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SXSW 2004SXSW 2004SXSW 2004 04/09/2004 04:01 PM In which we explore the minutae, delve into the mundane, and chronicle an event significant to only a few. Oh hey, it's a blog! This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)SXSW 2004Grok Headline matches for SXSW 2004CC@SXSWCC@SXSW 03/14/2005 06:06 PM We'll have a booth at the interactive conference, do two panels (Notes From the Underground: The Rise of Remix Culture and The Semantic Web: Promising Future or Utter Failure), an intervie w and a party (see below). Also check out Colin Mutchler's Free Culture Performance. See you in Austin, Texas next week. By the way, we're all friendly.
SXSW so farSXSW so far 03/13/2003 10:22 AM Although the crowds seem smaller, or maybe there are just so many film people around, SXSW is fun this year. My panel went ok today, and I'm looking forward to relaxing the rest of my time here. One thing has really been driven home by the availability and ubiquity of hacking tools: the downside of wireless is (un)security. I've been saying this since last year's E-Tech conference, but as long as Apple is pimping their airports and the wonders of wireless they really should have an "iSecure" app that makes ssh tunneling painless and easy. A few months ago I spent an entire saturday afternoon writing scripts to auto-login to my email server through a tunnel, and that was just email. Secure web browsing is something else entirely, and the services of things like anonymizer look attractive as a total package (but they're still a pain in the ass to setup). Ideally, it should be entirely transparent, painless, and easy to setup and use a secure tunnel. Apple could even tie a service into their iTools accounts. I'd be happy to pay $50 a year for encrypted email and web traffic (with an easy interface to establish the connection). SXSW here I comeSXSW here I come 03/14/2005 05:09 PM 6:30 AM flight gets me into Austin by 2PM tomorrow. Get to see Matt Mullenweg and Jon Lebkowsky and all sorts of peeps. Some of us are going for the Trifecta: SXSW, Etech and then PC Forum. CC at SXSWCC at SXSW 02/11/2004 03:58 AM Keep an eye out for Creative Commons at the South By Southwest Music and Media Conference this March in Austin, Texas. We'll be hosting two panels, announcing two projects that encourage collaboration and distribution of music and film. Details coming soon. SXSW: The Robot Ate MeSXSW: The Robot Ate Me 03/22/2005 04:44 PM An utterly bizarre and memorable show that cut through the SXSW industry facade. Heading to SXSWHeading to SXSW 03/14/2005 04:24 PM I'll be at SXSW this year after an absence of a couple years. My goals this year are to not get food poisoning and to be fully present at both the panels I'm participating in (I was slated to do a keynote but got bumped by Gladwell...whaddya gonna do?):
If you're at the conference, amble up and say hi...but be warned that I might ask you for money (not really, I'm just kidding [sadly, he's not just kidding, but was about the Gladwell thing -ed]). SXSW UpdateSXSW Update 04/09/2004 04:12 PM Due to a family emergency, I've got to cancel out on South by Southwest this year. I'm really bummed, because the folks at the I2 institute have got a great Wireless program going on in conjunction with SXSW, and there's a teriffic set of blog and other social software panels and talks as well. Joi Ito, our new VP of International Business will be there, and you can reach him via email: joi AT technorati.com. He's going to be filling in for me on the Ridiculously Easy Group Forming talk on Monday afternoon as well. SXSW BoundSXSW Bound 03/17/2005 04:06 AM Our little crew is off to Austin TX for another joyous installment of SXSW Interactive. SXSW freebiesSXSW freebies 03/17/2005 03:19 AM Free stuff at the SXSW Music Festival for the wristbandless. Missing SXSWMissing SXSW 03/14/2005 06:24 PM I had a great time at last year's SXSW, so I was really looking forward to returning this year. Unfortunately, I've had to change my plans and won't be able to make it. My apologies to those who I planned to meet with - maybe next year! Panel at SXSWPanel at SXSW 03/13/2003 10:21 AM I'll be moderating the ambitiously titled "Beyond the Blog: The Future of Personal Publishing" panel at this year's South By... SXSW /interactiveSXSW /interactive 08/21/2004 08:17 PM South by Southwest Interactive Festival .. SxSW interactive festivals .. SxSW awards ceremony .. 