Comments on: Boing Boing Meetup report: Los Angeles http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 06:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: ptitz http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140486 ptitz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140486 this pin says Участник ликвидации аварии на АЭС Чернобыль (member of forces engaded in liquidation of chernobyl nuclear plant disaster). it was given to people that took part in containment of the whole mess, firemen, rescuers, etc. many of them didnt live to this day. quite tragic, really. this pin says Участник ликвидации аварии на АЭС Чернобыль (member of forces engaded in liquidation of chernobyl nuclear plant disaster). it was given to people that took part in containment of the whole mess, firemen, rescuers, etc. many of them didnt live to this day. quite tragic, really.

]]> By: arielturnip http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140771 arielturnip Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140771 The man with the teeth casting looks like Andre from Project Runway! The man with the teeth casting looks like Andre from Project Runway!

]]> By: rundorkasrun http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140537 rundorkasrun Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140537 my only objection to this otherwise awesome situation is that ladyfolk are badly underrepresented. my only objection to this otherwise awesome situation is that ladyfolk are badly underrepresented.

]]> By: Bokonon http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140545 Bokonon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140545 Awesome Show and Tell for "Grownups". Thanks Mark. So much to love. Wait, is Xeni wearing her invisible suit? Awesome Show and Tell for “Grownups”. Thanks Mark. So much to love. Wait, is Xeni wearing her invisible suit?

]]> By: Jasmina Tešanovic http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140546 Jasmina Tešanovic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140546 well we made it in LA as opposed to some other cities where they BB did try My sciarpa is deisgned by Mieke Gerritzen and beware, you may get there too! Btw Xeni is invisible, but we all saw her, she and I were the only two women there! well we made it in LA as opposed to some other cities where they BB did try
My sciarpa is deisgned by Mieke Gerritzen and beware, you may get there too!
Btw Xeni is invisible, but we all saw her, she and I were the only two women there!

]]> By: yclept http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140820 yclept Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140820 I'm the guy with the Butt Cat. Shawn Thompson is my name. I'll post the story when I do my wrapup. Looking forward to reading this post later. Thanks! Ready for the next meetup! I’m the guy with the Butt Cat. Shawn Thompson is my name. I’ll post the story when I do my wrapup. Looking forward to reading this post later. Thanks!

Ready for the next meetup!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140572 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140572 Wish I'd been in that room! That said, the picture prompted a thought: has there ever been a poll done on the proportion of males/females among Boing Boing readers? Wish I’d been in that room!

That said, the picture prompted a thought: has there ever been a poll done on the proportion of males/females among Boing Boing readers?

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140574 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140574 We do have some statistics somewhere. But reader stats and commenter stats, at least anecdotally, don't seem to match up very well. We do have some statistics somewhere. But reader stats and commenter stats, at least anecdotally, don’t seem to match up very well.

]]> By: Alex http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1141115 Alex Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1141115 Man, if I knew I'd be YouTubed by BoingBoing, I'd have prepped something fancier to play on the nose flute! Man, if I knew I’d be YouTubed by BoingBoing, I’d have prepped something fancier to play on the nose flute!

]]> By: penguinchris http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140364 penguinchris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140364 The photo of the Chernobyl pin is missing from the post! I tried to get more information about it from my friend who gave it to me (who is from Kiev and came to the US a few years after the disaster). He said his mom does have a pin given to her because she helped with construction of the plant as a university student (apparently), which is what I thought he had given me, but it isn't this one! He definitely gave this to me, but apparently doesn't remember anything about it (not even the fact that he gave it to me) - other than that it is definitely a liquidator's pin, post-disaster (he can read it at least). Anyway, thanks for writing up a quick report and for taking all those photos. I think a lot of us noticed that you were taking tons of photos, and knowing they'd probably show up on BB decided not to take many of our own :) The photo of the Chernobyl pin is missing from the post!

I tried to get more information about it from my friend who gave it to me (who is from Kiev and came to the US a few years after the disaster). He said his mom does have a pin given to her because she helped with construction of the plant as a university student (apparently), which is what I thought he had given me, but it isn’t this one!

He definitely gave this to me, but apparently doesn’t remember anything about it (not even the fact that he gave it to me) – other than that it is definitely a liquidator’s pin, post-disaster (he can read it at least).

Anyway, thanks for writing up a quick report and for taking all those photos. I think a lot of us noticed that you were taking tons of photos, and knowing they’d probably show up on BB decided not to take many of our own :)

]]> By: Mark Frauenfelder http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140368 Mark Frauenfelder Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140368 Thanks, Chris. I added the photo. Will add your name now, too. Thanks, Chris. I added the photo. Will add your name now, too.

]]> By: embryoconcepts http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140889 embryoconcepts Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140889 I'm in Orlando, but I'd be down with a meet up. Could probably rustle some other folks, as well. I’m in Orlando, but I’d be down with a meet up. Could probably rustle some other folks, as well.

