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Killer Kites Dominate the San Francisco Skies

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on September 12, 2006
The 9.8 Fighting Kite Brigade recently hosted another of its infamous kite fights high atop one of San Francisco's notorious hills. Kites were going down left and right as a hearty few kitefighters dominated the sky. GETV brings you the action. Episode links: Kite Fight!, Rick Abruzzo, Ted Rheingold, Seth Mazow

From the Archives

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on September 8, 2006
This week, we delve into the GETV archives of the past 10 months to bring you a handful of never before seen clips. We've accumulated a lot of content that never made it to the light of our RSS feed for one reason or another. Play along and see if you can figure out which clips are from the era before we had a camera that let us to plug in our microphone. Episode links: Jackson West, Steve Garfield, Butthole Bear, D. Scott Hirsch, Glenda Bautista, Markos Moulitsas, Lance Arthur, Irene McGee, Cal Henderson, Molly Steenson, Molly Ditmore, Ross Levinsohn, South Beach Ross, Meetro Boy Band, Enric, Dogster

Exotic Cocktail Robots and Vienna Sausages with monochrom

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on September 6, 2006
While recently in New York City for HOPE2006, we caught up with Johannes, the main instigator of the Austrian based art-technology-philosophy group called monochrom. Johannes explains Roboexotica, an annual competition and expo for robots that serve cocktails to humans. Is this all a sausage party or is there real meat behind all this? Come find out. Episode links: monochrom, Roboexotica, HOPE6, Cocktailbot1, Cocktailbot2, Cocktailbot3, Cigbot, Sausage Party, Let's Network It Out

Communing With Second Lifers at the Convention

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on August 30, 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 to join in. Few people live Second Life like Eric RIce aka Spin Martin, who gives Irina a peak into his world. Also, Varna McLean shows us around her pocket park. Episode links: Philip Rosedale, Linden Lab, Second Life, SLCC, Eric Rice, Spin Martin, boating1, boating2, tight pants, love hurts

LinuxWorld: 2006 Wrap-Up

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on August 28, 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

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on August 23, 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!

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on August 21, 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

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on August 16, 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 Grid Camp, Freshtopia, Udo Schroeter, Heather Flanagan, Aaron Tinling, Richard White, Michael Hoover, Robert Scoble

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

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on August 8, 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

Hacking Planet Earth from New York

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on July 31, 2006
GETV is in New York City for the sixth iteration of Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE). Irina buzzes around the Hotel Pennsylvania like a bee to pollen, finding out what is interesting in the world of computer security, lockpicking, lovable kitties, social engineering and the secret of #2. Beginning with this episode, Geek Entertainment is now in full 16x9 anamorphic glory! Episode links: HOPE6, Hotel Pennsylvania, Loves you too, TOOOL, Christine, Series of Fallopian Tubes, Dr. Greg Newby, Prisoner #2