2003 SXSW Festival .. registered .. south sxsw.com/interactive SXSW: Off the beaten pathSXSW: Off the beaten path 03/22/2005 04:44 PM Thailand's biggest rock star and an exciting hip-hop crew from Senegal. Choice SxSW quotesChoice SxSW quotes 03/19/2005 02:35 AM My American adventure is ongoing; I'm still in Austin at the moment, but I'll be off to Washington D.C. in a few days and there's a small chance I'll get there via Dallas. This doesn't leave much opportunity for online shenanigans, but there were a few things from SxSW that really needed a mention. The conference, as ever, was awesome - if not for the panels then certainly for the socialising. If anything I stretched myself too thin this year trying to keep up with the Brit Pack, the WaSP crew, some ex-colleagues from Lawrence and the people I met in San Francisco back in May. I met a lot of new people this year as well. Since David Nunez had pointed out that "what do you do?" was a bit of a dull opening question (not to mention a conversation killer for people who dislike their job) I stuck with "So what are you excited about?" instead. It worked pretty well - I got a whole bunch of great answers, with the most random probably coming from the guy who was excited about mopeds (it turned out he runs the world's number one moped site). The most entertaining panel by far was the Home Star Runner one, in which the Brothers Chaps finally revealed the secret to their animation success: motion capture! I'll have to post a few pictures once I get back on a high speed 'net connection; suffice to say the constant laughter from the room was heard throughout the convention center. Anyway, on to the quotes. The first two are from Jacob Kaplan-Moss:
I also like this one from Jeremy Dunck, who was justifying sharing your ideas with people at the conference despite the risk of other people implementing them first:
The credit for the last one goes (I think) to Yvonne Adams, who made the sage observation that:
It certainly is. See you all again next year! SxSW Panel NotesSxSW Panel Notes 03/19/2005 02:16 AM A few follow-ups from the panels I was involved in at SxSW 2005. SXSW - Zeldman keynoteSXSW - Zeldman keynote 03/14/2005 05:09 PM Wes Felter is here - lots of other Austin peeps. Here's Scoble and Eric Rice:
Zeldman is going over the same old issues - XHTML standards, coolio insider clique games (geting into conferences w/o paying), and.... He's also just siad he was afraid that his baby was on fire. SXSW 2005 adventuresSXSW 2005 adventures 03/19/2005 02:37 AM I'm on the plane back to NYC from what was my fifth SXSW. I hadn't been for a couple of years and it was good (and a little weird) to be back. Some thoughts, in rough chronological order: Best panels I attended: tie between Jason Fried's How to Make Big Things Happen with Small Teams and Malcolm Gladwell's keynote. Having read Blink and seen him speak on it twice before, there was nothing much new in Malcolm's talk, but he's a fantastic speaker...knows his shit cold, didn't utter a single "um" or "like", could make the phone book seem interesting, but doesn't have to caper about the stage to be compelling. Everyone was nice. Well, there was that one guy who was an asshole, but I think everyone pretty much ignored him. But everyone else, so nice to get to meet you or see you again. Overheard in the hallway: "no woman who knows that much about CSS should be that good looking", "here's how I met Marc Canter for the first time: I'm standing outside at a conference, he comes up beside me and farts", "I have no idea who you are", "surf the glue", "no one will get naked in the hot tub with me", and "Ima gine Malcolm Gladwell...with breasts. That's how busy it will be." My two panels sandwiched the keynote conversation between Bruce Sterling and Alex Steffen, so I was only able to catch about 20 minutes of it. But that was long enough to hear Bruce talking about smoking his shoes. LOL for reals.
