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Archive for August, 2006

Communing With Second Lifers at the Convention

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

We caught up with Philip Rosedale aka Philip Linden, the man that birthed the massively multi-player experience known as Second Life, at the second annual Second Life Community Convention in San Francisco. GETV’s Irina Slutsky gets some insight from Philip on what makes Second Life so compelling that people will give up their first life […]

LinuxWorld: 2006 Wrap-Up

Monday, August 28th, 2006

We’re still at the LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco. What do virgins, big stacks, spam and burning man have in common? We’re not sure either but Irina asks the tough questions. Episode links: LinuxWorld Expo, OpenDNS, Linux Format, Barracuda Networks, Open Planing Project, Plone, Burning Man, MadMax1, MadMax2, EFF

Linuxworld: Lounging with Slashdot’s CmdrTaco

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

We’re at the Linuxworld Expo in San Francisco hanging out in the Slashdot Lounge in the dot-org pavilion. Irina is couch-side with Mr. Slashdot himself, Rob Malda aka CmdrTaco, getting answers to all the questions you probably would never care to ask.   Episode links: Linuxworld Expo, Slashdot, CmdrTaco, dodecahedron, Network Neutrality

Zombies Invade San Francisco!

Monday, August 21st, 2006

On a bright Saturday afternoon, GETV was caught in downtown San Francisco with a brain hungry mob of zombies. Yes zombies! Find out if Irina survives her encounter or if her brain isn’t deemed tasty enough. Episode links: EatBrains, Laughing Squid coverage, flickr photos

Off the Grid Camp in Montana

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Last week, GETV stepped into the wilds of Montana for Robert Scoble’s “Off the Grid” Camp. Even amongst geysers, big racked elk and boiling rivers there were geeks everywhere. Irina finds out who these geeks are and what they were thinking in stepping away from the computer for a few days. Episode links: Off the […]

Richard Stallman Protects Your Freedom So You Don’t Have To

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Free Software Freedom Fighter Richard Stallman tells us the four essential freedoms and why they are important for cooking and software. Ogg Theora version (.ogg) included to maintain Richard’s freedom. Episode links: Richard M. Stallman, FSF, Free Software, HOPE6, Ogg Theora