Check out my car’s Craigslist ad!
The Gecko Netbook
30-May-09
I really hope the Gecko Edubook moves into production because I really like the design philosophy behind it.
The Seasteading Institute (TSI) is a non-profit organization with the mission of furthering the establishment of permanent, autonomous ocean communities. In opening a new frontier, we will improve the human condition worldwide by allowing people to experiment with new forms of government. We were recently covered in Wired and The Sunday Times, and have received $500,000 of initial funding from Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and early investor in companies such as LinkedIn and Facebook. More information is available at http://www.seasteading.org.
TSI’s Event Project Manager will be responsible for making sure key TSI events happen smoothly, on time, and within budget. This will largely entail in-the-trenches project management and planning work. Key projects will include the planning and execution of our 2009 Annual Conference (~100 attendees) and our Ephemerisle floating festival (~30-300 attendees), which are being held the week of September 28th. Ephemerisle is a particularly unique event — think Burning Man literally floating on the water, and you will have an idea of the unusual logistical and planning challenges this presents.
We want someone who is highly autonomous, detail-oriented, passionate about what we’re doing, and loves a challenge. Seriously — we’re a four-person startup, and honestly, we’re a little behind schedule hiring for this role. And we’re asking you to plan a floating Burning Man, for crying out loud. If all this makes you say “awesome! I can work with cool people and help start a world-changing movement!”, then consider applying! If this makes you shrug and say “what’s Burning Man? I’m sure my all my experience planning dinner parties will carry me through”, this might not be the role for you.
This is paid, temporary position from now until mid-October. Candidates must be available to start immediately. It will be at least half-time up until the events, and at least full-time the week before and during the events. The role is located in downtown Palo Alto, CA, a 3-minute walk from the University Avenue CalTrain stop.
Specific responsibilities will include:
* Creating detailed project plans: Defining tasks, setting milestones, assigning ownership, identifying dependencies, and so on
* Understanding and managing projects’ critical paths
* Tracking project execution
* Proactively identifying risks to schedule, budget, or productivity
* Creating and implementing mitigation plans for those risks
* Reporting of project status to teammates and TSI Executive Staff
* Running project meetings: Agendas, notes, and action items
* Coordinating event volunteers
* Finding and securing event venues, caterers, etc.
* Negotiating good rates with vendors
* Defining event schedules
* Obtaining proper event insurnace
* Documentation of event plans for use by future planners
* Managing conference operations and volunteers during the 2009 Annual Conference
Interested candidates should send a resume and a brief statement describing their interest in the role to [email protected].
Bay Area Liberty on the Rocks tomorrow
28-May-09
Via BA-LOTR:
Declan McCullagh, our resident journalist working for CNET/CBS as tech policy writer, is organizing and hosting our next Liberty on the Rocks social in his neck of the woods (Millbrae).
Peter’s Cafe is right by both BART and Caltrain lines so it should be convenient for everyone to get there by public transit.
Bring a liberty-minded friend or two — let them know that we are not alone!
Come and meet up if you haven’t been to a social before.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Time: 7:00pm – 11:00pm
Location: Peter’s Cafe
Street: 10 El Camino Real
City/Town: Millbrae, CA
I’ll be there!
Monkey Farm Frankenstein vs Evil Dead
27-May-09
MFF vs Evil Dead
Via ilwitchgrrl.
Drag Me to Hell?
27-May-09
Evil Dead I. Evil Dead II. Army of Darkness. Spiderman. If you liked those movies, you’ll probably like Drag Me to Hell, the latest movie directed by Sam Raimi. I’m planning to see it this weekend. Who wants to go with me? It should be pretty good — the film is pulling 93% on the Tomato-meter. If you want to go send me an email crasch at Google’s mail service, with the day’s (Fri or Sat) and times that work for you.
The Sound of Music
26-May-09
Corporations are now copying ImprovEverywhere. Love it.
Damien Walters – Parkour
26-May-09
Via flutterby.
A glorious hack
25-May-09
The DiceOMatic
Oasis of the Seas
23-May-09
If you doubt the technical feasibility of seasteading, take a look at this article:
In November, Royal Caribbean will take delivery of a true sea monster. Now in its final phase of construction, the Oasis of the Seas will be the biggest (longest, tallest, widest, heaviest) passenger ship ever built—and the most expensive. It will dwarf Nimitz-class aircraft carriers and cast shadows dockside atop 20-story buildings. A crew of 2,165 will tend the expectations of up to 6,296 passengers.