Bruce Sterling's not-house party didn't really get crackin' until the geeks descended on the Zoob toys. The photo evidence pretty much speaks for itself here. Ben Brown, because he asked me to. Many, many times. Ben, I expect you to comply with the terms of the restraining order from this point forward. And finally, I'm at the airport ready to leave just after getting through security and I hear, "your attention please, Jason Kottke to security check 3 for a lost item pickup". Bag, check; rollie, check; coat, check; phone and wallet, safely stowed in the zipper pocket of my bag. What the heck could they have found and how on earth do they know it's mine? I zipped over the security check point and was waved over by a friendly/stern police officer. "You Jason?" "Yep." He holds up my wallet, which I swear on a stack of The Origin of Species was in my bag. "Holy crap," I said. "And that's not the worst part," he says with the most serious look I've ever seen on anyone's face. Uh oh, I feel a full body cavity search coming on. He pulls out my social security card and lectures me for two minutes on how I shouldn't be carrying it because it's all someone needs to steal my identity. Relieved that I'm not about to be hauled into a tiny windowless room for interrogation, I'm sort of chuckling at this point, which he takes to mean I don't believe him about the SS card. "Do you see me looking you right in the eye, son? That's how serious I am about this." Mr. Sir, as soon as I'm home, I'm taking my SS card out of my wallet and putting it in the safest place I can...right after I change into some clean underwear. Pandagon: SXSW picturesPandagon: SXSW pictures 03/26/2005 05:36 AM SXSW pictures pandagon.net/mtarchives/004822.html Municipal Broadband at SXSWMunicipal Broadband at SXSW 02/07/2005 01:07 AM Events move so fast, my head spins: a few days after covering the flurry of activity around the New Millennium Research Council's report discouraging municipal broadband, I was asked to moderate a panel on the discussion on March 14 during the South by Southwest (SXSW) music, arts, and interactive festival and conference in Austin, Texas. Esme Vos is also on the panel, from MuniWireless.com, and we should have a rip, and might I add, roaring time. The interactive part of the event runs March 11 to 15; the overall event is from March 11 to 20.... SXSW: Blogging for BusinessSXSW: Blogging for Business 01/02/2004 10:48 AM Being a homebody, I rarely attend conferences. But this year's SXSW Interactive Festival is enough to get me out of the house. With panels by well-known web luminaries such as Jeffrey Zeldman, Eric Meyer and Douglas Bowman, SXSW promises to be a very informative event. Oh, and I'm also going because I'll be among the panelists on the "Blogging for Business" session :) I think the last time I appeared in front a large crowd was when I was born, and I'm hoping this will be slightly less traumatic for me. Great SXSW bl0ggingGreat SXSW bl0gging 03/19/2003 10:24 PM Because my brain gears slipped, I just got around to Heath Rows fantabulous blogging from the SXSW conference. You'll find near-transcripts and commentary. Wow. Here and here.... Free Passes to SXSWFree Passes to SXSW 03/13/2003 10:17 AM Greg Storey, a nominee for the best weblog at the SXSW web awards, has requested that I mention that he... Missing SXSW this yearMissing SXSW this year 04/09/2004 04:04 PM We couldn't make South by Southwest this year because of the usual workload and our desire to not travel on one of our free weekends. The trip to Austin is usually fraught with some sort of travel mishap -- like... SXSW 2005 - a photoset on FlickrSXSW 2005 - a photoset on Flickr 03/14/2005 04:50 PM Even more Pix coming soon .. Min Jung flickr.com/photos/minjung/sets/159501 Nikolai posted his SXSW photos,Nikolai posted his SXSW photos, 05/24/2004 11:37 PM Nikolai posted his SXSW photos, featuring a retro design from the HotWired school of information architecture. Coincidentally, tonight was my first visit to the Castle Hill Cafe; the food is excellent. Live Vorbis Streams Over 802.11b From
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