Pingree, Common Cause - Matt Zimmerman, Electronic Frontier Foundation WHEN: Thursday, November 18, 2004, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. WHERE: Cabinet Room, Beacon Hotel and Corporate Quarters (formerly Governor's House Hotel) 1615 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. (Metro Stop: Dupont Circle or Farragut North) The Election Verification Project is a coalition of technology, legal and voting rights organizations promoting transparency and accountability in the voting process. The Project advances reforms that reduce computerized voting risks, and fosters public confidence in the integrity and accuracy of the electoral process. The California Voter Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization promoting and applying the responsible use of technology to improve the democratic process. CVF-NEWS is a free, electronic newsletter featuring news and updates about the California Voter Foundation's projects and activities. Contacts: Faye Anderson Election Verification Project (718) 369-6059 cell Matt Zimmerman Staff Attorney Electronic Frontier Foundation mattz@eff.org [EFF: Breaking News] 5:58:43 PM   comments[]

Tuesday, November 9, 2004

Vertigo Road. Wed, November 10th - 9:30 The Gig 7302 Melrose Ave Los Angeles 323.936.4440 $6 (21 and over please) 4:24:59 PM   comments[]

Saturday, June 19, 2004

Lessig speaks on tech IP law and indie filmmaking at LA Film Festival. Saturday June 26 at the Directors Guild in Los Angeles from 10AM - 1PM: Symposium on Copyright, Piracy, and the Future of Independent Filmmaking: The MPAA's screener ban was a wake-up call to the independent film community. With our future threatened, the community joined together and was eventually successful in defeating the ban in federal court. But policy is being created every day, at every level, that impacts the channels for distribution, access to independent films, and the protection of creative rights. This symposium (the first of two parts) offers a forum for critical analysis and debate about these important issues -- issues that are not easily or often addressed among the very people they impact most: independent filmmakers. Our goal is to form strategic alliances that will help us maintain and extend a production and distribution environment where independent filmmaking can continue to thrive. Part II of the Symposium will take place at the IFP Market in New York on September 26. Join Lawrence Lessig, named one of Scientific American's Top 50 Visionaries and author of The Future of Ideas and Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace examine copyright and anti-piracy policies affecting the motion picture industry today and the future of the independent filmmaker. Following a coffee break, a panel of experts and advocates will join him, including Robert Greenwald, (Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War, Burning Bed), producer, director and documentary filmmaker. $15, located at 7920 Sunset Blvd. @ Fairfax. More on the fest: Link [Boing Boing] 2:06:41 PM   comments[]

Friday, June 11, 2004

Power Tool Drag Race in San Francisco. It's time again for the annual Power Tool Drag Races in San Francisco! This Saturday and Sunday... "See average schmoes go up agaist GEARHEADS GODS in the age old struggle for Power Tool SUPREMACY! Watch as the finest minds in mutated motors RIP SHRED and BURN the track to TWISTED CINDERS! Nibble your carcinogen-laden fingers in suspense as the competition gets down to the FINAL BLOODY SHOWDOWN!" [Boing Boing] 12:45:08 PM   comments[]

Wednesday, February 25, 2004

MacHack becomes ADHOC ADHOC 2004 happens on July 21st through July 24th, a few weeks after Apple's Information Dissemination conference. This should give plenty of time to absorb what was said there, get some work done for your bosses, and come to ADHOC with great ideas for spontaneous projects. ADHOC is a great companion to WWDC; and if the budgets can't afford Apple's conference, ADHOC is a wonderful way to get an introduction and hands-on experience with Apple's new technologies. 4:27:27 PM   comments[]

Tuesday, February 17, 2004

Dare To Be There Registration is now open for Apple's 2004 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which will take place June 28 through July 2 at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco, CA. Early Bird registration for the annual Mac developer event is US$1,295 ($1,595 after April 30). This year's WWDC Session Tracks will provide in-depth coverage on numerous Apple-related technologies and areas, including: Application Technologies, Development Tools, Enterprise IT, Graphics and Media, Hardware Technologies, OS Foundations, and QuickTime Digital Media. As you may recall, Apple used WWDC 2003 to preview Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, and to introduce the Power Mac G5, iChat AV and iSight. 11:06:25 AM   comments[]

Tuesday, July 29, 2003

SYNESTHETIC :: VJ Battle @ Siggraph Wednesday July 30th, 2003 --- 7PM-2AM featuring DJ Jason Bentley Location: Aubergine 500 4th Ave. in the Gaslamp San Diego, CA 619-232-8100 The Siggraph Conference 2003 held this year in San Diego CA. is the largest and best-attended conference for computer graphics and visual effects. Siggraph is notorious for revealing the latest technology related to the world of graphic art. Just as famous are the parties held in the evening, over the top productions are not the exception during Siggraph; they are the rule. Artist from around the world will converge at the San Diego Conference Center July 28th July 30th. Many of these artists are creator of multi-media designed for live video mixing. The VJ battle will be the first of its kind held during Siggraph. 9:54:42 PM   comments[]

Monday, July 7, 2003

The Mysteries. Why are we here? Where did we come from? Where are we going? The theater has addressed these mysteries since the dawn of its existence. The Mysteries is a new adaptation of stories from the original shock and awe campaigns of the Old Testament to the New Testament stories that are still the source of ongoing conflict and bloodshed today, as seen by voices from the 12th through 20th century. Directed by Brian Kulick July 19-September 28 Thursday-Saturday at 8:00pm, Sunday at 2:00pm [TICKETS] [Tim Robbins' The Actors' Gang] 4:09:33 PM   comments[]

Thursday, June 12, 2003

SF film event: "Bad Reception: Wireless Revolution in SF". News of an interesting film screening on Friday in San Francisco: Following a well-attended premiere screening before an enthusiastic crowd in January 2003, Artists' Television Access is once again presenting "Bad Reception: the Wireless Revolution in San Francisco" - a vital chronicle of San Francisco community resistance to the telecom industry. The dot-com era in San Francisco provoked responses from the activist community over live-work lofts, illegal evictions, and the displacement of working people and artists from their traditional communities. Less widely reported was the response by ordinary residents to another by-product of this technological revolution - the proliferation of wireless antennas to feed the booming use of cell phones throughout the city. FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH, 8 PM - $5; Artists Television Access, 992 Valencia Street - San Francisco. Discussion with the producers and invited guests follows. [Boing Boing] 1:46:54 PM   comments[]

Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Novecento's Mid-Summer Night's SCREAM!!! Thursday, May 29th Crystal Cove Promenade 8001 Pacific Coast Hwy in Newport Coast $20 - proceeds go to Children's Hospital of Orange County Free open bar plus hors d'heuvres 12:08:22 PM   comments[]

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