Doctor Popular just pointed us to an article about 5MoF in the SF Bay Guardian!

Are you a nerd, or are you a geek? A geek, or a nerd? I like to think of myself as aword nerd. Doctor Popular claims to be a super nerd. The organizers of the next San Francisco-based BarCamp claim to be geeks — though they do allow that one can “geek out” about almost anything, including peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Yet both nerds and geeks presenting at Noisebridge’s monthly “5 Minutes of Fame,” to a crowd composed of nearly 100 folks who mainly, though not exclusively, could be categorized as either, or possibly both. The premise of 5MoF is short (very) and sweet: in five minutes or less each presenter gives a talk, makes a pitch, or demonstrates a work in progress to the general public who may then in turn offer assistance or appreciation.

via SFBG: The Performant: Nerds vs. Geeks and other four-letter words

Greetings Noisebridge!

We are pleased to announce the monthly “Five Minutes of Fame”, scheduled for this Thursday, August 19th, at 8pm at Noisebridge. Bring yourself, your friends, your pet alien, and ping pong balls to throw at the speakers.

In addition to the talks, this month we’ll be hosting a tasting snack for everyone, courtesy of Frantisek Apfelbeck. Please reach out to him if you would like to help prepare the dish or otherwise support his cooking project.

All speakers have been notified, and the current schedule is as follows*:

King Henry VIII:
“Summa Theologica” (Richard Dawkins)
“Dumb is Good: Thoughts on Anti-Intellectualism” (Al Sweigart)
“How to Run a Barcamp” (Carl Sue)
“Android University” (Ozzy Satori)
“Experiments in Energy Harvesting” (Amber Lee)
“Legalization Now: Using Business to Empower Consumers” (Jehan Tremback)

Sir Thomas More:
“Life saving Food Cultures” (Frantisek Apfelbeck)
“Kombucha, My Lord, Kombucha” (Naomi Most)
“The Gaiety Project” (Cameron Eng)
“Making Music With a Phone” (Doctor Popular)
“The Open Primer Project” (Alex Peake)
“Manufacturing Dissent” (Quinn Norton)

I want to extend thanks to all the speakers, but especially all the people who have been showing up and make this event a success. Without all of you, it would not be able to happen.

aestetix

*schedule is subject to change, although the date/time/location will remain the same.

Greetings Nosebridge,

It’s that time again! We are accepting submissions for the next Five Minutes
of Fame event that will take place on August 19th, 2010 at 8pm at Nosebridge
(2169 Mission).

To submit, all you have to do is use our contact form with the name or handle you’d like to use, and the talk title. Please use the drop down menu of “submit a talk” so we can sort it properly.

For more information about the event, check out our FAQ.

Hail Eris,
aestetix

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