]]> By: Thylacinthine http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140379 Thylacinthine Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140379 I think that bird is a corella. What wonderful things everyone brought! I think that bird is a corella.

What wonderful things everyone brought!

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140381 Stefan Jones Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140381 Nice report & Photos! I wasn't able to make it to the Portland meet-up. My dog was donating blood that evening. If I had, I would have brought my collection of bOING-bOING zines from Back In The Day. Or maybe my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan_e_jones/sets/72157626852268457/">mystic lantern</A>, assuming I could find a place to plug it in. Nice report & Photos!

I wasn’t able to make it to the Portland meet-up. My dog was donating blood that evening. If I had, I would have brought my collection of bOING-bOING zines from Back In The Day.

Or maybe my mystic lantern, assuming I could find a place to plug it in.

]]> By: nixiebunny http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140383 nixiebunny Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140383 I like that chuck of graphite - it's more bigger than the one Tom gave to me. He's a great source of Cold War detritus. And that lunchbox - a great idea, turning old lunchboxes into sleeper art. I like that chuck of graphite – it’s more bigger than the one Tom gave to me. He’s a great source of Cold War detritus.

And that lunchbox – a great idea, turning old lunchboxes into sleeper art.

]]> By: WheatConspiracy http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140401 WheatConspiracy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140401 This looks tight as hell! I just moved to LA, and love living in a real city cuz I get to do stuff like this. And of course happened to be out of town for it. Excited for next year; three cheers for solidarity!!! This looks tight as hell! I just moved to LA, and love living in a real city cuz I get to do stuff like this. And of course happened to be out of town for it. Excited for next year; three cheers for solidarity!!!

]]> By: DoctressJulia http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140915 DoctressJulia Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140915 Yep, noticed that as well. Depressing. On the other hand, neat stuff! And, the guy with the Taiwanese puppets is my crush of the day... sigh. :3 Yep, noticed that as well. Depressing.

On the other hand, neat stuff! And, the guy with the Taiwanese puppets is my crush of the day… sigh. :3

]]> By: Strange Quark Star http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140425 Strange Quark Star Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140425 Here's some info from a Polish site on the Liquidator's pin, Google translated: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fczarnobyl.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FOdznaczenia_za_uczestnictwo_w_likwidacji_skutk%25C3%25B3w_Awarii_Czarnobylskiej Here’s some info from a Polish site on the Liquidator’s pin, Google translated:

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fczarnobyl.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FOdznaczenia_za_uczestnictwo_w_likwidacji_skutk%25C3%25B3w_Awarii_Czarnobylskiej

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140433 Jake0748 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140433 Thanks for posting this Mark. I heard a little bit about it from Jasmina. We didn't manage to get enough people together in tampa bay to hold a meeting. I was really hoping to find some like-minded souls. Maybe next year. :) Thanks for posting this Mark. I heard a little bit about it from Jasmina. We didn’t manage to get enough people together in tampa bay to hold a meeting. I was really hoping to find some like-minded souls. Maybe next year. :)

]]> By: Bob K http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140445 Bob K Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140445 Wow, cool collection of people and stuff! I have a set of those mini die cast Star Wars figures, but I'm missing the Xeni. Wish I could have made it to the Seattle area boingboing meet up--as it also happened to be on Les Paul's birthday I would have brought one of Les Paul's ears. (ask me later....) Wow, cool collection of people and stuff! I have a set of those mini die cast Star Wars figures, but I’m missing the Xeni.

Wish I could have made it to the Seattle area boingboing meet up–as it also happened to be on Les Paul’s birthday I would have brought one of Les Paul’s ears.

(ask me later….)

]]> By: Manooshi http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140464 Manooshi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140464 Great pics and commentary, Mark! I'm bummed I missed the LA Boing Boing meet up, but I look forward to attending the next one... whenever that is. Machine Project rules. :) Great pics and commentary, Mark! I’m bummed I missed the LA Boing Boing meet up, but I look forward to attending the next one… whenever that is. Machine Project rules. :)

]]> By: Bartacus http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140472 Bartacus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140472 Yes, thanks again for hosting such a cool event. Here's a link to my Edgy TV Show Lunchbox pics in the BB Flickr Pool. I'm kicking myself for not bringing the Thermos. http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?w=41894168726%40N01&m=pool&q=lunchbox www.bartgold.com Yes, thanks again for hosting such a cool event.

Here’s a link to my Edgy TV Show Lunchbox pics in the BB Flickr Pool. I’m kicking myself for not bringing the Thermos.

http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?w=41894168726%40N01&m=pool&q=lunchbox

http://www.bartgold.com

]]> By: Nezrite http://boingboing.net/2011/06/16/boing-boing-meetup-r-1.html#comment-1140478 Nezrite Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140478 I love playing Fluxx! I love playing Fluxx!

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