When Seattle hosted the World’s Fair 50 years ago, people predicted a 2012 full of flying cars and jetpacks. Of course, that hasn’t happened yet. But speaking to a packed house Thursday night as part of Ignite Seattle, Mayor Mike McGinn made it clear that those same people were correct about at least one thing…. Read More…
Politicians and city leaders, as a group, aren’t generally known for their brevity. But Mike McGinn, the mayor of Seattle, will have no choice but to keep things short and to-the-point during one upcoming address. McGinn has agreed to give a talk at the next Ignite Seattle, the popular series of talks on a wide… Read More…
The naked bicyclists are gone, but the geeks will be out in force in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood this weekend, as Ignite Seattle puts on its annual outdoor event, with an electronics swap meet as the opening act. Ignite starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Fremont Outdoor Movies location. More details and tickets are available here. It… Read More…
A tech evangelist for O’Reilly Media, Brady Forrest is the driving force behind Ignite, a popular series of fast-paced, five-minute talks that started in Seattle and quickly spread around the globe — providing geeks the world over a stage for sharing their knowledge and, yes, even entertaining each other. (Pictured here with ‘Wolfbrella,’ retrieved at… Read More…
To understand why in-person connections still matter in a digital world, look no further than your friendly neighborhood tech scene. That’s where some of the area’s busiest and savviest digital connoisseurs get together as many as a couple times a week with people they can more easily find — and often already know — on Facebook… Read More…
Geek levels will be absolutely off the charts on Saturday in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood as a series of events promise everything from interactive bingo to geocaching to an outdoor version of the popular Ignite talks. Things will get rolling at 11 a.m. with the Geocaching Block Party, with more than 1,400 location-hunting geeks from around… Read More…
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